BBC The Silk Road Episode 1of3 720p x265 HEVCguy

In the first episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis starts in Venice and explores how its Renaissance architecture and art has been shaped by the east and by thousands of exchanges along the Silk Road.

From Venice Sam travels to China's ancient capital, Xian. Here, Sam's story takes him back in time to reveal the tale of an emperor who was so desperate for horses to help protect his borders that he struck one of the most significant trade deals in human history - he wanted war horses, he gave the most precious material in the world, silk. From this single deal, a network of trading paths were carved out across thousands of miles by merchants, traders, envoys, pilgrims and travellers. It is known to us today as the Silk Road.

Format : Matroska
File size : 370 MiB
Duration : 59mn 0s
Overall bit rate : 876 Kbps

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Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
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Frame rate : 25.000 fps
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Bit depth : 10 bits

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Format : AAC
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Language : English

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Language : English