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What can the ancient, immortal, Roman god Mars teach us about warfare in the modern age?

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Classicist Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between violence and worship by following the trail, through time, of the ancient god of war: Mars.

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Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War on BBC Select

In this BBC history documentary, Bettany asks if celebrating war is a way of bringing societies together by creating ‘them’ and ‘us’ and how Romans, and later Christian crusaders, justified bloodshed. But can war ever be justified?

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