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And this was true here at Persepolis
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

And this was truehere at Persepolis, a magnificent complex builtby the Persian emperors of...

And this was true
here at Persepolis, a magnificent complex built
by the Persian emperors of the sixth century BCE, when Persia was the
only superpower on Earth

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And this was true here at Persepolis,
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a magnificent complex built by the Persian emperors of the
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sixth century BCE,
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when Persia was the only superpower on Earth.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:39
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, animation, family

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Movie Summary

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
S01 • E08 It's funny that the weirdest planet in the solar system has - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
It's funny that the weirdest planet in the solar system...
S01 • E11 If we want to endure for thousands, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
If we want to endure for thousands,
S01 • E13 While we all knew that our lives could be terminated at - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:18
While we all knew that our lives could be terminated at
S01 • E05 Hippocrates rejected the notion that angry gods were - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
Hippocrates rejected the notion that angry gods were
S01 • E03 She made them with carbon dioxide and the same minerals - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
She made them with carbon dioxide and the same minerals
S01 • E12 In the billions of years since, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
In the billions of years since,
S01 • E07 An ancient, subterranean worldwide web, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
An ancient, subterranean worldwide web,
S01 • E05 He wrote: "The physician must investigate the entire patient, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
He wrote: "The physician must investigate the entire pa...
S01 • E08 Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has ever been - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:11
Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft that has ever been
S01 • E04 It was already 5,000 years old before the first Egyptian pyramid was built. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
It was already 5,000 years old before the first Egyptian pyr...
S01 • E06 The great multitude of other stars were just barren points - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
The great multitude of other stars were just barren points
S01 • E10 In other words, a star. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
In other words, a star.
S01 • E12 So our solar system is a relatively peaceful place now. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
So our solar system is a relatively peaceful place now.
S01 • E03 But these soaring towers were nothing compared to what - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
But these soaring towers were nothing compared to what
S01 • E04 To climb it is to follow in the footsteps of 300 generations. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
To climb it is to follow in the footsteps of 300 generations...
S01 • E10 Atoms operating according to the laws of physics met - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Atoms operating according to the laws of physics met
S01 • E05 The best physician is the one who is able - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
The best physician is the one who is able
S01 • E11 But I'm gonna give us the benefit of the doubt - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
But I'm gonna give us the benefit of the doubt
S01 • E09 Newton carefully noted that if he conducted - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
Newton carefully noted that if he conducted
S01 • E06 We on Earth could still feel special. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
We on Earth could still feel special.