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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

★ 7.4/10•2000•52m•PG•Documentary
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In the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundation of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history.

Cassian Harrison · Writer

Cassian Harrison · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime52m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 9, 2000

Episodes

Episode 1 - The RevolutionE152m

The Revolution

The story of the troubled birth of the world’s first democracy, Ancient Athens, through the life of an Athenian nobleman, Cleisthenes. In the brutal world of the fifth century, B.C., the Athenians struggle against a series of tyrants and their greatest rival, Sparta, to create a new “society of equals.” The program closes on the eve of the new society’s first great test: invasion by the mighty empire of Persia.

Feb 9, 2000

Episode 2 - The Golden AgeE252m

The Golden Age

Recounts the Greeks’ heroic victory against the mighty Persian empire through the life of Themistocles, one of Athen’s greatest generals. Greece, now master of the Mediterranean, undergoes one of the most startling intellectual and physical transformations in history. Pericles, the elected leader of Athens, oversees the building of the Parthenon and an extraordinary flourishing of the arts and sciences, laying the foundation for what we now call “Western Culture.”

Feb 9, 2000

Episode 3 - The Empire of the MindE352m

The Empire of the Mind

Athens, at the height of her glory, engaged in a suicidal conflict with her greatest rival, Sparta. Through the eyes of Socrates, Athen’s first philosopher, we see the tragic descent of Athenian democracy into mob rule. As defeat piles on defeat, the Athenians, shattered and stripped of their Empire, take revenge on their most vocal critic and condemn Socrates to death before a people’s court.

Feb 9, 2000

Actors

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Self - Narrator

Willy Bowman

Themistocles

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Cleisthenes

Jeffery Dench

Jeffery Dench

Pericles

Bill Reimbold

Socrates

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