The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization(2000)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2000-02-09
Average Runtime: 52m
Rating: 7.4
Votes: 6
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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.
Keywords
philosophygreececivilizationgreekancient greecegreek history
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 3E01
The Revolution
Air Date: 2000-02-09
The story of the troubled birth of the world’s first democracy, Ancient Athens, through the life of an Athenian noble...
E02
The Golden Age
Air Date: 2000-02-09
Recounts the Greeks’ heroic victory against the mighty Persian empire through the life of Themistocles, one of Athen’...
E03
The Empire of the Mind
Air Date: 2000-02-09
Athens, at the height of her glory, engaged in a suicidal conflict with her greatest rival, Sparta. Through the eyes ...
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