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The remarkable story of the heroes, thinkers and visionaries of ancient Greece
Actor Liam Neeson narrated the three-part series, which brought pre-archival history to life with the most cutting-edge advances in computer and television technology of the time, boasting special effects usually only reserved for feature films. In its dramatic storytelling and distinguished scholarship, the program vividly recounted the rise, glory, demise, and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization.
More than 2,500 years ago, against a backdrop of war and feudalism, the ancient Greeks developed democracy and built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundation of modern science, politics, warfare, and philosophy, and created a body of literature, drama, art, and architecture that still inspire. This series tells the stories of this astonishing civilization through the lives of some of its greatest citizens: Cleisthenes, who built the first society of equals; Themistocles, the general who protected the new freedom; Pericles, the genius leader of Athens at its height; and the philosopher Socrates, who freed the mind.
Available for viewing on PBS.
