The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Name: The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Liam Neeson, Willy Bowman, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jeffery Dench, Bill Reimbold

2000

★★★★☆ 7.5/10

📺 1 Season

🎬 3 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 52 min/episode

Documentary

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.

Seasons

Season 1

2000 • 3 Episodes

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.