PBS Specials - Athens: The Dawn of Democracy, Part 1

Seizoen: 2007 - Aflevering: 7 / 160 - Eerst uitgezonden: Onbekend - Episode ID: 565406

Against the glorious backdrop of ancient Greece, classical historian Bettany Hughes (The Spartans, Helen of Troy) explores the truth about the "Golden Age" of ancient Athens. Far from an environment of peace and tranquility, democratic Athens was a bloody, tumultuous place of both brilliant ideas and a repressive regime with a darker side.