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Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
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TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, History

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Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)

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TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary, History

Bettany Hughes searches for the truth about the 'Golden Age' of Ancient Athens, investigating how a barren rock wedged between the East and West became the first democracy 2,500 years ago. Democracy, liberty and the freedom of speech are ...See moreBettany Hughes searches for the truth about the 'Golden Age' of Ancient Athens, investigating how a barren rock wedged between the East and West became the first democracy 2,500 years ago. Democracy, liberty and the freedom of speech are trumpeted as the bedrock of western civilization, but what was Athens really like? Bettany goes deep underground to explore a treasure trove of prehistoric bones and ancient artifacts. In silver mines and tombs she uncovers evidence for what this society was really like. This was a democratic city built on slave labor, manipulated by aristocrats, where women wore the veil and men pursued a bloody foreign policy, slaughtering thousands in the pursuit of the world's first democratic empire. The program reveals amazing, sophisticated voting systems but also a society where smooth-talking politicians used spin, and where those who didn't vote were known as 'idiotes'. This first episode charts the epic story of Athens' victory in one of the greatest sea battles of the ancient world, when the Athenian triremes defeat Xerxes' mighty Persian fleet at Salamis, and reveals the real story of the building of the greatest monument of this first democracy - the Parthenon - as a symbol of Athenian power. Written by Press Office See less

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Bettany Hughes Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Ultimate Treasure Countdown (2020)
Sue Blundell Self Self See fewer	Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
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Simon Goldhill Self (as Prof. Simon Goldhill) Self (as Prof. Simon Goldhill) See fewer	Treasures of Ancient Greece (2015)
Mogens Herman Hansen Self (as Dr Mogens Herman Hansen) Self (as Dr Mogens Herman Hansen) See fewer	Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
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Richard Janko Self (as Dr Richard Janko) Self (as Dr Richard Janko) See fewer	Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
Nigel Konstam Self Self See fewer	Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
David Lucas Self (as Dr David Lucas) Self (as Dr David Lucas) See fewer	Athens: The Dawn of Democracy (2007)
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Nikos Toganidis Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)

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