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The Greeks

Season 1 · 3 episodes · Jun 21, 2016

  1. Episode 1

    Cavemen to Kings

    Jun 21, 2016

    Uncover the stunning origin story of the Greeks — from primordial hunter-gatherers struggling to survive on the rocky Greek mainland to savvy seafarers pioneering new trade networks across the Mediterranean Sea.

  2. Episode 2

    The Good Strife

    Jun 28, 2016

    In the wake of the Bronze Age collapse, Greek civilization entered a crippling dark age. But with centralized monarchies out of the way, a new type of society was given the chance to rise from the ashes — built not by kings from the top down, but by individuals from the bottom up.

  3. Episode 3

    Chasing Greatness

    Jul 5, 2016

    Democracy. Drama. Philosophy. Follow in the footsteps of the Greeks who fought against the odds to deliver the Golden Age — from their extraordinary defeat of the Persian Empire to their construction of the Parthenon. See how they let it all slip through their fingers.