The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
2000•PG•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•7.4•Ended
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.
Network
PBS
Origin
US
Cast
Liam Neeson
Self - Narrator
Willy Bowman
Themistocles
Vernon Dobtcheff
Cleisthenes
Jeffery Dench
Pericles
Bill Reimbold
Socrates
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