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The Golden Age
February 9, 2000
52 min
Miniseries - Episode 2: The Golden Age
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
Recounts the Greeks’ heroic victory against the mighty Persian empire through the life of Themistocles, one of Athen’s greatest generals. Greece, now master of the Mediterranean, undergoes one of the most startling intellectual and physical transformations in history. Pericles, the elected leader of Athens, oversees the building of the Parthenon and an extraordinary flourishing of the arts and sciences, laying the foundation for what we now call “Western Culture.”
Episode Information
TV Show
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Season
Miniseries
Episode Number
2
Air Date
February 9, 2000
Runtime
52 minutes