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Genius of the Ancient World

Socrates

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

Series in which historian Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In this episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates, who was executed for his beliefs. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Bettany Hughes
Series Producer:
Rob Cowling
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith

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