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Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Episode 2: Kings

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and beyond and gave rise to a new kind of comedy. Show more

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