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Who Were the Greeks?

Michael Scott

Giovanni Verri

Ian Jenkins

Paul Cartledge

Rosie Wyles

Chris Vervain

Catherine Abbott

Ishbel MacDonald

Harry Bell

Who Were the Greeks?: Episode 2

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Dr Michael Scott explores how the legacies of the Ancient Greeks live on to this day.

Dr Michael Scott explores the legacies of ancient Greece, investigating what made the Greeks so successful and why they still have a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott explores the legacies of the ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time.

Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

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Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks. He asks who were these people who gave us democracy, architecture, philosophy, language, literature and sport.

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