Episode 1: Legends and Blood

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The roots of ancient Greece stretch deep into a mythical past. The first episode of this five-part series traces these origins. In the 2nd millennium BC, the Minoans and Mycenaeans rose as Europe’s first advanced civilisations through trade, ingenuity, and violence. Researchers show that the Bronze Age inhabitants of the Aegean had more in common with the later Greeks than long assumed.

The roots of ancient Greece stretch deep into a mythical past. The first episode of this five-part series traces these origins. In the 2nd millennium BC, the Minoans and Mycenaeans rose as Europe’s…

The roots of ancient Greece stretch deep into a mythical past. The first episode of this five-part series traces these origins. In the 2nd millennium BC, the Minoans and Mycenaeans rose as Europe’s…

In the 6th century BC, Athens transforms through war and violence into a democracy. Episode three recounts how an aristocrat topples the last tyrant and introduces revolutionary reforms. The Persian…

In the 6th century BC, Athens transforms through war and violence into a democracy. Episode three recounts how an aristocrat topples the last tyrant and introduces revolutionary reforms. The Persian…

The Peloponnesian War left Greece drained and weakened. A northern state is poised to fill the power vacuum: Macedonia. The fifth episode explores how Philip II turned a backward city-state into a…