The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Synopsis

It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries BC, the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundations of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The latest advances in computer and television technology rebuild the Acropolis, recreate the Battle of Marathon and restore the grandeur of the Academy, where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle forged the foundation of Western thought.

Main Cast

Liam Neeson

Narrator

Age : 72 | Popularity : 85%

Willy Bowman

Themistocles

Age : 108 | Popularity : 5%

Vernon Dobtcheff

Cleisthenes

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Jeffery Dench

Pericles

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Bill Reimbold

Socrates

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Cassian Harrison
Directing	Director	Cassian Harrison
Department	Role	Name

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