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Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 32s Video has closed captioning.
Studying the gorgeous, ancient Cup of Nestor, you begin to get a sense of the character of the Greek people in the 8th Century B.C.. With just three lines of verse, the first example of Greek letters that we have aren’t some law or screed, but a message of amorous love.
Aired: 06/27/16
In 507 BC, the people of Athens discovered their voice and democracy was born.
Revisit the sacred origins of ancient Greece’s famous athletic competitions: the Olympics.
Episode 2 Preview | The Good Strife
Witness the Greeks’ emergence from the dark ages to construct the world’s first democracy.
