Athens is revered as the birthplace of Western philosophy, art, science and perhaps the greatest political idea of all time - democracy.
But in this fascinating documentary series, historian Bettany Hughes looks behind some of the myths of Athens Golden Age. She finds a very warlike and aggressive state, wich was also capable of terrible mistakes, misdeeds and atrocieties.
The truth about democracy..part 1.
The truth about democracy..part 2.
