The Greeks - Season 1

The Greeks - Season 1

First aired: 6/21/2016 3 episodes
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Episodes

1. Cavemen to Kings

Aired: 6/21/2016

Uncover the stunning origin story of the Greeks — from primordial hunter-gatherers struggling to survive on the rocky Greek mainland to savvy seafarers pioneering new trade networks across the Mediterranean Sea.

2. The Good Strife

Aired: 6/28/2016

In the wake of the Bronze Age collapse, Greek civilization entered a crippling dark age. But with centralized monarchies out of the way, a new type of society was given the chance to rise from the ashes — built not by kings from the top down, but by individuals from the bottom up.

3. Chasing Greatness

Aired: 7/5/2016

Democracy. Drama. Philosophy. Follow in the footsteps of the Greeks who fought against the odds to deliver the Golden Age — from their extraordinary defeat of the Persian Empire to their construction of the Parthenon. See how they let it all slip through their fingers.