Cities of the Ancient World
tv show
24 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired August 29, 2014
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Overview
People live in a world of cities; reflecting on ancient models of the city as a human phenomenon offers important lessons about today's culture; an opportunity to survey the breadth of the ancient world through the context of its urban development.
Athens—Civic Buildings and Civic Identity
Season 1 - Episode 12 - 0h 0m
Air Date
August 29, 2014
Overview
Leap forward to classical Athens in the Golden Age of the 5th century B.C. Tour some of the city’s most well-known landmarks, including the Agora, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Learn about the Periclean building program in the years following the Persian Wars, and examine some of the city’s great statues and friezes.