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S01E08 - "The Spartans"
Aired on Apr 21, 2010, 11:00 AM
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The Minoans
Historian Bettany Hughes explores Crete, once home to the mighty Minoan civilisation whose sophisticated society changed the whole of Greece.
Oct 23, 2004
102 min
When the Moors Ruled in Europe
Historian Bettany Hughes looks at the influence of the Moorish invasion of Spain in 711 AD, and the lasting cultural and scientific legacy they created.
Nov 5, 2005
102 min
Athens: The Truth about Democracy (Part 1)
This first episode charts the epic story of Athens' victory in one of the greatest sea battles of the ancient world, when the Athenian triremes defeat Xerxes' mighty Persian fleet at Salamis.
Jul 21, 2007
49 min
Athens: The Truth about Democracy (Part 2)
Bettany Hughes digs beneath the surface of Golden Age Athens to explore the bloody but exhilarating truth about the world's first democracy.
Jul 28, 2007
48 min
Engineering Ancient Egypt
A special one-off documentary exploring how Egypt's two greatest pharaohs, Khufu and Ramesses II, built their way to immortality.
Dec 31, 2008
103 min
Alexandria: The Greatest City
Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the story of Alexander the Great's city, built in the North African desert and designed from the outset to be the world's first centre of culture.
Mar 24, 2010
50 min
Helen of Troy
Bettany Hughes embarks on an epic journey across the Mediterranean to disentangle myth from reality and find out the truth about the most beautiful woman on earth.
Apr 14, 2010
105 min
The Spartans
Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of the Spartan martial way of life and its bloody rivalry with Athens.
Apr 21, 2010
158 min
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