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Athens: The Truth About Democracy
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Athens: The Truth About Democracy

Bettany Hughes searches out the real truth about the birth of democracy in ancient Athens 2500 years ago

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StatusEnded
Original NameAthens: The Truth About Democracy
First Air DateJuly 21, 2007
Last Air DateJuly 28, 2007
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime 49min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
NetworksChannel 4
Episode 2
S01E02

Episode 2

The extraordinary new ideas of the new democracy, and the powerful and dramatic story of Socrates. Celebrated as one of the authors of the new thinking, he ultimately pushed even democracy beyond its limits and was put to death by his own city.

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