The Splendors of Ancient Greece (Second Version)

• Documentary

Episode overview

In this episode, Ulysses will take us on a journey through the history of Greek civilization, the first great European civilization that, expanding across the Mediterranean, gave rise to what we now know as Magna Graecia in Italy. Greek cities spread across the Mediterranean, numbering nearly 700, and nearly a third of these are in Italy. Indeed, throughout the episode, we'll discover how Italy is a bit like a second Greece. Alberto Angela will tell us about Ancient Greece at the height of its splendor and lead us on a spectacular tour of some of the most important archaeological sites in our country: Paestum, Syracuse, Agrigento. Temples, theaters, and palaces that still tell us so much about the Greeks and ourselves today. We'll show you aspects of their daily lives, the female figure and romantic relationships, their social and political organization, their sporting competitions, and their wars.

119 minutes