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Title:

The Greeks : crucible of civilization / produced by Atlantic Productions in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; series producer, Anthony Geffen ; series written & directed by Cassian Harrison.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher:

PBS Distribution,

Copyright Date:

©2010

Description:

1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
Greece--Intellectual life--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.
Civilization, Western--Greek influences.
Greece--Biography.
Greece--Antiquities.
Grèce--Civilisation--Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce--Histoire--479-431 av. J.-C. (Apogée d'Athènes)
Grèce--Vie intellectuelle--Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce--Politique et gouvernement--Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce--Biographies.
Grèce--Antiquités.
Antiquities.
Civilization.
Civilization, Western--Greek influences.
Intellectual life.
Politics and government.
Greece.
Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Greece--History--Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
Greece--Intellectual life--To 146 B.C.
Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.
Civilization, Western--Greek influences.
Greece--Biography.
Greece--Antiquities.
To 146 B.C.
Documentary television programs.
Biographies.
Documentary television programs.
Educational television programs.
Historical television programs.
History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Educational television programs.
Biographies.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions historiques télévisées.
Émissions éducatives télévisées.

Other Authors:

Harrison, Cassian.
Geffen, Anthony.
Neeson, Liam.
Cartledge, Paul.
Harrison, Cassian.
Geffen, Anthony.
Neeson, Liam.
Cartledge, Paul.
Atlantic Productions.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Devillier-Donegan Enterprises.
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Atlantic Productions.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Devillier-Donegan Enterprises.
PBS Distribution (Firm)

Other Titles:

Empires (Television program)
Empires (Television program)

Notes:

Narrator, Liam Neeson. Originally ©1999 and broadcast on PBS as a television program: Empires. "PBS DVD gold." "An Empires special." Special features: Director's commentary; additional scenes not included in the PBS broadcast; DVD-ROM features include web link, "Virtual Socrates" screensaver and 3-D views of the Acropolis Originally c1999 and broadcast on PBS as a television program: Empires. "PBS DVD gold." "An Empires special." Special features: Director's commentary; additional scenes not included in the PBS broadcast; DVD-ROM features include web link, "Virtual Socrates" screensaver and 3-D views of the Acropolis.

Contents:

Introduction: early Athens -- Pisistratus' rule: the growth of Athens -- Government in chaos -- Revolution and democracy -- The Battle of Marathon -- Preparation for war -- The Battle of Salamis -- Pericles takes Athens to glory -- The building of the Parthenon -- Socrates the Philosopher -- Plague strikes Athens -- Defeat in Sicily -- Defeat in the Peloponnesian War -- Socrates' trial and execution -- An empire of the mind -- Special features.

Summary:

Views the rise and fall of ancient Greece through the eyes of prominent figures of the times, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates.

Series:

Empires

ISBN:

9781415711095
1415711097

OCLC:

(OCoLC)539086982

UPC:

841887050401

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)