EMPIRES: THE GREEKS: CRUCIBLE OF CIVILIZATION

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• Release Year: 2000
• Genre: Documentary, Drama
• Plot: It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries B.C., the Greeks built and empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundation of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrated by LIAM NEESON, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The latest advances in computer and television technology rebuild the Acropolis, re-create the Battle of Marathon and restore the grandeur of the Academy, where Soctrates, Plato and Aristotle forged the foundation of Western thought.; ; The series combines dramatic storytelling, stunning imagery, new research and distinguished scholarship to render classical Greece gloriously alive.;
• Cast: Liam Neeson, Willy Bowman, Jeffery Dench, Vernon Dobtcheff, Bill Reimbold, Cassian Harrison
• Director: Cassian Harrison
• Runtime: 2:20
• Company: PBS Home Video
• Media Format: Movie