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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Status	Ended
Original Name	Athens: The Truth About Democracy
First Air Date	July 21, 2007
Last Air Date	July 28, 2007
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	49min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies
Networks	Channel 4

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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