简介：BettanyHughesfrontsatwo-partdocumentaryinwhichshejourneysfromAthenstomodern-dayWashingtonDCtouncoverthetruthbehindthewidelyheldbeliefthatAncientGreecewasthebirthplaceofdemocracy. Part1: ThehistorianinvestigateshowanordinaryGreekcitystatewasabletotransformitselfintoanimperialpowercapableofcompetingwithPersia,andrecallstheeffectsofmobruleandtyrantsaswellasthekillingofSocrates. Part2: Two-and-a-half-thousandyearsago,onabarrenrockbetweeneastandwest,inthesmallcitystateofAthens,anincredibleexperimenttookplace:itcametobeknownasdemocracy.Inthesecondpartofthisfascinatingandtimelynewseries,BettanyHughesdigsbeneaththesurfaceofGoldenAgeAthenstoexplorethebloodybutexhilaratingtruthabouttheworld'sfirstdemocracy.…