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Series guide
In this two-part series first shown on Channel 4 on 21 July 2007, historian Bettany Hughes charts the remarkable rise of ancient Athens from small city state to imperial democratic power, and its equally extraordinary collapse just a century later.Click on the links below to re-trace some of the main themes in the programmes, or read a synopsis of the series.
 Slave population
The dark underside of democratic Athens |
 Women and democracy
Why were women excluded from democratic society? |
 Battle of Salamis
Is this the most significant sea battle in history? |
