Season 1
N/A/100 votesAthens - The Rule of the People
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2003
Athens gave the world its modern political system - the birth of "democracy" is a long and complicated yet utterly galvanizing process. Even the Gods have a say in worldly doings. The city beneath the Acropolis becomes the very cradle of western culture.
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Alexandria - The Centre of Knowledge
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2004
Alexandria, a royal Greek city in the land of the Pharaohs. Along the sandy banks of the Nile delta on the African Mediterranean coast, the most powerful metropolis of its time rose from virtually nothing. The Hellenistic culture mingled with the legacy of the Pharaohs and bore the fruits of a glorious new heritage.
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Carthage - City of Seafarers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2005
Carthage came into being as a Phoenician trading base, its strategically favourable location eventually allowing it to develop into a major centre of trade and seafaring. Carthage, Rome's fierce adversary, is the gateway to the treasures of Africa
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Rome - The Heart of the Empire
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2005
Rome would never have made it into the history books without the backing of its huge military apparatus. The life and the incredible luxury the ancient city of over a million inhabitants enjoyed was only made possible through the exploitation of its colonies, a course of action that never would have been possible without its troops.
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