Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages

The Nearly Bloodless Coup

History 1 June 2020 34 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: According to Professor Garland, the end of the Greco-Persian Wars in the early 5th century B.C. is Athens' finest hour; the reforms of 462 B.C., when Ephialtes and Pericles attack Areopagus and bring radical democracy; an unprecedented experiment.

History 1 June 2020 34 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 34 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.