The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization is a infotainment and TV series to the highest degree the rises and falls of capital of Greece. Liam Neeson narrates without the documentary of the nicety of ancient Greece. The filmmaker Anthony Geffen covered some(prenominal) the fourth and fifth centuries B. C. Actors were also use to portray historical events and throng during this period. The documentary starts with the memoir of capital of Greece beginning with the order of Peisistratos whom transformed the city. He needed allies, in that way his son could have the throne.Peisistratos boost farming and provided loans and soon A hences was exportation olive oil to nations around the Mediterranian to Egypt, Persia, and Phoenicia. The favorable trade made capital of Greece flush(p) and prosperous. capital of Greece became the big apple of Greece. At this time potters were the lower of the lows in Athens. after(prenominal) the death of Peisistratos, his son Hippias took over. He com whiled fairly at first, solely after his brothers death, he off-key to be a tyrant. Self refutation was his only motive and since his only menace was from aristocrats, he turned against them.The aristocrats under the leaders of Cleisthenes captured Hippias and banished him from Athens. The plurality of Athens then took serving into their own hands. Isagoras and his partners locked themselves in the Acropolis, but they were agonistic to surrender and he was forced into carry. Cleisthenes was recalled from exile and asked to form a Government. He came up with the idea of people, both rich and poor, discussing the issues veneer them and casting votes to make a decision.On issues like rising of taxes, building of roads and exit to fight, votes were cast, with a white stone for yes and a black one for no. The tops(p) top executive in the world at that time was Persia. Athens was attacked by the Persians in the battle of battle of Marathon. Athens asked for Spartas help, but did not receive it. Though outnumbered, Athens won the battle. A man who participated in the struggle was Themistocles. He was risen to power through democracy. He was one of historys greatest leaders and he k in the buff that to hold out against another Persian invasion, they would need a strong navy. The Triremes were warships.They became reusable in another war against the Persia when Athens defeated them in the Straits of Salamis. Themistocles was then ostracized, and then died in Persia. The other people highlighted in the documentary were Pericles who built the Parthenon. A major decision was taken by Pericles to attack Sparta resulting in the Peloponnesian War. This war lasted 27 years and finally Athens surrendered to Sparta. Aspasia was his lover. She was made fun of in the theaters and in some tragedies. Pericles died from the plague, which was one of the most destroy pandemics in human history.Socrates was a man who used reason and logic and cared about(predicate) in dividuals. He was a man who love debates. He was later blamed for Athens defeat by Sparta. He was pleaded felonious with the death penalty. The reason why he dies was because he questioned the world around him and was easiest individual to blame. Though the film is called The Greeks, however it is essentially a story of Athens and its people. The photographic film contains re-enactments of various scenes which consist of people milled in ancient costumes moving in front of an out of focus camera.It gives the viewing audience a basic knowledge of their club at the time. However, the music in the terra firma was too loud and very distracting making it difficult to hear the movie. One reading that struck to my attention that they forgot to mention is that on that point were four major battles in this war Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea. Only Marathon and Salamis are storied in the documentary. This film covers the basic info about the history of Athens and is or der towards people who are beginners in this subject.However, for the people who are experts might find some inaccuracies and embellishments in this documentary. In conclusion, Athens had been through many battles and changes throughout their history, from the battle of Marathon to the creation of democracy. It shows viewers who are new to this subject a good sagacity of their leaders and famous philosophers. The documentary does a great job explaining and depicting the social, economic, semipolitical and cultural aspects of that period.