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euronew.net reports on how young Greeks are paying the price for the huge debts their parent’s generation left them. (8 min)

This episode explores how Socrates concepts on the self-confidence, searching for truth and self-knowledge can affect us in the 21st Century. (24 min, 3 segments)

In the first episode, The Story of Maths is the story of civilization, of human history starting with the need to quantify. (58 min)

Although much of what is known about the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus derives from later followers and commentators, many of his ideas about nature and physics presaged important scientific concepts of our time. (24 min, 3 segments)

A glimpse at the Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece. (46 min, 5 segments)

Anthony Bourdain and the No Reservations crew goes to the Greek islands (34 min, 4 segments)

Remarkable engineering feats by the ancient Persian empire under Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great (44 min, 5 segments)

BBC Michael Wood’s award winning adventure picks up in Egypt where Volume 1 left off. (48 min in 7 segments) In this episode, Alexander defeats Persia and enters Persepolis without a battle.