迈克尔．柯杨尼斯导演的经典作，故事背景是希腊的克里特岛偏僻的乡下地方，年轻的英国作家艾伦．贝斯已很久没有执笔为文，当他碰到深具智慧的希腊老农民安东尼．奎因，看见他自由自在地全心投入生活之后，决意重新开发祖先留下来的文化宝藏。全片制作精致并富娱乐性，安东尼昆的演出更是神彩飞扬，将两个不同阶层和个性的男人之间的友情拍得十分动人。曾获奥斯卡黑白摄影等三项金像奖，后来并改编成百老汇舞台剧。

They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world. Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West. In National Geographic’s landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks’ journey — not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott, explores the legacies of the Ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time. Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

他们是诞生于白色岩石和蓝色海洋的非凡民族。他们发明了民主，提炼了逻辑和理性，写了戏剧来探索灵魂的最深处，并在体育和艺术中捕捉到了人类形态的完美。很简单，希腊人创造了我们的世界。 当然，今天的希腊让人想起截然不同的景象：民众骚乱、金融崩溃、ATM机前排起长龙。但正如其古老的历史所证明的那样，冲突和不和往往是伟大的孵化器。从一开始，他们就是在严酷无情的环境中进行狩猎采集的人；从人类历史上最严重的崩溃中幸存下来。 为了对抗世界上最伟大的帝国，希腊人必须克服难以置信的困难，为现代西方铺平道路。在《国家地理》的标志性事件《希腊人》系列中，历史学家和考古学家、演员和运动员、科学家和艺术家对古希腊人的旅程进行了开创性的探索。 不仅是为了更好地了解他们的过去，也是为了发现他们的遗产如何照亮我们的现在，以及将塑造我们的未来。希腊人的故事就是我们的故事。

Morse and Lewis investigate when Nicos, the chef from a local Greek restaurant, is found murdered. He had been in England for 6 months and they initially learn little about him other than he was well liked and had no enemies. They eventually learn that he had previously been in England as a sous-chef for Digby Tuckerman, a wheeler dealer whose hotel went bankrupt and is now hoping to open a series of marine theme parks. Morse seeks the advice of Randall Rees a scholarly expert on ancient Greek ships and learns that he too was recently in Greece as the organizer of a symposium on ancient Greek maritime vessels. When Nicos' sister is also killed, Morse must determine who would want them both dead.

维京人（参见纪录片《维京史话》）到底是怎么样的？罗马人（参见纪录片《古罗马：世界史上的第一个超级大国》）的成就是什么？而古希腊人（参见纪录片《揭密古希腊人》）出众的成就是否仍然存活在当今社会之中？这一系列纪录片质询并揭开关于这些古老文明的陈词滥调。民主，科学，剧院，道路，法律，奥运会，征服海洋，以及开启全球化时代，这些都是现代社会的核心组成部分；然而它们都是从古希腊人、古罗马人、和维京人建立的文明中继承而来。

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关于巴宾的出生，有一个预言，那一天阴风怒号，浊浪排空。杂货铺老板夫妇在一起谈论着这几天的怪天气和古老的魔咒，正在此时，巫婆临盆了，在一番痛苦的挣扎与惨厉的号角声中，巴宾呱呱坠地。然而，他患有智障残疾的事实，却让这个家庭分崩离析。而且，镇上发生了奇怪的事情：杂货铺老板在培育萤火虫时引发教堂火灾，而神甫就在里面，结果那里成了一片废墟。当时巴宾在教堂边观望着冰凌，急切渴盼神往沉醉如同往常。发现起火他就拉钟。村里来了新的牧师。蛮横而且非常大意，是一个昏庸的制裁者。一次错怪了巴宾，就公报私仇指罪巴宾是纵火者。在他的恐吓和屈辱下，逼供在全村人面前说自己是纵火者。把巴宾送到绞首台。可是奇迹发生了……

Alain Badiou, born in 1937 in Morocco, demonstrated his exceptional skills in many fields of science, but became famous as a philosopher. The directorial duo the Kaylan brothers made their first feature film about Badiou, in which the philosopher himself talks about his work and personal life and presents his thoughts.

12岁的比勒是一个活泼可爱、本性善良的孩子，喜欢和村里的一个他非常喜欢的小女孩捉迷藏，生活简单而充满乐趣。阿婆已经80岁了，却孤独无依，还被无知的村民认为是一个总会给他们带来倒霉事的女巫。于是诸如粮仓被焚、女孩意外死去等不幸之事都归罪于她。而比勒却从老阿婆那里，听到了许许多多说也说不完的稀奇古怪的故事……