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.

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.

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.

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.

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。

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。

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。

谁是爷：周建国，这位站在世界财富巅峰的人物，身为大夏集团总裁，曾在商场上征服一切。然而，他选择退隐江城，将心血倾注在悉心教养儿子上。在他的暗中扶持下，儿子也不负期望，成为了江城四大集团之一的万华集团总裁。十年一次的同学会来临，周建国怀着一颗初心，决定不揭穿自己的身份，穿着十年前的旧保安服前往。可他的低调却换来同学们的嘲讽与奚落。那些老同学不仅对他恶语相向，甚至还要叫自家子辈来给他一个教训。就在这时，学生时代的校花俞瑾嫚站出来为他声援，然而这却引来了对面老同学更过分的举动，他们污蔑俞瑾嫚造黄谣，还肆意辱及周建国亡妻。这一刻，周建国终于看清了昔日老同学的真面目，心中的怒火再也无法抑制。

Showtime正式预订萨莎·拜伦·科恩打造的讽刺剧集《谁是美国？》，该剧共7集，本周日首播。Showtime将该剧形容为“可能是电视史上最具危险性的一档电视节目”。

Showtime正式预订萨莎·拜伦·科恩打造的讽刺剧集《谁是美国？》，该剧共7集，本周日首播。Showtime将该剧形容为“可能是电视史上最具危险性的一档电视节目”。