How Ancient Greece Invented Democracy — Then Destroyed It

In 399 BC, the world's first democracy voted to execute its wisest citizen. How did the city that invented freedom become the city that killed it? From Cleisthenes' revolution in 508 BC to the beaches of Marathon, the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, the trap at Salamis, Pericles' Golden Age, the brutal Peloponnesian War, the trial of Socrates, Philip of Macedon, and Alexander the Great — this is the entire thrilling story of Ancient Greece: the rise and fall of the world's first democracy. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The Trial That Shocked the World 01:30 The Spark — Democracy Is Born 03:22 The Storm From the East — Persia Invades 05:33 The Golden Cage — Pericles and the Parthenon 07:25 Brother Against Brother — The Peloponnesian War 09:44 The Philosopher's Curse — The Death of Socrates 13:03 The Macedonian Shadow — Philip II 15:13 The Boy Who Conquered the World — Alexander 17:24 The Echo — Democracy's 2,000-Year Sleep If this story moved you, subscribe to Echoes of Empires — tomorrow, another empire rises. #AncientGreece #Democracy #HistoryDocumentary #Athens #Sparta #AlexanderTheGreat #Socrates #EchoesOfEmpires