Presented is a revealing look at Athens, which is filmed entirely on location. Athens is still one of the liveliest cities in Europe. At an early stage the Athenians adopted a questioning attitude toward life and began to develop new ideas. Thus, about 2,500 years ago, in this city there emerged the idea of democracy, which has exerted a decisive influence on modern history. Here the roots and the role models of Western culture are to be found.
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