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Summary:

The world's most important museum dedicated to the history of ancient Greece, the National Archaeological Museum displays 11,000 exhibits from 7000 BC to the Roman conquest. In this episode, we accelerate an ancient warship to ramming speed to discover why Athenian democracy beat Persian tyranny, then visit a king's grave to reveal how bogus archaeology helped fuel the pseudohistorical ravings of Adolf Hitler. We suit volunteers in armour made of bronze and armour made of linen, and then shoot arrows at them to discover which is better. (Spoiler: Alexander the Great preferred linen.) We visit the cave where Plato and Pythagoras secretly imbibed psychedelic chemicals, then go underground to face our fears in the labyrinth that inspired the myth of the Minotaur. And finally, we meet an engineer who has spent a lifetime recreating an ancient gadget called the Antikythera Mechanism to reveal its mysterious purpose.

Contributors:

New, David , director

Feore, Colm , narrator

British Broadcasting Corporation

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Series:

Museum Secrets Specials

Subjects:

Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion (Greece)

Museums — Greece

Classical antiquities

Museums

Greece

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (45 min)).

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

898206595

Other Control Numbers:

2389516 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2389516/avon