Athens-Ancient Supercity

S1 E4: A team of field investigators uncovers the clues that will recreate vanished or hidden worlds. They use the latest research, expert analysis and cutting edge graphic technology to take us back. In the 5th century BC, one man leads his city to greatness and paves the way for western civilization. The city is Athens and Pericles is not a King or prince, but an elected man. He will mastermind the most costly and ambitious construction campaign undertaken in the western world -- creating a model city of temples, houses, market places, civic buildings and a highly innovative sanitation system. But Pericles' decision to raid the Greek treasury and take the money set aside to defend all the city states will lead to the downfall of Athens and Pericles himself. It took thirty years to build, but it was brought down in one generation by war and disease. Now, two and half thousand years later we restore Athens to its former glory, we experience impregnable fortifications; the first senate house; the terrifying power of the Greek Navy; and one of the most advanced water systems in the world. We also reveal as it looked two and a half thousand years ago, the unrivalled magnificence of the Parthenon -- a building often hailed as the most perfect building ever completed.