This program concentrates on the work of Homer, the blind epic poet, and Aeschylus, the world's first great dramatist, author of the Oresteia. We visit the sites of Athens, Mycenae (where Agamemnon ruled), Olympia (birthplace of the Olympic Games and sanctuary of Zeus), Delphi (sacred to Apollo), and the great theater at Epidaurus. (58 minutes)

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