Athens and its allies faced a force said to be three times their size and had Athens been defeated, its young, precarious democracy could have been lost to history. The battle that followed, the Battle of Salamis is considered by many scholars to be one of the most important battles of the Ancient world. Michael takes a ferry to the island of Salamis, to investigate a harbour where the Greek fleet - including the new Athenian warships - gathered to prepare to take on the Persians. He discovers how democratic Athenians voted on what to do with this money and instead of distributing it among the citizens, decided to invest it in a fleet of warships just in time to tackle a massive invasion force from Persia. He reveals that here, in the 480s, the miners hit upon a seam of silver that proved a massive boost to Athens's new democracy. He discovers a network of tunnels and galleries barely high enough to crawl through. He explores inside one of the ancient silver mines that dot this landscape, where an army of slaves once worked in silver production, toiling inside the labyrinth of tunnels, digging silver ore by hand for the good of the city above. Michael journeys into the landscape surrounding Athens, to the area of Laurion, 50 miles to the south of the city. Decoding the stories from ancient Greek mythology that were built into this temple, he reveals it to be one of the most important buildings of Ancient Athens. There, he investigates a mysterious, asymmetrical temple called the Erechtheion that sits in the shadow of the world famous Parthenon. He begins his journey on the Acropolis, where, in the late 6th century BC, the people of Athens overthrew a tyrant and set up the world's first democracy. Michael Scott uses the latest 3D-scanning technology to reveal the historical secrets of ancient Athens and tell the story of how this remarkable city created the world's first democracy two and a half thousand years ago. And finally the Arabs founded a city called Cairo. This evolved into a Roman fortress called Babylon. This remarkable well was built by Crusader prisoners of war, and provided the citadel with water in times of siege.Īlong the way Michael discovers that the Ancient Egyptians had built their capital, Memphis, close to where Cairo now stands on the banks of the river Nile. He also attempts to descend a 90 metre well carved in to solid bedrock beneath the Arabic citadel built by Saladin in the 12th century AD. Michael goes in search of a Roman fortress hidden under a Greek Orthodox church. Michael also investigates the sphinx to try to determine which pharaoh it represents.īut the history of Cairo is not only about the Ancient Egyptians. The 3D scans confirm just how accurately the Great Pyramid was designed and constructed. He explores the first pyramid ever built at Saqqara and finds out how it helped inspire the Great Pyramid of Giza. Michael Scott uses the latest 3D scanning technology to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and Ancient Egypt. ![]() History Documentary hosted by Michael Scott,Ĭlassical historian Michael Scott explores deep underground using the latest laser-scanning technology and virtual reality to reveal the historical secrets of great cities.
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