Mot-clé Greek History

En 1941 sur une île de Grèce, les habitants croient échapper à la guerre mondiale qui embrase l'Europe. Ils sont si loin du monde, et chez eux le climat est si doux...L'histoire les rattrape pourtant lorsque les soldats italiens débarquent pour occuper l'île. Entre le capitaine Corelli et la jolie Pelagia, déjà fiancée au pêcheur Mandras, les sentiments naissent peu à peu. Même si la jeune femme ne veut pas trahir son peuple et son fiancé dont elle n'a plus de nouvelles depuis qu'il est parti au front...

L'histoire du cheval de Troie est probablement l'une des plus célèbres histoires jamais racontées : après dix ans de guerre sanglante, la coalition grecque décide de lever le siège et de partir, mais non sans avoir laissé aux portes un énorme cheval de bois, que les Troyens conduisent avec confiance dans la ville. Quelques heures plus tard, Troie, jadis invincible, part en flammes. Que s'est-il passé exactement ? Ce mythe est-il vrai ou faux ?

Apollonie, cité antique albanaise fondée par des colons grecs au VIIe siècle avant J.-C., a été mise au jour durant l'entre-deux-guerres par l'archéologue français Léon Rey (1887-1954). Une découverte faite après seize ans d'efforts surhumains qui a donné lieu à un journal intitulé « Les Dieux avaient raison ».

Au IVe siècle avant notre ère, l’astronome et mathématicien Pythéas vivait à Massalia (Marseille), cité grecque florissante. À cette époque, les érudits grecs savent que la Terre est ronde, et ils se posent d’autres questions : la Terre est-elle fixe ou en mouvement ? Est-elle au centre de toutes choses ? Pythéas, en savant pragmatique, entreprend un voyage insensé pour son époque : aller jusqu’au cercle polaire vérifier de ses propres yeux ses hypothèses scientifiques. Durant son périple, il fera de nombreuses observations qu’il décrira dans un livre intitulé « Sur l'océan ». Mais ce livre a disparu. Comment alors est-il possible aux chercheurs d’aujourd’hui de reconstituer cette aventure scientifique et géographique ?

Discover the lives of nine memorable couples, whose relationships were directly, indirectly or unexpectedly involved in Greek history. Along with their romances, the era that 'fueled' them revives, too.

In the Eye of the Storm is a six-part documentary series about one of the foremost intellectuals and political figures of our age, Yanis Varoufakis. In the Eye of the Storm begins with a first-hand account of Varoufakis’ dramatic battle with the European establishment, but goes much further to weave a gripping political narrative about the fate of our civilization: where we are, how we got here, and where he believes we must go. We see up close, through Varoufakis’ unique story, how power works at the highest levels, entering a world so often shrouded in secrecy.

National Geographic's landmark event series, The Greeks, brings together historians, archaeologists, actors, athletes, scientists and artists to launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks' journey - not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

In the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundation of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history.

Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.

It all starts on 1830, when young George Stephenson manufactures the first steam engine and the first railway networks are built soon after. Railway becomes a crucial factor in the development of trade and military strength for a country, with its ability to quickly transport soldiers and munitions. Railways expand rapidly in Europe and arrive soon in Greece.

Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean seas, tracing Odysseus's long journey home. Her mission: to experience what the Greek hero experienced and to uncover truths behind the myths and legends, all while enjoying the delights of ancient Greece today. Follow her 1,700-mile adventure as it takes her to over a dozen islands and 22 historic sites and puts her through two hair-raising storms and even an earthquake.

Working for their master’s dissertation, two history students investigate life in Ottoman Greece. A docudrama series that presents the course of Hellenism over the four centuries of Ottoman rule.

200 years after the Greek Revolution, this documentary revisits the key moments that led a nation to be reborn and reclaim its Hellenic identity, from the ideological factors that ignited a revolution to the battles that forever scarred it