Greek city-states
Polis (, US: ; Greek: πόλις, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pólis]), plural poleis (, πόλεις, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [póleːs]), means ‘city’ in Greek. In Ancient Greece, it originally referred to an administrative and religious city center as distinct from the rest of the city.
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Sparta
Melvyn Bragg and guests Paul Cartledge, Edith Hall and Angie Hobbs discuss Sparta, the militaristic Ancient Greek city-state, and the political ideas it spawned.
19 November 2009
Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Edith Hall, Angie Hobbs
Thebes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myths of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, as told by Athenian dramatists, and the times when Thebes dominated Greek history.
23 November 2017
Featuring: Edith Hall, Samuel Gartland, Paul Cartledge