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A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland

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It’s 427 BCE and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its fourth year. Athens is facing a big decision: what to do with the people of Mytilene, a city on the island of Lesbos where a revolt against Athenian rule has just been put down. How did these kinds of decisions get made? Robert Garland outlines a day in the life of Athenian democracy.

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Robert Garland
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Alex Gendler
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Zedem Media
Designer
Jeanne Bornet
Storyboard Artist
Michael Papanicolaou
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Andria Pourouti
Sound Designer
Andreas Trachonitis
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Elizabeth Cox
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Gerta Xhelo
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Alex Rosenthal
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Addison Anderson
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Francisco Diez

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