Ancient Greece
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2011
Documentary looking at the concept of luxury in ancient Greece, from its role in democracy's origins in Athens to its denial in Sparta.
Season 1
The Middle Ages
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2011
A look at the clash between luxury and Christianity in medieval Europe and how the Black Death paradoxically liberated it from the church.