7/17/2019 Greece

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Greece: Engineering an Empire

Western Civilization has been influenced by many cultures, from Rome to America, but it was born in

 Ancient Greece Centuries before !ulius Caesar con"uered much of the #nown world, the Ancient Gree#s

were laying a foundation that has supported nearly $%%% years of European history Ancient Greece

brings to mind philosophers li#e Aristotle and &ocrates, 'lympian gods, the beginnings of democracy,great con"uering armies li#e those of Ale(ander the Great, and savage internecine battles, none more

famous than the duel to the death between Athens and &parta

Greece is a story about the human drive to e(plore, to wonder, to be curious )heir ruins now

communicate that drive 'ver *%%% years, this strong and charismatic people strategically harnessed the

materials and people around them to create the most advanced technological feats the world had ever

seen

+rom )he )unnel of &amos: a milelong a"ueduct dug through a large mountain of solid limestone, to

 Agamemnon-s )omb, to )he .arthenon, this episode will e(amine the architecture and infrastructure

engineered by the Gree# Empire

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