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Our Civilization is Shaped by Peoples of the East and West

The Greeks Lead the Way

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Our Civilization is Shaped by People of the East and West

If you had been a citizen of the ancient Greek city of Athens on a fine spring morning in 409 B.C., you would have gathered with thousands of your fellow citizens on a hillside inside the city. You would then…

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April 10, 2018

Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. - 323 B.C.

The Conquerors 343 B. C. – 323 B. C.

This entry is part 12 of 13 in the series Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. – 323 B.C.

In 343 B. C., the philosopher Aristotle left the quiet of his study and journeyed to Macedonia, a country in the mountain wilderness north of Greece. He had been hired to tutor the rowdy young son of a king. The…

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July 4, 2017

Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. - 323 B.C.

Greece Fights for its Life 499 B. C.-479 B. C.

This entry is part 8 of 13 in the series Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. – 323 B.C.

Across the Aegean, from the oriental court of King Darius of Persia, came messengers to all the city-states of mainland Greece. Their words were smooth, their smiles like sneers and they demanded gifts for their master – earth and water,…

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July 1, 2017

Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C - 648 B. C.

A New People, a New Faith 650 B. C. – 330 B. C

This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C – 648 B.C.

BABYLON, the final capital of Mesopotamia civilization, had fallen to warrior tribesmen from the east, the Medes and Persians. The Medes and Persians were descended from the Aryan peoples who for centuries had been moving out of the grasslands of…

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June 9, 2017