Luke Caverns

And we are so deeply tied to the Greeks in so many ways. I can see ourselves in them when I study them. Um, not to get, not to get like overly, overly, uh, into the nuances of it, but think about the, um, think about the, the, the battle of Thermopylae with the Spartans, the movie 300, right? Um,

And we are so deeply tied to the Greeks in so many ways. I can see ourselves in them when I study them. Um, not to get, not to get like overly, overly, uh, into the nuances of it, but think about the, um, think about the, the, the battle of Thermopylae with the Spartans, the movie 300, right? Um,

there's a lot of nuance here, but it's the first time when, when Darius and then his son Xerxes are trying to invade. And as the movie, as the movie 300 goes, it says Darius is annoyed by the idea, by the idea of Greek freedom. You know, there are these Greeks who are starting to realize that they're getting away from Kings, you know, the whole ancient, think about this,

there's a lot of nuance here, but it's the first time when, when Darius and then his son Xerxes are trying to invade. And as the movie, as the movie 300 goes, it says Darius is annoyed by the idea, by the idea of Greek freedom. You know, there are these Greeks who are starting to realize that they're getting away from Kings, you know, the whole ancient, think about this,

there's a lot of nuance here, but it's the first time when, when Darius and then his son Xerxes are trying to invade. And as the movie, as the movie 300 goes, it says Darius is annoyed by the idea, by the idea of Greek freedom. You know, there are these Greeks who are starting to realize that they're getting away from Kings, you know, the whole ancient, think about this,

The whole ancient world was ruled by strong men. If you study ancient Egypt, the idea is that it started off with chieftains, and then you have these villages that are ruled by a strong man who asserts his dominance, and then he establishes his own little government, and eventually it grew up into regional rulers, and then one day it culminates into a pharaoh, right?

The whole ancient world was ruled by strong men. If you study ancient Egypt, the idea is that it started off with chieftains, and then you have these villages that are ruled by a strong man who asserts his dominance, and then he establishes his own little government, and eventually it grew up into regional rulers, and then one day it culminates into a pharaoh, right?

The whole ancient world was ruled by strong men. If you study ancient Egypt, the idea is that it started off with chieftains, and then you have these villages that are ruled by a strong man who asserts his dominance, and then he establishes his own little government, and eventually it grew up into regional rulers, and then one day it culminates into a pharaoh, right?

Well, that's the same way in the rest of the ancient world. All of the Americas, as far as we know, were ruled by kings or emperors. But there's this... on the Aegean, in Greece, these men had this realization that they could build a civilization that wasn't ruled by a king. It kind of evolves.

Well, that's the same way in the rest of the ancient world. All of the Americas, as far as we know, were ruled by kings or emperors. But there's this... on the Aegean, in Greece, these men had this realization that they could build a civilization that wasn't ruled by a king. It kind of evolves.

Well, that's the same way in the rest of the ancient world. All of the Americas, as far as we know, were ruled by kings or emperors. But there's this... on the Aegean, in Greece, these men had this realization that they could build a civilization that wasn't ruled by a king. It kind of evolves.

You have, you know, maybe during the Bronze Age, you have an emperor like, you know, Agamemnon in a certain way ruling over all of Greece, but then it goes down into kings during the Dark Ages. In the Archaic Period, you have kings. And then as the Archaic Period is emerging into the Classical Period, Athens moves to this era of tyrants, and it's all based around Athens, Greece.

You have, you know, maybe during the Bronze Age, you have an emperor like, you know, Agamemnon in a certain way ruling over all of Greece, but then it goes down into kings during the Dark Ages. In the Archaic Period, you have kings. And then as the Archaic Period is emerging into the Classical Period, Athens moves to this era of tyrants, and it's all based around Athens, Greece.

You have, you know, maybe during the Bronze Age, you have an emperor like, you know, Agamemnon in a certain way ruling over all of Greece, but then it goes down into kings during the Dark Ages. In the Archaic Period, you have kings. And then as the Archaic Period is emerging into the Classical Period, Athens moves to this era of tyrants, and it's all based around Athens, Greece.

They had this era of tyrants, and then a tyrant is not, it doesn't have the negative connotation back then that we give it today. People quite liked tyrants, like Pasistratus. He was a pretty good guy. He built a lot of, he made a lot of public architecture for Athens, and they look upon his rule with You know, like rose-colored glasses. They liked him.

They had this era of tyrants, and then a tyrant is not, it doesn't have the negative connotation back then that we give it today. People quite liked tyrants, like Pasistratus. He was a pretty good guy. He built a lot of, he made a lot of public architecture for Athens, and they look upon his rule with You know, like rose-colored glasses. They liked him.

They had this era of tyrants, and then a tyrant is not, it doesn't have the negative connotation back then that we give it today. People quite liked tyrants, like Pasistratus. He was a pretty good guy. He built a lot of, he made a lot of public architecture for Athens, and they look upon his rule with You know, like rose-colored glasses. They liked him.

But eventually they move away from that, and they move into a democratic society. They have the Athenian democracy, which is basically mob rule, and it had a lot of problems. But it was very special. You know, it was the first time that people had this idea... that we don't have to be ruled. We can rule ourselves and we don't need a king. Where did this come from?

But eventually they move away from that, and they move into a democratic society. They have the Athenian democracy, which is basically mob rule, and it had a lot of problems. But it was very special. You know, it was the first time that people had this idea... that we don't have to be ruled. We can rule ourselves and we don't need a king. Where did this come from?

But eventually they move away from that, and they move into a democratic society. They have the Athenian democracy, which is basically mob rule, and it had a lot of problems. But it was very special. You know, it was the first time that people had this idea... that we don't have to be ruled. We can rule ourselves and we don't need a king. Where did this come from?