Luke Caverns

that fight for independence and freedom and for a civilization that's able to rule over itself to then turn around and create a marketplace that's just for the people to meet and it's central it's the the central part of its public architecture is not a pyramid it's not a coliseum it's a it's an open colonnade for people to gather and talk to each other that is the society

That as one of my favorite historians, Jeremy McInerney, he says that Athenian society, I have it written somewhere. I mean, they give us mathematics, history, philosophy. I can go on and on and on and on and on about everything.

That as one of my favorite historians, Jeremy McInerney, he says that Athenian society, I have it written somewhere. I mean, they give us mathematics, history, philosophy. I can go on and on and on and on and on about everything.

That as one of my favorite historians, Jeremy McInerney, he says that Athenian society, I have it written somewhere. I mean, they give us mathematics, history, philosophy. I can go on and on and on and on and on about everything.

all of the things that were invented in Greece after they basically pushed off the Persians, after the Persian Wars, in the height of classical Greece, everything that laid the foundation for all of Western society occurred in 150 years, over the course of 150 years in Athens, Greece.

all of the things that were invented in Greece after they basically pushed off the Persians, after the Persian Wars, in the height of classical Greece, everything that laid the foundation for all of Western society occurred in 150 years, over the course of 150 years in Athens, Greece.

all of the things that were invented in Greece after they basically pushed off the Persians, after the Persian Wars, in the height of classical Greece, everything that laid the foundation for all of Western society occurred in 150 years, over the course of 150 years in Athens, Greece.

It was one of these few moments in time where people reached an endless capacity and were able to do things at the highest level. They were so, so smart. And another thing that makes them unique is that they're so free. They have this – the closest thing that the Greeks had to what the Romans had in the Colosseum was the Greek theater.

It was one of these few moments in time where people reached an endless capacity and were able to do things at the highest level. They were so, so smart. And another thing that makes them unique is that they're so free. They have this – the closest thing that the Greeks had to what the Romans had in the Colosseum was the Greek theater.

It was one of these few moments in time where people reached an endless capacity and were able to do things at the highest level. They were so, so smart. And another thing that makes them unique is that they're so free. They have this – the closest thing that the Greeks had to what the Romans had in the Colosseum was the Greek theater.

And people would go to the theater once a year, and for three days, you'd watch from sunup to sundown. You'd watch these plays after plays after plays. And they were written and practiced all year long. And the plays were relevant, whether they were comedic or tragic, they were relevant to what was going on in Athenian society at that time.

And people would go to the theater once a year, and for three days, you'd watch from sunup to sundown. You'd watch these plays after plays after plays. And they were written and practiced all year long. And the plays were relevant, whether they were comedic or tragic, they were relevant to what was going on in Athenian society at that time.

And people would go to the theater once a year, and for three days, you'd watch from sunup to sundown. You'd watch these plays after plays after plays. And they were written and practiced all year long. And the plays were relevant, whether they were comedic or tragic, they were relevant to what was going on in Athenian society at that time.

And it was also highly critical of Athenian society as well. So they were like...

And it was also highly critical of Athenian society as well. So they were like...

And it was also highly critical of Athenian society as well. So they were like...

they of all the things that they gave us this sense of freedom the sense of fighting for freedom the sense of bravery philosophy asking questions mathematics invention or whatever the most important thing that they gave us is what was on display in the theater and it's self-awareness a civilization to be able to look at itself and be critical of itself because it won't

they of all the things that they gave us this sense of freedom the sense of fighting for freedom the sense of bravery philosophy asking questions mathematics invention or whatever the most important thing that they gave us is what was on display in the theater and it's self-awareness a civilization to be able to look at itself and be critical of itself because it won't

they of all the things that they gave us this sense of freedom the sense of fighting for freedom the sense of bravery philosophy asking questions mathematics invention or whatever the most important thing that they gave us is what was on display in the theater and it's self-awareness a civilization to be able to look at itself and be critical of itself because it won't

it won't step on the ego of a ruler, right? When there's no ruler, you can be critical of yourself. And so the Greek plays would call out politicians in the middle of the play. They would make a joke out of somebody and talk directly to this politician.