Luke Caverns

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?

In a world that was only ruled over by kings, how do you have the epiphany to break the chains of... You're defying the laws of reality at that point, right? And I think... A really poignant thing here is the two longest lasting democracies in all of human history. The United States were roughly 250 years. At number one, we're the longest lasting.

In a world that was only ruled over by kings, how do you have the epiphany to break the chains of... You're defying the laws of reality at that point, right? And I think... A really poignant thing here is the two longest lasting democracies in all of human history. The United States were roughly 250 years. At number one, we're the longest lasting.

In a world that was only ruled over by kings, how do you have the epiphany to break the chains of... You're defying the laws of reality at that point, right? And I think... A really poignant thing here is the two longest lasting democracies in all of human history. The United States were roughly 250 years. At number one, we're the longest lasting.

And people don't realize how special we are because the second longest lasting is Athens at 189 years or 186 years. That's it. What we live in is such a special little piece of paradise that human beings are able to grab onto and hold for just a little bit of time.

And people don't realize how special we are because the second longest lasting is Athens at 189 years or 186 years. That's it. What we live in is such a special little piece of paradise that human beings are able to grab onto and hold for just a little bit of time.

And people don't realize how special we are because the second longest lasting is Athens at 189 years or 186 years. That's it. What we live in is such a special little piece of paradise that human beings are able to grab onto and hold for just a little bit of time.

You know, the Roman Empire, if you include the late Roman Republic, which is really kind of an empire without a name, lasted centuries. And well, we don't really know exactly when Rome fell and it's kind of controversial, but hundreds and hundreds of years, vastly longer than Athenian democracy and vastly longer than the United States. But I think that something I connect deeply with

You know, the Roman Empire, if you include the late Roman Republic, which is really kind of an empire without a name, lasted centuries. And well, we don't really know exactly when Rome fell and it's kind of controversial, but hundreds and hundreds of years, vastly longer than Athenian democracy and vastly longer than the United States. But I think that something I connect deeply with

You know, the Roman Empire, if you include the late Roman Republic, which is really kind of an empire without a name, lasted centuries. And well, we don't really know exactly when Rome fell and it's kind of controversial, but hundreds and hundreds of years, vastly longer than Athenian democracy and vastly longer than the United States. But I think that something I connect deeply with

is this battle at Thermopylae when 300 Spartans, you know, they couldn't send the whole Spartan army. The Spartans have to answer to the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle of Delphi gives this really ominous message back to the Spartans that's saying, all of Sparta will fall unless a king of Sparta dies.

is this battle at Thermopylae when 300 Spartans, you know, they couldn't send the whole Spartan army. The Spartans have to answer to the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle of Delphi gives this really ominous message back to the Spartans that's saying, all of Sparta will fall unless a king of Sparta dies.

is this battle at Thermopylae when 300 Spartans, you know, they couldn't send the whole Spartan army. The Spartans have to answer to the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle of Delphi gives this really ominous message back to the Spartans that's saying, all of Sparta will fall unless a king of Sparta dies.

And basically, all of the other religious leaders of Sparta are totally against this war against the Persians. Most of the Greek world is like, I don't really want to go to war against the Persians. They're open to just letting the Persians come in and wreck everything and establish complete, reassert their dominance over Greece.

And basically, all of the other religious leaders of Sparta are totally against this war against the Persians. Most of the Greek world is like, I don't really want to go to war against the Persians. They're open to just letting the Persians come in and wreck everything and establish complete, reassert their dominance over Greece.

And basically, all of the other religious leaders of Sparta are totally against this war against the Persians. Most of the Greek world is like, I don't really want to go to war against the Persians. They're open to just letting the Persians come in and wreck everything and establish complete, reassert their dominance over Greece.

And the main players are Athens and Sparta that want to fight against Persia. Now, the Athenians had already won the Battle of Marathon, but the Battle of Thermopylae is more famous because it's like the Alamo. It's the first time in history that we have a recording of the loser being the moral victor of the war, or of a battle.

And the main players are Athens and Sparta that want to fight against Persia. Now, the Athenians had already won the Battle of Marathon, but the Battle of Thermopylae is more famous because it's like the Alamo. It's the first time in history that we have a recording of the loser being the moral victor of the war, or of a battle.