Behold the Athenian Acropolis and Roman Colosseum and drive down Appian Way on the Roman road system
Infrastructure and influences of the Roman and Greek civilizations of old can still...
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NARRATOR: This mild climate [music in] was well-suited to the development of early European civilization.
Athens was the center of classical Greek culture in the 5th century BC, the cradle of European democracy, and a rich treasure of antique art. At the Acropolis of Athens, one can see the ruins of great temples erected to the gods the people worshipped over 2,000 years ago.
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Here, in the center of Rome, is another city layered in history. Two thousand years ago, this was the center of Europe's mightiest empire--the Roman Empire.
As their empire grew, the Romans built roads with which to connect the many far-flung reaches of that empire.
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Roman roads created the first European road system, some parts of which, like the Via Appia, south of Rome, are still in use today.
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Athens was the center of classical Greek culture in the 5th century BC, the cradle of European democracy, and a rich treasure of antique art. At the Acropolis of Athens, one can see the ruins of great temples erected to the gods the people worshipped over 2,000 years ago.
[Music out]
Here, in the center of Rome, is another city layered in history. Two thousand years ago, this was the center of Europe's mightiest empire--the Roman Empire.
As their empire grew, the Romans built roads with which to connect the many far-flung reaches of that empire.
[Music in]
Roman roads created the first European road system, some parts of which, like the Via Appia, south of Rome, are still in use today.
[Music out]