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 be seen in the southern Europe of today.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Air Force Historical Research AgencyOverview of the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin, with a detailed discussion of the deutsche mark's role in the event.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.African colonization changed history—and the map.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.In Ireland the famine became known as An Gorta Mór—or "the Great Hunger."
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson was among the statesmen who gathered in France in June 1919 to sign the Treaty of Versailles, an agreement that did little to heal the wounds of World War I and instead set the stage for World War II. From “The Second World War: Prelude to Conflict” (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Preisler/Dreamstime.comProfile of Hannibal, including a discussion of the Battle of Zama.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of the Phoenicians.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of the Gallic Wars, with a focus on Julius Caesar's victory over Vercingetorix.
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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]