Know about the annual Athenian festival of the Panathenaea, and trace the route of the festival procession through Athens

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Learn about Adolf Hitler's public speaking style by listening to him delivering the closing address at the 1934 Nürnberg Rally. Footage of this speech served as the climax of Leni Riefenstahl's film Triumph des Willens (1935; Triumph of the Will). This excerpt is translated as “The movement [National Socialism] is a living expression of our people and, therefore, a symbol of eternity. Long live the National Socialist movement! Long live Germany!”

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Overview of the siege of the Alamo.

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Learn about the buildings of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, particularly the Propylaeum, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheum. In ancient times the Acropolis was the destination of the Panathenaean festival procession.

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Learn how the word barbarian originated.

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Overview of the first Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece.

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Overview of Athens.