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Athens & Sparta
- Ancient Greece's Famous City-States
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Ancient History
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Summary
For 2500 years, the Ancient Greeks have fascinated the West, who look to Greece as the creators of Western culture. Indeed, the Greeks revolutionized warfare, art, architecture, government, philosophy, and more. Of all the Greeks' accomplishments, many can be credited to the two most famous city-states of all: Athens and Sparta.
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