I have been helping a friend out with a very important work assignment, and I still have quite a bit to do, so I am going to have to sit today's blog post out. Not wanting to leave you hanging, here is a three-part series on ancient Hellas, which I found very interesting and hope you enjoy as well. I'll have actual text for you again tomorrow. The description of the documentary reads:

"It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries BC, the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundations of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The latest advances in computer and television technology rebuild the Acropolis, recreate the Battle of Marathon and restore the grandeur of the Academy, where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle forged the foundation of Western though. The series combines dramatic storytelling, stunning imagery, new research and distinguished scholarship to render classical Greece gloriously alive."


Revolution

The Golden Age


Empire of Mind