The Victory of Athens: the Foundation of Civilization
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The city-state of Athens gave birth to the origin of democratic politics, achieved trade and naval supremacy on the Aegean Sea, and settled down as an academy of classical culture. It is located in a corner of the Mediterranean world, with a population of only about 200,000, but it has left amazing innovations in every field of human civilization. The genius of the Athenians was cunning, ambitious, and unruly, and their enthusiasm drove the establishment and glory of Athens: the outstanding naval admiral Themistocles, who led the Greeks to defeat the Persian invaders; the eloquent Athenian consul, who was unparalleled among politicians; the wise Alcibiades, who betrayed several times during the Peloponnesian War, and finally died under the arrows of an assassin. Looking beyond the city-state of Athens, Sparta was highly disciplined and warlike, which was completely opposite to the Athenians who advocated pleasure. The Persian Empire was vast and competed with the Athenians for the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor. The three powers entangled and intertwined, war turned into peace, and then war broke out again. Until Athens' national power declined and it was taken over by Alexander, it became a symbol of civilization in the Western world and the spiritual home of Westerners with its principles of freedom and philosophical ideas. This is the story of a small country changing the world. The Athenians seized the opportunity in the collision of classical civilization and crowned themselves with genius and free ideas.
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