The Great Tours: Greece And Turkey From Athens To Istanbul. Disc 1 & 2 (The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey from Athens to Istanbul Disc 1 & 2)
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The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey from Athens to Istanbul ;
Disc 1 & 2
Great courses (DVD). Travel.
Summary
"Through Professor Hale's vibrant commentary and extensive field footage, you discover monumental ancient cities, classical ruins, temples, shrines, fortresses, stadiums, theaters, churches, and palaces. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined them and the ways in whi... Full description
- Disc 1. Lecture 1. Touring the Cradle of Western Civilization
- Lecture 2. Athens: Around the Acropolis and Parthenon
- Lecture 3. In the Footsteps of Socrates: Historic Athens
- Lecture 4. Around Attica: Temples and Mysteries
- Lecture 5. Seeking the Good Life: Corinth to Epidauros
- Lecture 6. Mycenae: Where Kings Planned the Trojan War.
- Disc 2. Lecture 7. Around Nafplio: Greek History at a Glance
- Lecture 8. Ancient Olympia: Gods, Games, and Temples
- Lecture 9. Quest for Wisdom at Apollo's Oracle: Delphi
- Lecture 10. Byzantine Outposts: Monemvasia and Mistra
- Lecture 11. Cruising the Islands: Mykonos and Delos
- Lecture 12. Aegean Ring of Fire: Milos and Santorini.