The ancient iconic pillars and monuments emerge out of Athens, and symbolize one of the mot important historical sites in the world. Long before the Apostle Paul gave his famous "Mars Hill" message in Acts 17, this site had hosted Socrates, Alexander the Great, King Xerxes, Spartan and a host of invading armies. The first Christian message preached to the western world happened here. “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and look...
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The ancient iconic pillars and monuments emerge out of Athens, and symbolize one of the mot important historical sites in the world. Long before the Apostle Paul gave his famous "Mars Hill" message in Acts 17, this site had hosted Socrates, Alexander the Great, King Xerxes, Spartan and a host of invading armies. The first Christian message preached to the western world happened here. “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and look...
Imagine Steve Jobs, Socrates, Henry Ford, Elvis Presley, The Easter Bunny and Albert Einstein all lived in the same town, graduated from same High School - and did their greatest work at the same time! Thats what the Italian Renaissance in Florence was like. Right around the same time, in the same location, artist like DiVinci and Michelangelo turned the world from dark to light, from superstition to science, and from black and white to vivid color.
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The ancient iconic pillars and monuments emerge out of Athens, and symbolize one of the mot important historical sites in the world. Long before the Apostle Paul gave his famous "Mars Hill" message in Acts 17, this site had hosted Socrates, Alexander the Great, King Xerxes, Spartan and a host of invading armies. The first Christian message preached to the western world happened here. “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and look...