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Athens: Acropolis

History and future of urban growth

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Group of colorful apartments on Caminito Street, La Boca, Buenos Aries, Argentina.

How Do Countries Choose Their Capital Cities?

Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames

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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.

Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Korean War - U.S. Marines watch explosions of bombs dropped by Marine Vought F4U Corsair fighter bomber planes during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Korea, in December 1950. soldiers

Korean War Timeline

earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.

The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

city-state: Media

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History and future of urban growth

History and future of urban growth

Learn how city-states gave rise to modern cities.

Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Tomas1111/Dreamstime.com; © Vnikitenko/Dreamstime.com

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Athens: Acropolis

Athens: Acropolis

The Acropolis of the ancient city-state of Athens, Greece.

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Sparta

Sparta

Ruins of the ancient city-state of Sparta, Greece.

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