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  2. Areopagus sermon - Wikipedia

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    So Paul went to the synagogue and the Agora (Greek: ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ, "in the marketplace") on a number of occasions ('daily'), [5] to preach about the Resurrection of Jesus. His novel expositions were met with confusion and wonder by some Epicureans and Stoics, as well as other Greeks of philosophical inclinations. They then took him ...

  3. The Bible: In the Beginning... - Wikipedia

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    Part I. The film begins with the Creation. God creates the heavens and earth, including the first man, Adam and the first woman, Eve.Both live in the utopical Garden of Eden until a Serpent convinces Eve to disobey God by eating a fruit from the tree of knowledge, and in turn Eve convinces Adam to do the same.

  4. History of Athens - Wikipedia

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    The name of Athens, connected to the name of its patron goddess Athena, originates from an earlier Pre-Greek language. [1] The origin myth explaining how Athens acquired this name through the legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena was described by Herodotus, [2] Apollodorus, [3] Ovid, Plutarch, [4] Pausanias and others.

  5. Movie Review: Audacious Bible-era story 'The Book of ... - AOL

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    Add to that an exciting soundtrack of more than a dozen songs by Samuel (even one with Jay-Z, also a producer on the movie) and “The Book of Clarence” is worth a look simply for its sheer ...

  6. Ion (play) - Wikipedia

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    Euripides' retelling of this myth is a radical step forward among the Greek tragedies: while in other plays of classical Athens individuals often rail against the disasters that the Fates or the gods have caused to befall them, in this powerful play both Creusa and Ion actually challenge whether the gods have any right to govern the destinies ...

  7. Athenian military - Wikipedia

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    With its fleet, Athens obtained hegemony over the rest of the Greek city-states forming the First Athenian Empire. Its fleet was destroyed and its empire lost during the Peloponnesian War. Athens regained some of its naval power after the Second Athenian League was rebuilt; however, it never fully recovered as its rivals were much stronger than ...

  8. Siege of Melos - Wikipedia

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    The Athenians executed the men of fighting age [24] and sold the women and children into slavery. They then settled 500 of their own colonists on the island. [25]In 405 BC, by which time Athens was losing the war, the Spartan general Lysander expelled the Athenian colonists from Melos and restored the survivors of the siege to the island.

  9. Seen all the movies made in Athens? Here's a list of 10, and ...

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    With a history that includes Hollywood and indie productions, the quirky reputation of Athens has extended to the movie world for more than 80 years.