Emily and Me

Greek Theater

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February 17th 2008
On Wednesday we went back to the Areopogas, the place where Paul gave his sermon. The day before, we had to read Acts for an assignment, so it was kinda cool going to the place where he gave the sermon right after we had read it in context. Then when we were up on the hill, we read the sermon out loud. That was awesome! We also met a guy there who was working on his dissertation on the hill in Ath ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more