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The Long Walls of Athens: A Corridor of Power
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Long Walls of Athens — the fortified corridors that connected the city to its port at Piraeus and turned Athens into a naval superpower. Built in the mid-fifth century BCE on the advice of Themistocles and completed under Pericles, these walls were both a military marvel and a political statement. Lucas explains how they allowed Athens to survive sieges, why Sparta demanded their demolition after the Peloponnesian War, and how their eventual destruction marked the end of an era. Along the way, he touches on the architect Callicrates, the…
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