Rise & Fall of Ancient Greece

In this episode: we'll go through the rise and fall of ancient greek civilization. Through most of its history, Greece was poor. In the classical era, though, Greece was incredibly populated and very urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years.

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