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Athens
Birthplace of democracy, philosophy and the Parthenon.
Mediterranean & Nile
Greek philosophers, Roman streets frozen in ash, Pharaohs' capitals and the city of two continents.
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Athens
Birthplace of democracy, philosophy and the Parthenon.
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Thebes (Luxor)
Capital of the Pharaohs, with the Valley of the Kings across the Nile.
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Carthage
Hannibal's city, Rome's great rival across the sea.
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Constantinople (Istanbul)
The city on two continents, capital of two empires.
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Pompeii
A Roman town frozen in a single day by Vesuvius.
Alexandria
Alexander's city of the Great Library and the Lighthouse.