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Figure 12.7. Theater at Epidaurus
The theater at Epidaurus is a masterpiece of ancient acoustics; audiences wept (and
still weep) during the plays of Euripides that tell the story of Agamemnon and his daughter,
Medea. Corinth was a thriving market town that survived into Roman times. Its ruins give
the visitor a glimpse of columnar majesty. The Apostle Paul visited Corinth, and his Epistle
to the Corinthians stands as a warning to all who commit the sins of self-pride and excess-
ive pursuit of worldly goods. And memories of Olympia stir to life every four years in the
Olympics, as athletes of modern nations compete for the sake of glory and excellence—the
embodiment of the ancient Greek ideals of arête .