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Meet Professor Faltas
Welcome to the Great Cultures website, an educational and tours platform led by world history professor Emad Faltas, a native Coptic Egyptian, classicist, and Egyptologist. Our website offers a unique opportunity to explore and engage with different cultural traditions from around the world, providing you with a comprehensive and immersive experience of the world’s diverse cultures.
Professor Faltas brings his deep understanding of world history and culture to every aspect of our platform, from our engaging articles and cultural profiles to our immersive tours and travel experiences. With his expertise in classicism and Egyptology, Professor Faltas provides a unique perspective on the ancient world and its influence on contemporary cultures.
Our tours are tailored to provide a unique educational and cultural experience, incorporating lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities, all led by Professor Faltas, to enhance your understanding and appreciation of the rich and diverse human experience. Our website offers a wide range of educational resources, including multimedia content and interactive experiences, all of which are carefully curated and led by Professor Faltas.
Whether you are interested in ancient history, classical literature, or modern cultural traditions, our website offers something for everyone. At the Great Cultures website, we believe that cultural understanding is essential to building bridges of empathy and respect across borders, and we are committed to creating meaningful and authentic cultural experiences for our travelers.
Join us on a journey of discovery, as we explore the many cultures that make up our world, led by a professor with a deep understanding of world history and culture.
Where To?
Egypt
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The ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for over 3000 years and became one of history’s most influential and iconic civilizations. At its height, ancient Egypt’s empire stretched as far north as modern-day Syria and as far south as today’s Sudan, but long before it was an empire, ancient Egypt was a series of small independent city-states that bloomed along north Africa’s Nile River.
Greece
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The ancient Classical (Hellenic) and Hellenistic eras of Greece are undoubtedly the most splendid, having left behind a host of ideas, concepts, and art to provide the foundation of what we call: “Western Civilization.” They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, used logic, reason, and philosophy. They Wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul. They captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply: The Greeks Created our World.
Rome
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Ambition, Conquest, lust, murder & the power of unrivaled technology. These are the cornerstones in the foundation of the Roman Empire.
It emerged from a small town founded by a refugee Trojan ancestor of Aeneas, becoming an Empire officially in 27 BCE. From a small city-state ruled by the Etruscans, but when they became a Republic in 509 BCE, they created the world’s biggest empire even though they were driven by a collective cultural ego. They erected colossal buildings, stadiums, palaces, roads, and aqueducts that spanned three continents.
