<span>True. Greece and Rome are the cradle of civilization for the Western world. Philosophy, logic, and math are the foundation of science. The recorded discussions and questioning methods of Socrates lead to scientific method and the ability to question meaning, which leads to discovery and common understanding.</span>
From his muddy outpost on the front line in North Iraq, Grim can see the black flag of the Islamic State snapping in the wind just 500 metres away.
The 52-year-old Boston native – who several months ago found his way to a peshmerga base south of Kirkuk – sits in a crude breeze-block shelter, surrounded by mud and dirt, gunfire crackling in the background.
They standardized weights, measures, writing and standards
Site of the first permanent English settlement in American in 1607
