the technique of the parthenon frieze is self-effacement.ere the emphasis is on artistic creation. the creative force of greek art after alexander has been reproduced ever since in the direct copies of the roman period, in the rediscoveries and recreations of the renaissance, and in heroic art up to today. the great altar of pergamum is one of the most impressive and characteristic monuments from ancient greek culture, and yet, at the time it was finished, about 170 b.c., the age of these independent greek city-states and kingdoms, like pergamum, was nearing its end as a new power pushed its order across the mediterranean-- rome. the romans conquered greece in the middle of the second century b.c. they would surpass the greeks in political power, in military might, in technological innovation, but the romans would be forever in greece's debt in the fields of philosophy, science, literature, and the arts. as the roman poet said, "captive greece made rome captive." the visual language devised by the greeks would be adopted by the romans and su

. >> they call this the underground parthenon.t is a nengineering marvel. >> japan is full of engineering marvels to boost the economy and raise employment. it didn't work in the past. why will it work now? >> they are not building the bridge to nowhere anymore. what is here now is the smarter infrastructure, as we try to get better connected to the debt -- infrastructure spending can be worthwhile. japan to grow, he has to get ordinary people to spend more, too. and that will be much harder. for a decade, japanese people are used to living on less than less. >> we have to pay taxes and we have to pay a lot but we only have a small amount of wages and my husband's salary is not going up. >> japan's small businessmen are feeling the squeeze. just ask him -- his car company hand-builds 400 of these quirky cars each year. a far cry from toyota. and that is his problem. >> when i went to the ministry for a license, they said -- why is a country bumpkin trying to make cars? it is almost impossible for as mall car company like mine to t

truman and atchison were building the parthenon with classical geometry and clear lines. the pillars were a handful of big institutions and alliances dominated by major powers and that structure delivered unprecedented peace and prosperity but time takes its toll even on the greatest edifice. and we do need a new architecture for this new world. more frank geary than formal greek. think of it, some of his work at first might appear haphazard but in fact it's highly intentional and sophisticated. where once a few strong columns could hold up the weight of the world, today, we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures. now, of course, american military and economic strength will remain the foundation of our global leadership. as we saw from the intervention to stop a massacre in libya, to the raid that brought bin laden to justice, there will always be times when it is necessary and just to use force. america's ability to project power all over the globe remains essential and i'm very proud of the partnerships that the state department has formed with the pentagon, fir

truman and acheson were killed in the parthenon with classical geometry and clear lines.ellers or a handful of big institutions and alliances dominated by major powers. that structure delivered unprecedented peace and prosperity. time takes its toll, even on the greatest edifice. we do need a new architecture for this new world. more frank gehry than formal greek. some of his work at first might appear have howser. in fact, it is highly intentional -- half hazard. in fact, it is highly intentional and sophisticated. today, we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures. american military and economic strength will remain the foundation of our global leadership. as we saw from the intervention to stop the massacre in libya to the rate at brought osama bin laden to justice, there will always be times when it is necessary and just to use force. host: that is the secretary of state who spoke at the council on foreign relations yesterday. texas, our independent line, go ahead. caller: i would like to give her a 0. i think she is personally responsible for the deaths of amer

truman and atchison were building the parthenon with classical geometry and clear lines. the pillars were a handful of big institutions and alliances dominated by major powers and that structure delivered unprecedented peace and prosperity but time takes its toll even on the greatest edifice. and we do need a new architecture for this new world. more frank geary than formal greek. think of it, some of his work at first might appear haphazard but in fact it's highly intentional and sophisticated. where once a few strong columns could hold up the weight of the world, today, we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures. now, of course, american military and economic strength will remain the foundation of our global leadership. as we saw from the intervention to stop a massacre in libya, to the raid that brought bin laden to justice, there will always be times when it is necessary and just to use force. america's ability to project power all over the globe remains essential and i'm very proud of the partnerships that the state department has formed with the pentagon, fir

truman and acheson were building the parthenon with classical geometry and clear lines. the pillars were a handful of big institutions and alliances dominated by the major powers and that structure delivered unprecedented peace and prosperity. but time takes its toll even on the greatest edifice. and we do need a new architecture for this new world. more frank gehry ben formal greek. [laughter] think of it. now some of his work at first might appear haphazard but in fact it's highly intentional and sophisticated. where once a few strong columns could hold up the weight of the world, today we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures. now of course american military and economic strength will remain the foundation of our global leadership or go as we saw from the intervention to stop the massacre in libya to the rate that brought bin laden to justice, there will always be times when it is necessary and just to use force. america's ability to protect power all over the globe remains essential. and i'm very proud of the partnership that the state department has forms w

truman and acheson were building the parthenon with clear lines. the pillars or a handful of big institutions dominated by major powers. that structure delivered unprecedented peace and prosperity. but time takes its toll even on the greatest atedifice. we need a new architect for this world. more frank gehry than formal greek. think of it. of this work might appear have hazard. it is sophisticated -- some of his work might appear haphazard. we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures. as we saw from the intervention to stop a massacre in libya, there will always be times when it is necessary to use force. america is the ability to project power over the globe remains essential. i'm proud of the partnerships the state department has formed with the pentagon. america's traditional allies and friends in europe and east asia remain in valuable partners in nearly everything we do. we've spent energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. the un and world bank and nato are still essentials. all of our institutions and relationships ch