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In these set of materials, the reading claims that the story about Greeks’ use of burning mirrors -in defending themselves against Roman’s ships- is just a myth. And Greeks of Syracuse never built such a device. And the author provides three evidences of support. However, the professor opposes the reading, she says that the arguments in the reading are unconvincing. She refutes each of the author’s reasons.
First, the reading asserts that the ancient Greeks were not technologically advanced enough to make such a device. In order to produce a burning mirror, ancient Greeks had to manu...
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