BFR92R The Acropolis, Athens, Greece as it would have appeared in ancient times. Photograph: Classic Image/Alamy
Greece: Birthplace of the modern world?
It had paid-up intellectuals and progressive politics, yet ancient Greece was less civil than we are inclined to remember, says Paul Cartledge
Sunday 7 November 2010 12.00 GMT
E pluribus unum: "out of many – ...
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Letter to President Barack Obama signed by 370* Scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity about ancient Macedonian History
ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE LETTER: Macedonia-evidence.org
(*)Number of undersigned scholars on 10 November of 2009, see Addenda
The Honorable Barack Obama
President, United States of America
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama,
We, the undersigned scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity, respectfully request that ...
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olga palagia,
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R. Malcolm Errington,
Robin Lane Fox,
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Another historical book related to ancient Greek history is "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece" edited by Paul Cartledge
We can read inside the book:
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