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Greece
Tales about the cradle of Western civilisation, from Socrates and the first democracies to the fall of the Roman Empire, the Ottoman yoke, and Britain’s part in the fight for independence.
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Xerxes Scourges the Hellespont
By Herodotus
The Persian King felt that a lord of his majesty should not have to take any nonsense from an overgrown river.
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The Fall of Constantinople
By Clay Lane
Hospitality and sympathy, but no help - the Byzantine Emperor learns a bitter lesson about western diplomacy.
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The Bishop’s Gambit
The mayor and bishop of Zakynthos went to extraordinary lengths to protect the most vulnerable people of their island.
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‘Stand out of my Sunshine!’
By Plutarch
Alexander the Great dropped a hint to his sycophantic entourage.
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Kipling and ‘Agamemnon’
Both Rudyard Kipling and the Royal Navy saw Greek sovereignty as a universal symbol of freedom.
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‘Hail, Liberty!’
By Rudyard Kipling
Kipling borrowed from the Greek Independence movement to give thanks for the end of the Great War.
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