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In 1822, a rich and beautiful young woman took the cause of Greek independence into her capable hands.
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By Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895-1982), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.
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Rudyard Kipling believed that a better appreciation of ancient Greece and Rome could help the English be less insular.
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Some years before the Elgin marbles were put on display in the British Museum, rising artist Benjamin Haydon got a sneak preview.
By John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Sir Edward Leithen finds himself revising his opinion of the ‘detestable’ Koré Arabin.
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Felicia Skene recalls the Easter celebrations on one emotionally-charged night in Athens
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When Porus, the Indian king, surrendered to Alexander the Great at Jhelum, he had only one request to make of him.