Charles Antaki; Susan Condor 5 March 2014 | Historically the extensive division of Greece was a blessing and |
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Thus a land like ancient Hellas, by its division into many geographic units, separated from one another mostly by mountains, seems almost predestined for political fragmentation.
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James Whitley 4 October 2001 |
"Minorities in Greece — Historical Issues and New Perspectives" | 5: Macedonians and Greeks", In: Roisman and Worthington, "A companion to Ancient Macedonia", p |
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1453 , Population and languages, Emerging Greek identity | But the idea of learning more about Greece — the cradle of Western civilization, a fresh example of tectonic forces at |
The reason why even such a sophisticated historian as Pagden can do it is that the idea that Greece is the cradle of civilisation is so much rooted in western minds and school curicula as to be taken for granted.
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