By David Sansone
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Tells the tale of Greek civilization from the from the Minoan interval to the time of the Byzantine Empire
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Surveys the notable tradition and historical past the traditional Greeks
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Explores the ways that Greek civilization has been regularly reinvented from antiquity to the current day
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Updated version contains extra illustrations, maps, and timelines, a thesaurus, and an annotated bibliography
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