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A new history of the idea of Europe from Ancient Greece to the present'A magisterial history, written with great panache, that is both enlightening and deeply readable. A true tour de force - Peter Frankopan What do we talk about when we talk about Europe?…

We think we know ancient Greece, the civilisation that shares the same name and gave us just about everything that defines 'western' culture today, in the arts, sciences, social sciences and politics. Yet, as Greece has been brought under repeated scrutiny…

'A wonderful book.'Peter Frankopan'A masterpiece'Gregory Nagy, Harvard University'Remarkable'Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules-For NowThe way we think. The way we learn. The entertainment we seek.The way we are governed. It all began on the mountains…

'Monumental . An authoritative guide to the countless ways in which Greek words and ideas have shaped the modern world.' Financial TimesThe Greeks is a story which takes us from the archaeological treasures of the Bronze Age Aegean and myths of gods…