The introduction to the volume discusses, first, the conceptual framework of localism and the local in the ancient Greek world. Each city-state cultivated its own identity of place. In doing so, the ...
The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...
When the Persian army landed at Marathon in 490 BC, the Athenians chose Phidippides, their best runner, to send word to other Greeks of the invasion. Setting out from Athens, Phidippides made for ...