How Mountains & Sea Forged Ancient Greece
Why did Ancient Greece blossom into a collection of fiercely independent city-states while its neighbors built vast, unified empires? The answer is not found in a political treatise, but etched…
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Ancient Greece: Built by its Geography
Why was Ancient Greece a patchwork of rival city-states instead of a unified empire? The answer is written on the map itself. The rugged mountains and endless coastline didn't just…