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Sunday, May 27, 2018

Review: Creators, Conquerors & Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece by Robin Waterfield - why the Greeks were forever squabbling

Alexander the Great liked his drink. One night, he was at a banquet in Uzbekistan when he got into a drunken dispute with a friend, threw an apple at him, then, when that failed to silence him, speared him like a fish. Alexander got his comeuppance five ...


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