This complete history of Greece documents ancient times to the present, giving specific attention to its emergence as a modern European nation after the destruction, disease, and death Greece suffered during World War II and the subsequent civil war.
Series Foreword Acknowledgments Timeline of Historic Events 1 The Land and Its People 2 From Prehistoric Man to the Golden Age of Classical Greece 3 The Hellenistic Age Followed by Roman Rule 4 The Byzantine Empire Followed by Ottoman Rule 5 Fighting for Independence 6 Establishing an Independent Nation 7 Immigration, Wars, and the Great Catastrophe 8 World War II and the Occupation 9 Civil War 10 Recovery after the Wars 11 Democracy Returns to Greece Notable People in the History of Greece Bibliography Index
Elaine Thomopoulos, PhD, is an independent scholar who has authored local history books and is editor of Greek-American Pioneer Women of Illinois.
Very highly recommended . . . opens Greek history to non
specialists, telling an important story of a people at the core of
Western culture.
*Mediterranean Quarterly*
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