Rise of Athens. The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation, Paperback - Anthony Everitt

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of democracy

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The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of the World Wars - Anthony D'Agostino

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