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Greece is a country with a very rich history and the homeland of many famous personalities throughout the centuries. I think one of the best ways to learn about history is to begin by developing a real interest in a particular era through fiction relating to that era. Published by baker academic a division of baker publishing group p. The first is academic earth, which has courses of video lectures from some american universities. It was a rumor started by plutarch, a greek historian, who evidently got his history wrong. As academic earth s first partner school, yale has been a leader within the space of opencourseware by consistently delivering on its esteemed mission to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. Best books on ancient greek history and literature 259 books. Favorite greek myths the darkness of night was a serpent, slain by their sungods arrows. The greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity. An introduction to ancient greek 3e, provides a unique, bestselling course of instruction that allows students to read connected greek narrative right from the begining and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. You can learn the greek alphabet in an hour or two, and if this is all you ever learn, it is enough to let you look up entries in a greek dictionary, pronounce greek words, and feel a little less frightened by those strange. Alexander the great spread greek culture throughout much of asia.
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