Tag: History
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The Greek refugees who fled to the Middle East in WW2
The influx of more than a million refugees and migrants to the Greek islands in the past year has stirred up difficult memories for a dwindling group who followed the same route during World War Two, but in reverse. As German and Italian troops occupied Greece, tens of thousands of people fled by sea to…
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The story of cities: how Alexandria laid foundations for the modern world
The secret to Alexandria, if classical historians are to be believed, lies in a golden casket. Studded with jewels and small enough to hold in one’s hands, the casket was a war trophy found in the lodgings of vanquished Persian king Darius III more than 2,300 years ago. The man who defeated Darius, Alexander the…