The Greeks have long been regarded as innovators across a wide range of fields in literature, culture, philosophy, politics and science. However, little attenti

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Out of Athens sets ancient Greek culture next to the global ancient world of Vedic India, the Han dynasty in China, and the empires that survived Alexander the

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This book casts light on ancient Greeks' attitudes to novelty in order to change scholarly understanding of their history and culture.