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Product Description Greek art and architecture dominate our cities; modern military strategists still study and employ Hellenic war tactics; Greek poetry, plays, and philosophy are widely read and enjoyed; and science, mathematics, medicine, and astronomy all build on the fundamentals of early Greek thinking. Gain fascinating insights into Greek island living, ancient social networking, and the extreme priority Greeks placed on athletic competition. Learn of spectacular discoveries such as buried palaces, the Uluburun shipwreck, and the earliest writing ever found in Europe. About the Author Diane Harris Cline is an associate professor of history and classics at George Washington University, where she is an affiliated faculty member of the Digital Humanities Institute. She is a popular lecturer on the history of Greece with expertise on the city of Athens, Greek sanctuaries, and Greek art, archaeology, inscriptions, and biography. Cline holds a BA in classics from Stanford, a PhD in classical archaeology from Princeton, and was a fellow at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, where she was also a Fulbright Scholar. Her current research focuses on social networks and innovation in classical Athens.Pam Ward found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress' Talking Books program. The fact that she can work with Blackstone Audio from the beauty of the mountains of Southern Oregon is an unexpected bonus. Her audiobook narration has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards.