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Sicily and Sardinia were both Hellenic Colonies in the great age of colonisation circa 700-600BC - Sardinia was quite influential in the Peloponnesian War being the wealthiest state and having its own large naval fleet - a war which pretty much defined what the 'Imperial Idea' was and how powers inevitably exercise control over weaker states. Thucydides is the original and still the best military/political writer a brilliant mind and general who whose Periclean Funeral Oration pretty much outlined the core of the Democratic tradition - both French and American constitutions are direct descendants of the Athenian model of Democracy described perfectly in the Oration- ironically the British Imperial Tradition bares much closer resemblance to the Spartan Tradition. As an aside- Thucydides rather than Herodotus is credited with inventing the notion of Historical writing. Everyone should read the preface and Book One.
If you are lucky enough to holiday in Sicily and you have some passing familiarity with its history - you will no doubt note that there still exist communities whose 'native' dialects include a lot of of 5th century (Attic) Greek roots. The most beautiful and (my favourite ) part of Italy - the North has its charms but the South has the best cooking and a rugged coastal beauty.
Sicily and Sardinia were both Hellenic Colonies in the great age of colonisation circa 700-600BC - Sardinia was quite influential in the Peloponnesian War being the wealthiest state and having its own large naval fleet - a war which pretty much defined what the 'Imperial Idea' was and how powers inevitably exercise control over weaker states. Thucydides is the original and still the best military/political writer a brilliant mind and general who whose Periclean Funeral Oration pretty much outlined the core of the Democratic tradition - both French and American constitutions are direct descendants of the Athenian model of Democracy described perfectly in the Oration- ironically the British Imperial Tradition bares much closer resemblance to the Spartan Tradition. As an aside- Thucydides rather than Herodotus is credited with inventing the notion of Historical writing. Everyone should read the preface and Book One.
If you are lucky enough to holiday in Sicily and you have some passing familiarity with its history - you will no doubt note that there still exist communities whose 'native' dialects include a lot of of 5th century (Attic) Greek roots. The most beautiful and (my favourite ) part of Italy - the North has its charms but the South has the best cooking and a rugged coastal beauty.
He’s more recently been recognised as one of the few leaders in all of history to bring peace to the Middle East.
