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The rise and fall of classical Greece

by Josiah Ober

Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. He argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?