Ancient History Magazine

FREEDOM FOR THE GREEKS

THEME: Hellenistic diplomacy THEME THE BASIS OF HELLENISTIC DIPLOMACY

With the Greek world being divided between over 1000 , each of which was a possibly enemy or ally, diplomacy was a must. Otherwise, war – the failure of diplomacy – was inevitable, and the events of the fifth century BC show just how destructive war between the Greek could be, as entire cities were destroyed and their people

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