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The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East
By Robert Drews
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When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these important questions.
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