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Koskinas: Alexander the Great would have conquered Rome with 15 more years
“I think if he had another 10, 15 years of life the map of the world and world history would have been very different. Probably we will never had the Roman Empire. Because he would have conquered Rome. If you have the tactical and strategic genius of Alexander,…”
Aristotle Koskinas Jan 5, 2017 ▶ 46:17 Aristotle Koskinas on Greek History
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Koskinas: Preserved pre-1960s Athens would be as beautiful as Prague
“If we were wise and we have kept Athens as it was in the sixties, we would have been a city as beautiful as Prague, even more beautiful.”
Aristotle Koskinas Jan 5, 2017 ▶ 57:30 Aristotle Koskinas on Greek History
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