The King of Macedon, Alexander III, owes his description ‘the Great’ to the enormous territory that he conquered. His unparalleled journey of domination with a 50,000 strong army lasted over ten years. But was Alexander ‘Great’ even before he became this mysterious and elusive world conqueror?
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What’s so great about Alexander? - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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AUDIO: Europe after the Greek election: Difficult decisions for a divided Europe - Economics - AEI
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The Eurozone Crisis After the Greek Elections | Atlantic Council
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The Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism was discovered a hundred years ago in the wreckage of a 2000-year-old ship. For much of the last century, researchers, like Dr. Daryn Lehoux in the Classics Department at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, have been trying to figure out what this complex mechanical device can do. Dr. Lehoux spoke with host Bob MacDonald on Quirks and Quarks.
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The Austere Life: The Changing Nature of Europe’s Politics and Societies | Atlantic Council
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Greece: An Effective Model for Europe’s Next Wave of Debt Restructuring? | Atlantic Council
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NPR Planet Money: Who Loaned Money To Greece, Anyway?
The clock is still ticking for the Euro. Greece are still not in a position to pay back their debts and continues to try and work out a deal with its creditors. But who loaned money to Greece?
http://podcast.co.uk/npr-planet-money-who-loaned-money-to-greece-anyway/
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Should Greece Default? Lessons from Argentina - Foreign and Defense Policy - AEI
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Greece on the Skids: Can the Eurozone Survive? - Economics - AEI
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RN Rear Vision - 14 September 2011 - Did defaulting rescue Argentina and could it work for Greece?
In 2001 Argentina announced it was going to restructure its international debt, thereby triggering the biggest default in history. Twelve months later Argentina was registering record economic growth. What lessons can countries like Greece, Spain and Ireland learn from the Argentine experience?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/rearvision/stories/2011/3309852.htm
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