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Donald Kagan is a renowned American historian known for his in-depth research on ancient Greek history. His works cover a wide range of topics from Greek city-states to the Roman Empire, having a profound impact on the field of history.

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Author:Donald Kagan

“War has been more common than peace, and extended periods of peace have been rare in a world divided into multiple states”

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“All comparisons between America's current place in the world and anything legitimately called an empire in the past reveal ignorance and confusion about any reasonable meaning of the concept empire, especially the comparison with the Roman Empire.”

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“We, to some degree, are like what we are because we inherited certain things from the Greeks and the Romans. One of them that's so striking is the whole area of politics.”

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“History had its own way of explaining things. The way historians explain things is by telling a story.”

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“From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me.”

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“Without history we are the prisoners of the accident of where and when we were born.”

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“I can see that you [Bruce Cole] are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?”

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“Throughout the human experience people have read history because they felt that it was a pleasure and that it was in some way instructive. The profession of professor of history has taken it in a very different direction.”

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“You have to liberate yourself first from the prejudices of the world in which you live.”

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About the Author

Born: May 1, 1932
Known for: Historian
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