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Eloquent voices warned the Greeks not to follow this path, to no avail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It wasn’t just the ancient Greeks and the American founders who favored classical forms; Roman emperors and the Nazis did too.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The title character was left on a desert island when the rest of the Greeks went off to sack Troy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The group - men and women of various nationalities, including some Greeks and Australians - is being transported by naval vessel to the southern coast of Crete, where they are expected to arrive at Atherinolakkos.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

However, irrational numbers, unlike zero, could not easily be ignored by the Greeks.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife