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Barbarism Quote by Thucydides

“The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.” quote by Thucydides — Download Open image

“The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.”

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