**Roderick Beaton *is an Emeritus Professor at King's College London and Commander of the Order of Honor of the Hellenic Republic. His previous book, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation *, was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He is the four-time winner of the prestigious Runciman Award an...

**Roderick Beaton *is an Emeritus Professor at King's College London and Commander of the Order of Honor of the Hellenic Republic. His previous book, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation *, was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He is the four-time winner of the prestigious Runciman Award and lives in Kent, England.