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Wayne Bowen

The Pen and the Sword

Wayne Bowen received his Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University, and is also an Army veteran.

Undoing destiny: Greece and the future of the European Union

Thursday, May 17, 2012

In 490 and again in 480 B.C., the warring Greek city-states, who had for centuries proven unable to unite, rallied together against a hated aggressor, the mighty Persian Empire. Spartans, Athenians and other Greeks rallied on land and at sea and achieved stunning victories against vast Persian forces.

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