A society's relationship with its neighbors is determined la... - Fernand Braudel

"A society's relationship with its neighbors is determined largely by terrain and trade routes."

Fernand Braudel History

Historian French 1902–1985

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"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."