Published by GUTENBERG Editions as a kind of farewell to the past millennium, the History by Sarantos Kargakos is an impressive two-volume work of one thousand four hundred pages that critically records all significant events that have marked world history from the dawn of human civilization to the present day, with a focus on the Greek presence in the world.

By identifying the moments and individuals who truly contributed with their decisions and courage, their bravery and mistakes, to the shaping of their historical tomorrow, historian Sarantos Kargakos summarizes a tumultuous history of almost three thousand years.

Not only referencing the events themselves but also their social, political, and cultural context, it sketches a sober trajectory over the continuous movement of societies, states, and empires, from ancient China, Japan, and Egypt to classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period, and from Rome and Byzantium to the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the accomplishments of the Western World, as well as the turmoil of the World Wars of the last century.

Written to be read by everyone (and not just to adorn another shelf in the living room library), the History by Sarantos Kargakos aims to illuminate the past while also drawing lessons for the present and future of our country, and beyond.