The journalist Makis Provatas talks with Maria Efthymiou, associate professor of History at the University of Athens. Thucydides has said that "History is philosophy through examples." At the same time, History is the history of people. Those fragile, mortal beings, exposed to every danger and every upheaval.

Of the same people, however, who also possess mind, thought, will, emotions, aims, self-interest, altruism, a sense of time, and a sense of death. And who can intervene in themselves, in nature, and in others. To define and understand, that is, their small life.

This book approaches eras and events, individuals and societies, intentions and aims, disillusionments and confirmations. The paths inevitably intertwine with the personal history of Maria Efthymiou, the memories of life, and the forces that led her, with such passion and faith, to the study and teaching of History. A science that is connected to memory and time – the tireless companions of the individual and collective journey of all of us.

The journey covered by the book starts from prehistoric times and reaches to today. In reality, it is not a long period at all... Just a few kilometers...