The Greeks were, even though they went to sea plenty, they were terrified of the sea for very good reason.

那时的古希腊人,虽然时常出海,但他们也是非常惧怕大海的

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You will find very rare of the case of a Greek city, which is founded away from the sea; they always wanted to be close to the sea for varieties of reasons.

你会发现希腊城市中很少见的现象,那就是它们远离大海,诸多的原因致使希腊人,愿意把城市建设在离海近的地方

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