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 story of people. These fragile, mortal creatures, exposed to every danger and every upheaval. The same people, however, who simultaneously have mind, thought, will, feelings, aims, selfishness, selflessness, 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. In this book, eras and events, individuals and societies, intentions and aims, disappointments and confirmations are approached. The journeys inevitably intertwine with the personal history of Maria Efthymiou, the life memories and the forces that led her, with such passion and faith, to the study and teaching of History. A science that is connected with memory and time – the tireless companions of our individual and collective journey. The journey that the book traverses starts from prehistoric times and reaches today. In reality, it is not a long period at all... Only a few kilometers...