As it happens, Athens has been quite hospitable and respectful of its grand history.
Poetry has a grand history as an avenging sword in Latin America.
And then, of course, there was his grand history as the warlord of Xenex.
Both schools have grand histories, but they are not exactly laborers on the assembly line of today's college football factories.
Greece is a proud country with a grand history.
He held that Gibbon's grand history, though epoch-making in its research and detail, was too monocausal.
The result was the third draw in grand final history - with Collingwood winning the replay the following week by 56 points.
From citizen to soldier, all feel the pride in belonging to a nation of grand history and diversity.
The present commission is a successor to that grand history of law reform in Australia.
Bragança is a remote outpost, but one with a grand history.