whose got the greatest history in Europe?

That doesn't make their history greater it just makes it bigger. Why can't a single building decide that Macedonia has the greatest history in Europe?

Greek influence and control is highly overstated and its mainly done by Europeans to compensate for the lack of European presence on the global stage for most of modern history. 'Greece' at its peak was a cultural, economic and military subject state to Persia.

Define: greater - of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

I would say it pretty much satisfies the definition. A nations 'greatness' in any is measured by its contemporary cultural presence. Note this greatness does not have any moral implications but is simply a game of who's the best imperialist which essentially goes hand in hand with scientific contribution and linguistic reach.

That's just your opinion of what greatness means.

Ah, I kind of misread the question.. Thought it said most interesting LOLAnd actually, not necessarily... Look at Alexander the great, he defeated the persians and his empire stretched as far east as to India.....But as its the greatest history in europe... I guess it's Italy in terms of ancient history... The Romans at their peak conquered nearly most of the known world at that time...

No, by your logic ants are more great than lions because there are more of them everywhere!

In an evolutionary sense sure it is arguable whatever specie adapts best and spreads itself widest is the better animal strictly in those terms. Also since ants are a heck of a lot more important to the planet than lions.

However, to compare biological factors of animal adaptation and reproduction to conscious, human attempts to project its power globally is ridiculous. The two are not comparable.

So you'd rather see an ant than a lion?

What I rather see or think is irrelevant. Opinions are worthless, you go to China, Bolivia, Iraq, Iceland, what language will be the most likely spoken by some? What music will most likely be heard by some? What movies will be most likely be seen by some? Anglo.

Opinions don't change the objective truth that the English language has the greatest reach of all languages in Europe. For the purposes of the debate that suffices the definition of greatest, you're strawmanning.

Greatest reach doesn't make it the greatest history. That's your measure you've used to fit your opinion!

Such was Persia's power at the time that Alexander considered himself to be a Achaemenid (read Persian) after his conquest on Persia, married the crown Princes of Persia, settled in Persia and essentially took control of Persia + a little extra....

Historically the Roman empire (who's greatness isn't singularly attributable to once country or culture) might have been great but did it ever reach as far as England? Did it ever create several offshoots of itself all across the world? Was its cultural and linguistic reach anywhere as great? The Romans had their hands full with the Sassanids and such, show me one such match to England over the last 400 years?

The term greatest by definition and contextually implies who's language and culture have the longest reach/influence and who's nation projected power the furthest. Yes that makes it England in Europe or do you have any other measures to measure greatness of a nation?

Again if you wanna argue semantics and say it could interpret greatest as who made the best paintings, has the nicest food, has the 'coolest' history feel free to. You're being disingenuous.

Why not economically greatest or relative to scale? You're just being opinionated and saying you're objective!

Because economic and scientific strength converts into military prowess which in turn is the driving factor behind the spread of a language and culture. Cause, Causation, can you see it?