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  • Athens in Decline (Routledge Revivals)

    404-86 B.C.

    by Claude Mossé ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Athens has, at different times and from different points of view, been cited as a model of moderate democracy and triumphant humanism, or, on the contrary, as an illustration of the disorders due to demagoguery and misguided imperialism. Professor Mossé looks beyond these judgments to discuss the exceptional destiny of Athens – a city which for two centuries dominated the Eastern Mediterranean ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

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  • The Ten Tragedies of Euripides

    by Euripides ...
    This file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: "Euripides (ca. 480 BCE–406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being ... Read more

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  • The Empire of Alexander the Great

    by John Mahaffy ...
    Most of the great changes in the world's history come about gradually and wise men can see them coming, for it is very hard to run counter to the nature of average men, and all great advances and degradations of society are the result of persistent causes; but a few times, since our records have been kept, there has arisen a single genius, who has done what no number of lesser men could accomplish ... Read more

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  • The Hemlock Cup

    Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

    by Bettany Hughes ...
    We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did; in his unwavering commitment to truth and in the example of his own life, he set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy. And yet, for twenty-five centuries, he has remained an enigma: a man who left no written legacy and about whom everything we know is hearsay, gleaned from the writings of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Greek Mythology for Kids: From the Gods to the Titans

    Greek Mythology Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Greek & Roman Myths
    Why would you introduce your child to Greek mythology when they are just figments of the imagination? Well, there are many benefits a child can harvest from learning Greek mythology. For one, it fuels the imagination and help them become more creative. Greek mythology also teaches about the core values of love, courage and kindness. So grab a copy of this educational book today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Alexander the Great and His Empire

    A Short Introduction

    by Pierre Briant ...
    Translated by Amélie Kuhrt ...
    A classic account of Alexander the Great's conquest and its impact on the conquered—now in English for the first timeThis is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing a conventional biographical focus, this is the only book in any language that sets the rise of ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition

    by Donald Kagan ...
    "This is a solid piece of scholarship, a readable, consistent, and understandable account of a difficult period in Greek history, and rife with astute and provocative observations on Thucydides."― The HistorianWhy did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • From Democrats to Kings

    The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

    by Michael Scott ...
    A popular history of how the ancient world turned from a democracy to a monarchy and "shine[s] a light on the culture that bloomed as Athens faded." ( The Daily Mail)Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighboring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. ... Read more

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  • Ancient Greece

    by David Pickering ...
    Series series Collins Gem
    From theatre to politics, no other single civilisation has influenced the Western world more profoundly than that of ancient Greece.From the roots of democracy to philosophy and mathematics, it’s fascinating to learn how much western civilisation has stemmed from that of ancient Greece. This book offers an introduction to the lives of the ancient Greeks, their mythologies and traditions and their ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • On Weather Signs

    by Theophrastus ...
    Theophrastus was a prolific Greek scholar whose interests ranged from biology to metaphysics. He succeeded Aristotle in the Peripatetic school and was the predecessor to Strato. Theophrastus surviving works in botany are Enquiry into Plants and On the Causes of Plants , which were both used by practitioners throughout the middle ages. On Weather Signs was contained in Enquiry into Plants. This ... Read more

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  • Onward to the Olympics

    Historical Perspectives on the Olympic Games

    Edited by Gerald P. Schaus, Stephen R. Wenn ...
    The Olympic Games have had two lives—the first lasted for a millennium with celebrations every four years at Olympia to honour the god Zeus. The second has blossomed over the past century, from a simple start in Athens in 1896 to a dazzling return to Greece in 2004. Onward to the Olympics provides both an overview and an array of insights into aspects of the Games’ history. Leading North American ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • On the Sacred Disease (Illustrated Edition)

    by Hippocrates ...
    Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) is one of the best known of the Ancient Greeks, and his Hippocratic Oath is still in use today. An ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens, Hippocrates is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, known simply as the Father of Western medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as ... Read more

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