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The Hellenistic Gulf: Greek Naval Presence in South Mesopotamia and the Gulf (324-64 B.C.) by MR Andreas P Parpas 9781535352772
RRP: £24.00£20.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535352772Author MR Andreas P ParpasFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox 9781541600447
RRP: £32.50£20.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541600447Author Robin Lane FoxFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 155mm * 41mm -
Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia
RRP: £15.99£10.93The phrase "music history" likely summons up images of long-dead composers, smug men in wigs and waistcoats, and people dancing without touching. In Music: A Subversive History, Gioia responds to the false notions that undergird this tedium. Traditional... -
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Wonderful and timely ... Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think... Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to... -
How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by Josephine Quinn 9781526605191
RRP: £16.99£14.00A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' THE TIMES 'A... -
The Greek Alexander Romance by Richard Stoneman
RRP: £12.99£9.09Mystery surrounds the parentage of Alexander, the prince born to Queen Olympias. Is his father Philip, King of Macedonia, or Nectanebo, the mysterious sorcerer who seduced the queen by trickery? One thing is certain: the boy is destined to conquer the... -
The Greeks and the Irrational by E R Dodds 9781773239187
RRP: £12.95£12.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773239187Author E R DoddsFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 485g -
Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
RRP: £10.99£6.56The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion'I must die. But must I die bawling?'Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical... -
The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters by Adam Nicolson
RRP: £10.99£6.10Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford) 'A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer ... There's something that hits the mark on every page'... -
How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by Josephine Quinn 9781526605184
RRP: £30.00£21.35A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' THE TIMES 'A... -
The Republic by Plato
RRP: £10.99£7.77The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophyPlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different... -
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters (Mythology) by Donna Jo Napoli
RRP: £19.99£14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of California Reading Association Eureka! Silver Honor Book 2011 and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2011.Book InformationISBN 9781426308444Author Donna... -
Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places by Annette Giesecke
RRP: £25.00£22.45An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinating definitions of 700 major and minor characters, creatures, and places of classical mythology.Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and... -
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
RRP: £10.99£7.51'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but... -
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories by Robert B Strassler 9781400031146
RRP: £32.00£25.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400031146Author HerodotusFormat PaperbackPage Count 1024Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1451gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
RRP: £14.99£10.95'With icy remorselessness, it puts paid to any notion that the horrors of modern history might be an aberration - for it tells of universal war, of terrorism, revolution and genocide' Tom HollandThe long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta... -
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold by Stephen Fry 9781405944465
RRP: £10.99£8.43AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient... -
Circe: The No. 1 Bestseller from the author of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 9781526664587
RRP: £20.00£15.42A FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a... -
The Greek Myths (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Robert Graves
RRP: £22.00£16.80Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek Myths is definitive, comprehensive and unparalleled - and available now in the Penguin Classics Deluxe series, featuring a new introduction from Rick Riordan (bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and... -
Hera: The beguiling story of the Queen of Mount Olympus by Jennifer Saint 9781472292209
RRP: £20.00£13.75The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.'An exceptional achievement' ELODIE HARPER 'A very special novel' COSTANZA CASATI 'The essential... -
Tales of Dionysus: The Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis by William Levitan
RRP: £32.95£28.10Tales of Dionysus is the first English verse translation of one of the most extraordinary poems of the Greek literary tradition, the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis. By any standard, the Dionysiaca is a formidable work. It is by far the longest poem... -
Prospero's Cell by Lawrence Durrell
RRP: £10.99£7.32Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.'In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.' New York TimesIn his youth,... -
The Emperor's Exile (Eagles of the Empire 19): A thrilling new Roman epic from the Sunday Times bestseller by Simon Scarrow
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Sunday Times bestseller - a thrilling new adventure in Simon Scarrow's acclaimed Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF SIMON SCARROW'S BOOKS!'I could not put it down' *****... -
Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9-1) Dr John Taylor (Lecturer in Classics, University of Manchester, previously Tonbridge School, UK) 9781474255165
RRP: £15.99£14.37First written in response to a JACT survey of over 100 schools, and now endorsed by OCR, this textbook has become a standard resource for students in the UK and for readers across the world who are looking for a clear and thorough introduction to the... -
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator Theodore Papakostas 9780008596064
RRP: £16.99£11.47An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty and iconoclastic take on the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do... -
The Histories by Herodotus
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of... -
OCR Classical Civilisation AS and A Level Components 21 and 22: Greek Theatre and Imperial Image Robert Hancock-Jones (Townley Grammar School, UK) 9781350015111
RRP: £14.99£13.94This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for AS and A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers Components 21 and 22 from the 'Culture and the Arts' Component Group: Greek Theatre by James Renshaw... -
Psyche and Eros: The spellbinding and hotly-anticipated Greek mythology retelling that everyone’s talking about! by Luna McNamara 9781398712867
RRP: £9.99£6.80'A riotous adventure, populated by a cast of vivid, glittering characters' JENNIFER SAINT'An enthralling tale of adventure, romance, and star-crossed lovers' SUE LYNN TANNTHE GOD OF LOVE HAS FINALLY MET HIS MATCH...Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy... -
Groovy Greeks (newspaper edition) by Terry Deary 9780702312410
RRP: £6.99£4.64Discover all the foul facts about the history of the mythological land with history's most horrible headlines: Greek edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the Groovy Greeks. From why girls... -
OCR Classical Civilisation A Level Components 32 and 33: Love and Relationships and Politics of the Late Republic Matthew Barr (Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, UK) 9781350021037
RRP: £14.99£13.94This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers Components 32 and 33 from the 'Beliefs and Ideas' Component Group: Love and Relationships by Matthew Barr and... -
The Road To Eleusis by Albert Hoffman
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556437526Author R. Gordon WassonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold by Stephen Fry
RRP: £10.99£8.43IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily... -
The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories by Philip Matyszak 9780500251737 [USED COPY]
£17.10This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient... -
The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories by Philip Matyszak
RRP: £14.99£9.80This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient... -
In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael R.J. Bonner
RRP: £17.99£12.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823060Author Michael RJ BonnerFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
The Gates of Athens: Book One of Athenian by Conn Iggulden
RRP: £10.99£8.43BE TRANSPORTED TO THE EPIC WORLD OF THE ATHENIANS WITH CONN IGGULDEN'S LATEST LEGENDARY TALE 'Astonishing, convincing and compelling, with ferocious battles that bring the Ancient World of Greece alive' 5***** Reader Review ______ A STATESMAN IS BORN,... -
Ancient Greek Philosophers by Editors of Canterbury Classics 9781684125531
RRP: £19.99£13.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684125531Author Editors of Canterbury ClassicsFormat HardbackPage Count 992Imprint Silver Dolphin BooksPublisher Silver Dolphin BooksWeight(grams)... -
The Spartans: An Epic History by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £12.99£8.78The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and British Empires. The Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy,... -
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold by Stephen Fry
RRP: £25.00£18.88Discover the most legendary story ever told in the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller TROY, Stephen Fry's most epic book yet'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary... -
The Histories by Herodotus 9780199535668
RRP: £10.99£8.17Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the...