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Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece by Jean-Pierre Vernant
RRP: £28.00£21.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299199Author Jean-Pierre VernantFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
The Histories: No. 1 by Polybius
RRP: £24.95£22.92Hellenistic history.The historian Polybius (ca. 200-118 BC) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he was... -
The Minoans and Mycenaeans: The History of the Civilizations That First Developed Ancient Greek Culture by Charles River Editors
RRP: £8.24£7.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781539767213Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (World of Art) by T. H. Carpenter
RRP: £16.99£11.94The Greek myths are so much part of our culture that we tend to forget how they entered it in the first place. Visual sources - vase paintings, engraved gems and sculpture in bronze and stone - often pre-date references to the myths in literature, or... -
Literary Papyri Poetry: Selections: v. 3 by D. L. Page
RRP: £24.95£22.92Scraps of verse from the sands of Egypt.The papyri found in Egypt have yielded fragments large and small of ancient literary authors. We include in this volume from the 5th-4th centuries BC fragments of two tragedies (one a satyr play) by Aeschylus; of... -
Aristophanes: Clouds by Aristophanes 9780856682100
RRP: £27.99£24.95Clouds is a partly revised version of a play that failed when it was first produced. It has always fascinated (and usually shocked) students of philosophy because of its portrayal of Socrates as an atheist and a teacher of dishonest rhetoric, justly... -
The Histories: v. 3, Bk. 5-8 by Polybius
RRP: £24.95£22.92Hellenistic history.The historian Polybius (ca. 200-118 BC) was born into a leading family of Megalopolis in the Peloponnese (Morea) and served the Achaean League in arms and diplomacy for many years, favoring alliance with Rome. From 168 to 151 he... -
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture by Marilyn B. Skinner 9781444349863
RRP: £41.00£37.13This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Covers a wide range of... -
The Persian War in Herodotus and Other Ancient Voices by William Shepherd
RRP: £25.00£18.02'An exciting, highly informative and also enjoyable read: Shepherd writes with clarity and verve... this book should find its way into the hands of all schools, universities and lovers of Herodotus.' - Peter Jones, Classics for All Weaving together... -
Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC by Robin Osborne
RRP: £43.99£38.84Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC is an accessible and comprehensive account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. The first edition of this book broke new ground by acknowledging that, barring a small number of archaic... -
The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period by Amelie Kuhrt 9780415552790
RRP: £66.99£60.23Bringing together a wide variety of material in many different languages that exists from the substantial body of work left by this large empire, The Persian Empire presents annotated translations, together with introductions to the problems of using it... -
The Greek Hoplite Phalanx: The Iconic Heavy Infantry of the Classical Greek World by Taylor, Richard 9781526788566
RRP: £30.00£17.62The Greek hoplite and the phalanx formation in which he fought have been the subject of considerable academic debate over the past century. Dr Richard Taylor provides an overview of the current state of play in the hoplite debate in all its aspects, from... -
Parallel Lives: Agesilaus and Pompey, Pelopidas and Marcellus by Plutarch
RRP: £24.95£22.92Comparative biographies of distinguished Greeks and Romans.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45-120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular... -
Ancient Greece: Everyday Life in the Birthplace of Western Civilization by Robert Garland 9781454909088
RRP: £15.99£11.33Ancient Greece comes alive in this vibrant portrait of the daily lives of ordinary people: men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. Robert Garland presents a wealth of fascinating, sometimes surprising information... -
The Greeks: History, Culture, and Society by Ian Morris 9780197586891
RRP: £62.99£57.18In The Greeks, Ian Morris and Barry B. Powell try to see ancient Greece as a whole: not just a narrative of events or an overview of culture, but history and culture taken together. From ancient Greece comes the modern conviction that through open... -
The Road to Geometry: How Euclid's Elements Built the World by Benjamin Wardhaugh
RRP: £25.00£16.83Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics - often hailed as the world's first textbook - shaped two thousand years of art,... -
Hecale. Hymns. Epigrams by Callimachus
RRP: £24.95£22.92The premier scholar-poet of the Hellenistic age.Callimachus (ca. 303-ca. 235 BC), a proud and well-born native of Cyrene in Libya, came as a young man to the court of the Ptolemies at Alexandria, where he composed poetry for the royal family; helped... -
Early Aegean Warrior 5000–1450 BC by Dr Raffaele D’Amato 9781780968582
RRP: £14.99£12.55The mainland and islands of Greece were extensively settled by peoples moving from Asia Minor in c.5000 BC, while a further wave in c.5000 BC introduced bronze-working to the region. It is form this point on that it is possible to discern a distinct... -
Xenophon's Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War by Larry Hedrick
£11.41In 1906, a stilted English translation of "Xenophon of Athens", story about Cyrus the Great's military campaigns was published. Now, a century later, a much more accessible edition of one of history's most extraordinary and successful leaders is emerging... -
Delphi by Manolis Andronicos 9789602130339
RRP: £14.99£12.55Delphi is part of the volume entitled "treasures of the Greek Museums" which introduces the reader to the priceless works of art housed in the museums of Greece. The texts, written by experts, furnish details of the historical and cultural context of... -
Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior by Dr Murray Dahm
RRP: £13.99£9.75In August 334 BC, Alexander the Great invaded the Persian Empire and systematically set about its conquest. At the core of Alexander's army were 10,000 members of the phalanx, the phalangites. Armed with a long pike and fighting in formations up to 16... -
The Library: v. 2 by Apollodorus
RRP: £24.95£23.74Antiquity's most influential mythological handbook.The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in clear and unaffected style, the compendium faithfully follows the Greek literary... -
Hellenistic Naval Warfare and Warships 336-30 BC: War at Sea from Alexander to Actium by Michael Paul Pitassi
RRP: £30.00£20.95The Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great to the Battle of Actium, was a time of great technological change and innovation in naval design. There was a naval arms race between the Successor States that culminated in a plethora of ship types and... -
Antigonus The One-Eyed: Greatest of the Successors by Jeff Champion 9781526774897
RRP: £12.99£9.09Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors.' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to... -
Alcibiades: Athenian Playboy, General and Traitor by P J Rhodes
RRP: £12.99£9.09Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece. A young Athenian aristocrat, he came to prominence during the Peloponnesian War (429-404 BC) between Sparta and Athens. Flamboyant, charismatic (and wealthy), this close... -
Legion versus Phalanx: The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World by Myke Cole
RRP: £14.99£10.95From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the... -
Pope, Homer, and Manliness: Some Aspects of Eighteenth Century Classical Learning by Carolyn D. Williams
RRP: £43.99£38.44The author here reassesses the concept of 'masculinity', and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard, but only as the product of perpetual conflict between competing and unstable models. The argument is sustained by a close reading of the... -
Sparta's First Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 B.C. by Paul Anthony Rahe
RRP: £27.50£23.29A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued."-David Stuttard, Classics for All During the Persian Wars,... -
Ancient Greeks at War: Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander by Simon Elliott 9781612009988
RRP: £30.00£19.81Ancient Greeks at War is a lavishly illustrated tour de force covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization through to its assimilation into the ever expanding world of Rome. As such it begins with... -
A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There by Dr Philip Matyszak
RRP: £12.99£8.89Experience a remarkable year among the real people of ancient Greece, as they prepare for the most important event in their calendar.It is 248 BC, the year of the 133rd Olympic Games. At this time the Hellenistic world is at its peak, with Greek... -
Empire of the Black Sea: The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World by Duane W. Roller
RRP: £22.99£19.96What is commonly called the kingdom of Pontos flourished for over two hundred years in the coastal regions of the Black Sea. At its peak in the early first century BC, it included much of the southern, eastern, and northern littoral, becoming one of the... -
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VI: Later Ionian and Athenian Thinkers, Part 1 by Andre Laks
RRP: £24.95£22.92A major new edition of the so-called Presocratics.The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the 'Presocratics') have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient... -
Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World by Owen Rees 9781473827301
RRP: £19.99£14.28Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redress the balance, giving naval battles their due attention. This book presents a selection of thirteen naval... -
Works: v. 4 by Demosthenes
RRP: £24.95£22.92The preeminent orator of ancient Athens.Demosthenes (384-322 BC), orator at Athens, was a pleader in law courts who later became also a statesman, champion of the past greatness of his city and the present resistance of Greece to Philip of Macedon's... -
The Archaeology of Athens by John M. Camp 9780300101515
RRP: £35.00£34.31The definitive work on the monuments of ancient Athens and Attica In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of ancient Greece presents a survey of the monuments-first chronologically and then site by site. John M. Camp begins with a... -
Parthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis by David Stuttard
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Parthenon is one of the world's most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolizes Greece. Built on the rocky acropolis of Athens in the aftermath of the devastating invasion of Xerxes, the Parthenon was part temple to Athene, part war memorial,... -
Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army by Donald W. Engels
RRP: £23.00£17.72'The most important work on Alexander the Great to appear in a long time. Neither scholarship nor semi-fictional biography will ever be the same again...Engels at last uses all the archaeological work done in Asia in the past generation and makes it... -
The Art of Resilience: The Lessons of Aeneas by Andrea Marcolongo
RRP: £10.99£7.32Lucid, compelling, enlightening "Marcolongo is today's Montaigne."-Andre Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name "Shows how languages gives us new ways of seeing and understanding the world."-The Guardian "Marcolongo uses the secrets of the Ancient... -
Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity by J. E. Lendon
RRP: £19.99£17.37A major new history of battle in the ancient world, from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age... -
Alexander the Great by Ulrich Wilcken 9780393003819
RRP: £22.50£18.95The Norton edition of Ulrich Wilcken's distinguished biography has made available for almost three decades a classic study enhanced with a modern scholars notes, bibliography, and introduction to Alexander studies. Alexander the Great as an...