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  • The Story of the Greeksby H A Guerber; Joe Larkins

    Andrews UK 2011; US$ 10.49

    The Story of the Greeks provides an intersting and thorough history of Greece. Beginning with Greek myth and legend, the author moves through major figures, the Trojan war, the city-states of of Sparta and Athens, the Persian War, the adventures of Alexander the Great and more, before ending with Greece's absorption into the Roman Empire. This ebook, specially formatted for today's e-readers, is a great introduction to anyone with an interest in classical Greek literature, philosophy, or histor more...

  • Dividing the Spoilsby Robin Waterfield

    Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 24.95

    Alexander the Great conquered an enormous empire--stretching from Greece to the Indian subcontinent--and his death triggered forty bloody years of world-changing warfare. These were years filled with high adventure, intrigue, passion, assassinations, dynastic marriages, treachery, shifting alliances, and mass slaughter on battlefield after battlefield. And while the men fought on the field, the women, such as Alexander's mother Olympias, schemed from their palaces and pavilions. The story of one of the great forgotten wars of history, Dividing the Spoils serves up a fast-paced narrative that captures this turbulent time as it revives the memory of the Successors of Alexander and their great war over his empire. The Successors, Robin Waterfield... more...

  • Minoansby Rodney Castleden

    Routledge 1992; US$ 39.95

    Rodney Castledon uses the results of recent archaeological research to produce a readable and comprehensive new vision of the peoples of Minoan Crete, one of Europe's most fascinating peoples. more...

  • Aspects of Greek Historyby Terry Buckley

    Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95

    Offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great are reconstructed. more...

  • Thucydides and the Peloponnesian Warby George Cawkwell

    Routledge 1997; US$ 36.95

    Cawkwell's comprehensive analysis of Thucydides and his historical writings is persuasive, erudite and is an immensely valuable addition to the scholarship and criticism of a rich and popular period of Greek history. more...

  • History of Greeceby M.O.B. Caspari; George Grote; J.M. Mitchell

    Routledge 2000; US$ 165.00

    Updated with a new introduction by Paul Cartledge, A History of Greece is both one of the greatest modern works of historical interpretation and scholarship and relevant to ongoing debates over democracy in our times. more...

  • Antigonus II Gonatasby Janice J. Gabbert

    Routledge 1997; US$ 125.00

    Janice J. Gabbert portrays the eventful life of this enigmatic king in a lively and engaging manner. Her aim is to trace the political career of a man about whose life almost no official records survive. more...

  • Xenophon And The History Of His Timesby John Dillery

    Routledge 1995; US$ 148.00

    Through an analysis of Xenophon's complete body of work, focusing on the Hellenica and Anabasis, he is shown to be very much a man of his times, with topical concerns such as panhellenism, the influence of the gods, and the idea of utopia. more...

  • Geometric Greeceby David Brock

    Routledge 1979; US$ 40.95

    Geometric Greece has long been the standard work on this absorbing period, which saw the evolution of the Greek city-states, the composition of the Honeric poems, the rist of the great Panhellenic sanctuaries and the first exodus of Greek colonists to southern Italy and Sicily. Professor Coldstream has now fully updated his comprehensive survey with a substantial new chapter on the abundant discoveries and developments made since the book's first publication. more...

  • Lysimachusby Helen S. Lund

    Routledge 1992; US$ 148.00

    Lund sets Lysimachus' actions significantly within the context of the volatile early Hellenistic world and views them as part of a continuum of imperial rule in Asia minor. She challenges the assumption that he was vicious and incompetent. more...