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The Library of Greek Mythology
Oxford University Press, UK 1997; US$ 8.99The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Used as a source book by classicists from antiquity to Robert Graves, it tells the story of each of the great families of heroic mythology, and the various adventures associated... more...
On Horsemanship
The Floating Press 1900; US$ 5.99On Horsemanship is a treatise on horsemanship. Written c. 350 BC it is one of the oldest such in existence. Xenophon details the best qualities to look for in a horse, and the non-abusive training of a horse in classical dressage and for military and general use. He quotes other, apparently more celebrated contemporaries of his, whose texts have since... more...
A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 2
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2013; US$ 17.95This text is a continuation of "A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 1" and focuses on The Odyssey, Books 6 and 12. It includes lessons in Greek grammar and vocabulary with brief literary and analytical "thematic essays" to accompany the readings. more...
A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 1
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2013; US$ 23.95A revised edition of a classic text by R. V. Schoder, S.J. and V.C. Horrigan, S.J. that provides an introduction to Ancient Greek as found in the Greek language of Homer. 120 lessons with notes, commentary and exercises; readings from Homer begin after the first 10 lessons in the book. more...
Sophocles: An Interpretation
Cambridge University Press 1980; US$ 42.00Professor Winnington-Ingram interprets seven extant tragedies of Sophocles and explores his tragic vision of the world. more...
The Homeric Hymns
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 2012; US$ 6.95This is a collection of standard texts of ancient Greek that are important components of what we know about Greek myth, religion, language and culture. It includes ample notes and introductions to provide information on the works' historic importance. more...
Hippolytus & The Bacchae
The Floating Press 1911; US$ 4.99The Ancient Greek Euripides wrote the play Hippolytus , a tragedy based on the myth of the son of Theseus, Hippolytus. The gods play a central part in Hippolytus, and Aphrodite and Artemis appear at the start and end respectively. It is thought they were also present throughout, as two statues onstage. The Bacchae , which is also called The Bacchantes... more...
The Trojan Women
The Floating Press 1915; US$ 3.99The Trojan Women follows the women of Troy after the famous war which devastated their city. It is believed to have been influenced by the capture of Melos, an Aegean Island, and the treatment of its population by the Athenians. These historical events took place the same year the play premiered, 415 BC. more...
The Play of Texts and Fragments
BRILL 2009; US$ 221.00This volumea (TM)s thirty-two contributions by major Euripidean scholars offer incisive treatments of many of Euripides' extant plays and their influence, as well as seminal examinations of a number of Euripidesa (TM) fragmentary plays. more...
The Birds
The Floating Press 2010; US$ 3.99The Birds is a comic play by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It garnered awards in 141 BC when it was first performed, and continues to be critically received today. A middle-aged Athenian convinces the world's birds to build a new city between the heavens and the earth. This position fortuitously allows them to intercept all communication of... more...









