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Money and the Early Greek Mindby Richard Seaford
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 34.00How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? In this book Richard Seaford argues that the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage, which produced the first ever thoroughly monetised society. more...
Alexander the Greatby Philip Freeman
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 9.99In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and tactics, from Hannibal to Napoleon, with countless more in between. He flashed across the sky of history like a comet, glowing brightly and burning out quickly: crowned at age nineteen, dead by thirty-two. He established the greatest empire of the ancient world; Greek coins and statues are found as far east as Afghanistan. Our interest in him has never... more...
Alexander the Greatby E E Rice
The History Press 2011; US$ 10.19King Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him and to provide an up-to-date account of his life. This includes the Macedonian background and Alexander's early years, his campaigns in Thrace and Illyria and the destruction of Thebes, the invasion of the Persian Empire and the battles which led to its conquest, his expeditions to India and finally his death in Babylon. Dr Rice also assesses Alexander's personality, and provides a summary of his legacy to the western world. more...
Minoansby Rodney Castleden
Routledge 1992; US$ 39.95Rodney 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$ 39.95Offers 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$ 36.95Cawkwell'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...
Greek Worldby Anton Powell
Routledge 1995; US$ 95.00This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. more...
History of Greeceby M.O.B. Caspari; George Grote; J.M. Mitchell
Routledge 2000; US$ 165.00Updated 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...
Athens, Attica and the Megaridby Hans Rupprecht Goette
Routledge 2001; US$ 44.95This exciting new guide is the ideal companion to Greece if you are a traveller with historical and archaeological interests, as it combines practical information with impeccable scholarly research. more...
Antigonus II Gonatasby Janice J. Gabbert
Routledge 1997; US$ 44.95Janice 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...









