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The Story of the Greeksby H A Guerber; Joe Larkins
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 10.49The 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$ 24.95Alexander 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$ 39.95Rodney 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$ 39.95This 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$ 125.00Janice 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...
Sparta and Lakonia & Hellenistic and Roman Spartaby Paul Cartledge; Antony Spawforth
Routledge 2001; US$ 56.95This set includes the revised edition of Sparta and Lakonia by Paul Cartledge and the second edition of Hellenistic and Roman Sparta by Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth. more...