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Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece, Updated Edition
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 70.00Encompasses all aspects of ancient Greek life-from the beginnings of the Minoan civilization in Crete to the defeat by the Roman world in 30 BC. Coverage includes government, religion, music, art and visual culture, education and daily life. more...
Mykonos Sights
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...
Die Welt der Griechen
Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 12.94Hauptbeschreibung Ob Politik, Philosophie,Wissenschaft oder Wirtschaft ? ohne die Griechen sähe unsere Welt heute deutlich anders aus. In gewohnt lebendiger Weise erzählt Arnulf Zitelmann von Solon, dem ersten Sozialpolitiker der Geschichte, von Homer, dem Erfinder der griechischen Nation, vom Machtkampf zwischen Athen und Sparta, von Alexander dem... more...
The Collected Prose
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 27.99Polish poet and essayist Zbigniew Herbert easily stands beside Nobel Prize laureates Milosz and Szymborska as part of a remarkable literary tradition. Though Herbert is very much an Eastern European writer, the urgency, vitality, and relevance of his work extend far beyond the borders of his particular region and his particular time. His fascination... more...
Growing Old Together
Dundurn 2005; US$ 8.99Poems in tribute to the authors wife, Ruth and to Lady Grayl, the great gray owl Nero adopted in 1984 and who lived with the couple until her death in 2005. more...
Paideia : The Ideals of Greek Culture, Volume III
Oxford University Press, USA 1944; US$ 38.99Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of Hellenic culture. Volume I describes the foundation, growth, and crisis of Greek culture... more...
A Culture of Freedom
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 21.99Christian Meier is one of Europe's preeminent authorities on the classical world. A Culture of Freedom marks the apex of his lifelong research on ancient Greek culture. Beginning with a section on medieval and modern Europe's enormous inheritance of Greek institutions and ideas, the book moves on to chronicle the rise of Greek civilization... more...
Revenge in Athenian Culture
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 270.00Revenge was an all important part of the ancient Athenian mentality, intruding on all forms of life - even where we might not expect to find it today. Revenge was of prime importance as a means of survival for the people of early Greece and remained in force during the rise of the 'poleis'. The revenge of epic heroes such as Odysseus and Menalaus... more...
Tools of the Ancient Greeks
Nomad Press 2006; US$ 13.95Children will learn all about different civilizations and inventions?the way they changed history, their evolution over centuries, and their influence on modern times?through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series. Kids discover the origin of ancient Greek theories, such as anatomy, geography, and democracy, and the ways... more...
Paideia : The Ideals of Greek Culture Volume III
Oxford University Press 1986; US$ 36.00Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of Hellenic culture. Volume I describes the foundation, growth, and crisis of Greek culture during... more...









