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  • Minoans, Philistines and Greeks

    B.C. 1400–900

    by Andrew Robert Burn ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
    Minoans, Philistines, and Greeks (1930) presents a historical narrative of the fortunes of the Aegean people, including invaders of and fugitives from the Aegean area, from the end of the fifteenth to the end of the tenth century B.C. It traces the gradual decline and fall of the Aegean culture, the first advanced civilisation in Europe, and the migrations of peoples such as the Philistines and ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The World of Hesiod

    A Study of the Greek Middle Ages, c. 900–700 B.C.

    by Andrew Robert Burn ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
    The World of Hesiod (1936) examines the world of the Ancient Greeks before Ionian rationalism and the civilisation of Athens. Lying between the Heroic Age and the Lyric Age, Hesiod and the Geometric potters and painters set the scene for the economic, political and social changes that were to follow. ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

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  • The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature

    Edited by M. C. Howatson ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    The third edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is the complete and authoritative reference guide to the classical world and its literary heritage. It not only presents the reader with all the essential facts about the authors, tales, and characters from ancient myth and literature, but it also places these details in the wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Ancient Greece A History

    A comprehensive study of one of the most important periods in human history from the fall of Troy to the rise of Alexander the Great

    by H Cotterill ...
    Ancient Greece A History examines Greek art, literature and philosophy, with a focus on tragedy, art, philosophy, sculpture and the glorious architecture of classical Greece. In this history, the author wished to show the inner life of Ancient Greece, and captures the spirit of the country and its achievements. Cotterill leads the reader through the enduring achievements of Ancient Greece with ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks

    Exploring Ancient Greek Funeral Rites and Religious Beliefs

    by Frank Pierrepont Graves ...
    In "The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks," Frank Pierrepont Graves meticulously examines the intricate rituals and practices surrounding death and burial in ancient Greek society. Drawing upon a wealth of archaeological evidence, literary sources, and historical accounts, Graves presents a comprehensive exploration of funerary customs, ranging from the elaborate tomb constructions to the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Histories

    by Herodotus, Paul Cartledge ...
    Translated by Tom Holland ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    “Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century.” —The Times Literary SupplementIn Tom Holland’s vibrant translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus—hailed by Cicero as the “Father of History”—composed his histories around 440 BC. The earliest surviving work of nonfiction, The ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Hardship & Happiness

    by Lucius Annaeus Seneca ...
    Translated by Elaine Fantham, Harry M. Hine, James Ker, Gareth D. Williams ...
    Series series The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
    Essays from the Stoic philosopher instructing how to find happiness in a world full of adversity.Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introducing the Ancient Greeks

    From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind

    by Edith Hall ...
    "Wonderful…a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours." —Natalie Haynes, IndependentThe ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Histories

    by Herodotus, John Marincola ...
    Translated by Aubrey De Selincourt ...
    'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Life of Greece

    The Story of Civilization, Volume II

    by Will Durant ...
    Series series The Story of Civilization
    The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest. This is the second volume of the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning series. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Good Book

    A Humanist Bible

    by Professor A. C. Grayling ...
    Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, thebreadth of knowledge, the literary skill, and-yes-the audacity toconceive of a powerful, secular alternative to the Bible. But that isexactly what A.C. Grayling has done by creating a non-religious Bible,drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in bothWestern and Eastern traditions, using the same techniques ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Greeks

    by H. Kitto ...
    The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved "a totally new conception of what human life was for". Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD