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  • Roman and Greek History

    Essays for Students and Seekers

    Series series Vol 1.
    Why does history fascinate us and why, in particular, does ancient Greek and Roman history seem to have such a powerful hold on our modern psyches? Is it the huge and heroic characters, like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, who strut across the stage with such ruthless aplomb or is it the fact that nearly all of our laws and institutions are derived from these Greek and Roman civilisations? ... Leer más

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  • The Trojan War

    The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid

    de Homer, Virgil ...
    Series series Texts from Ancient Greece
    Presented in this book are three of the greatest literary works of the Ancient World: 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil.'The Iliad' tells the tale of the ten year siege of Troy by the Greeks, the exploits of King Agamemnon and the legendary Achilles, and the infamous wooden horse invented by Odysseus.In 'The Odyssey' the cunning Odysseus is cursed by Poseidon to ... Leer más

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  • The History of Pyrrhus

    de Jacob Abbott ...
    Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from c. 297 BC), and later he became king of Epirus and Macedon. He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome. Some of his battles, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.Pyrrhus and his campaign in Italy ... Leer más

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  • Classical Literature

    An Epic Journey from Homer to Virgil and Beyond

    The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight, distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns explores a thousand years of classical civilization, ... Leer más

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  • History: The Secrets of Ancient Civilizations and Great Empires that Shaped Modern World

    World History & Ancient Civilizations

    de Jordan Wells ...
    Series series World History & Ancient Civilizations
    HistoryThe Secrets of Ancient Civilizations and Great Empires that Shaped Modern WorldCurious on the past and how it still influences the present and perhaps even the future? Interested on the role those ancient civilizations played in shaping the world, as we now know it? Ready to discover their origins, unique contributions, their influential figures, their secrets and other facts and trivia?If ... Leer más

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  • Dictionary of Classical Mythology

    Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a comprehensive A – Z guide to Greek and Roman mythology. All major myths, legends and fables are here, including gods and goddesses, heroes and ... Leer más

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  • The Roman Wars 218-133 BC

    THE Second Punic War has rightly been regarded by ancient and modern writers alike as the greatest in the history of Rome. The deep insight of Polybius, who lived to see Rome undisputed mistress of the Mediterranean, has noted and recorded how the issue of the struggle inaugurated a new era in Europe. A unity of ancient history begins, with Rome as the focus, which ends only when the Roman Empire ... Leer más

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  • Slavery

    Antiquity and Its Legacy

    de Page DuBois ...
    Series series Ancients and Moderns
    'Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' is perhaps the most famous phrase of all in the American Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson's momentous words are closely related to the French concept of 'liberte, egalite, fraternite'; and both ideas incarnate a notion of freedom as inalienable human right that in the modern world we expect to take for granted. In the ancient world, by ... Leer más

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Aulus Gellius (Illustrated)

    Series Libro 70 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Composed during the nights of an Attic winter, the sole surviving work of Aulus Gellius, the second century Latin author and grammarian, is an intriguing compendium of notes covering philosophy, history, biography and questions of grammar. ‘Attic Nights’ offers a valuable insight into the works of lost authors and the manners and occupations of Roman society. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series ... Leer más

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  • Parallel Lives - Vol. 2

    de Plutarch ...
    Ever since my fortunate—or shall I say unfortunate?—connection with that famous case of murder in Gramercy Park, I have had it intimated to me by many of my friends—and by some who were not my friends—that no woman who had met with such success as myself in detective work would ever be satisfied with a single display of her powers, and that sooner or later I would find myself again at work upon ... Leer más

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  • Classical Mythology

    A dictionary of the tales, characters and traditions of Classical Mythology

    For thousands of years the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome have fascinated people and inspired great writers, thinkers, artists and culture. This book explains myths and retells them in this comprehensive and useful tales, myths and characters in over 1000 cross-references. ... Leer más

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  • The Foreign Wars

    Appian of Alexandria (95 165 A.D.), was a Roman historian, known for his only surviving work, Roman History. The Foreign Wars is a series of books from Roman History describing, among others, the wars in Spain, the Hannibalic War, the Punic Wars, and the Syrian Wars. This edition is translated by Horace White. ... Leer más

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