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A comparative study of cities that fell into ruin through human involvement. We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Ma……続きを見る

The Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE) saw the Grecian phalanx--long dominant in Mediterranean warfare--challenged by legionary formations from the rising city-state of Rome. The Roman way of war would……続きを見る

Thucydides has long been celebrated for the unflinching realism of his presentation of political life. And yet, as some scholars have asserted, his work also displays a profound humanity. In the fir……続きを見る

Οι πολιτικές εξελίξεις στην Κύπρο του 1974, οι διακοινοτικές συγκρούσεις σε συνδυασμό με τις αυξανόμενες οικονομικές ανάγκες για την ευημερία της οικογένειας του, έγιναν πηγή έμπνευσης και δημιουργι……続きを見る

In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the soc……続きを見る

Neste Livro V – Terpsícore, Heródoto continua a narrativa do livro anterior sobre a expansão do Império Persa na Trácia e na Macedônia, registra episódios que marcaram a estada dos persas na região ……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to……続きを見る

While Homer's existence as a historical person is still a topic of debate, the writings attributed to the name have made their mark not only on Greek history and literature, but upon western civiliz……続きを見る

This book offers a concise introduction to Xenophon, the Athenian historian, political thinker, moral philosopher and literary innovator who was also a pupil of Socrates, a military general on campa……続きを見る

Según cuenta la Crónica de Nabónido, cuando el rey persa Ciro II conquistó Babilonia en 539 a. C., Cambises fue el encargado de dirigir las ceremonias religiosas. Como referente en el cilindro que c……続きを見る

In The History of the Destruction of Troy, Dares the Phrygian boldly claimed to be an eyewitness to the Trojan War, while challenging the accounts of two of the ancient world's most canonical poets,……続きを見る

Is culture a luxury? In this era of austerity, the value of the arts has been a topic of heated debate in Greece, where the country’s economic troubles have led to drastic cuts in public funding and……続きを見る

Originally published in 1909, Otto Rank's "The Myth of the Birth of the Hero" offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche. Like his ……続きを見る

This short review of the Greek pantheon (there is little about Rome), is part of a series of inexpensive adult education books published during the 1920s. 続きを見る

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, To which are added, His Lives of the Grammarians, Rhetoricians, and Poets. De vita Caesarum, commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of ……続きを見る

"Ancient Art and Ritual" is a short, "popular" book by Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928), who was a classical scholar by training, and a student of anthropology (or sociology) when Frazer's "The Golde……続きを見る

GREEK MYTHOLOGY If you want to enter the world of Greek mythology and to learn about its heroes and villains, this book has all of it in store for you! This book covers a wide variety of the famous……続きを見る

"His keen understanding of history and legend...illuminate[s] his visits." ーPublishers Weekly "A vivid picture of the island." ーAssociated Press "It is hard to think of anywhere on earth where so ……続きを見る

Recent archaeological discoveries, coupled with long-lost but now available epigraphical evidence, and a more expansive view of literary sources, provide new and dramatic evidence of the emergence o……続きを見る

The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in the Roman World, the wider social context of war is explored. ……続きを見る

The Greek-Turkish War of 1919–1923ーalso known as the Western Front of the Turkish War of Liberation and the Asia Minor Campaignーwas one of the key aftershocks of the First World War. International……続きを見る

A guide to plant spirit ritual and witchcraft, with practical instruction on the use of botanicals especially associated with the beloved goddess Hekate and her daughters Circe and Medea. Bringing p……続きを見る

A historical investigation of children’s memory of the Holocaust in Greece illustrates that age, generation and geographical background shaped postwar Jewish identities. The examination of children’……続きを見る

Medieval Greece brings together twelve articles by historian Michael Heslop, showcasing his long-standing interest in the medieval castles of Greece. Ten of the articles in this volume focus on the ……続きを見る

This book offers the first comprehensive evaluation of ethics in the ancient Greek novel, demonstrating how their representation of the cardinal virtue sophrosune positions these texts in their lite……続きを見る

Book scientific articles outstanding scientist S. V. Zharnikova devoted to the study of culture and ethnography of the Indo-Europeanpeoples. The birth of their rites and traditions. Reveals the secr……続きを見る

Το παρών βιβλίο περιέχει την μετάφραση μαζί με τα αρχαία αποσπάσματα και αναφορές του Φερεκύδη μέσω τρίτων συγγραφέων αλλά και την Θεογονία του όπως διαμορφώνεται μέσω αυτών. Περιέχει και τις δυο με……続きを見る

With Ascent to the Beautiful, William H. F. Altman completes his five-volume reconstruction of the Reading Order of the Platonic dialogues. This book covers Plato’s elementary dialogues, grappling f……続きを見る

Great question, and this book holds the answer! People shape history. The decisions of key players triggered events that affected millions of people, either for the better or for the worst. In this ……続きを見る

Quale fu la fine di Sparta? Reggendosi sulla diarchia degli Agiadi e degli Europontidi, Sparta aveva compiuto le sue più celebri imprese; ma sul finire del III secolo, passioni e tradimenti avevano ……続きを見る