Greece 99

After the proclamation of the Truman Doctrine in 1947, the United States became deeply involved in Greek affairs. By 1952, however, the pro-Western government of Marshal Papagos began to support the……続きを見る

Scholars often write about Athens being the cradle of justice and democracy, about its embellishment, the magnificent temples, public buildings, sculptures, exquisite pottery, and above all the dram……続きを見る

This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography and numerous new passages with original translations. This book provides readers with detaile……続きを見る

Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans or Parallel Lives is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings, probably written at the be……続きを見る

The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, and the Delian League, led by At……続きを見る

From palace-based societies in Minoan Crete to the Germanic invasion of Rome, this book tells the story of these classical civilisations, covering their political development, the rise of the city s……続きを見る

Charles Hamilton Bromby's 'Alkibiades, a Tale of the Great Athenian War' is a compelling work that delves into the intricacies of ancient Athenian society during the Peloponnesian War. Through vivid……続きを見る

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Iliad ends in a cliffhanger. People in antiquity wanted to know exactly what had happened after the funeral o……続きを見る

Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon? this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis, supposedly ‘the very symbol of democracy itself’, instead asking if……続きを見る

**A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists** Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the ta……続きを見る

The culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day people all over the world. The ancient Greeks gave birth to democracy, a political system frequently……続きを見る

No history is more readily studied now-a-days than that of the last years of the Roman Republic. Learned works have recently been published upon this subject in France, England, and Germany, and the……続きを見る

On Easter Monday, 1282, the bells of Santo Spirito summoned the faithful of Palermo to Vespers. But what began as a call to worship ended in revolution for the Sicilians, victory for Aragon, and the……続きを見る

THE MOVEMENT which more than any other served to widen the intellectual horizon of western Europe during the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance was the restoration of Greek letters. In the histor……続きを見る

A fascinating look at how the poetry of Homer in the Odyssey was rendered and interpreted down the ages by the artists, painters, sculptors, jewellers, poets and writers who followed soon thereafter……続きを見る

For nearly 600 years, from the battles of the early fourteenth century to the dropping of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, firearms derived from gunpowder and other chemicals defined the frightful exte……続きを見る

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material……続きを見る

Aristotle lived more than 2,000 years ago but his writings in “Nicomachean Ethics” help the modern world deal with timeless questions: What makes a person happy? What is the true limit to the number……続きを見る

This new edition introduces the core elements of ancient Greek and Roman narratives about immortal gods and heroic humans. It explains how myths once shaped ancient ways of thinking, and how they ha……続きを見る

Tracing practical reason from its origins to its modern and contemporary permutations The Greek discovery of practical reason, as the skilled performance of strategic thinking in public and private ……続きを見る

When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions are of supreme importance today as the United States seeks to promote its democratic values abroad. ……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”ーMargaret Atwood, author of The……続きを見る

A Cultural History of Sport in Antiquity covers the period 800 BCE to 600 CE. From the founding of the Olympics and Rome's celebratory games, sport permeated the cultural life of Greco-Roman antiqui……続きを見る

A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity covers the period 500 BCE to 500 CE, examining ancient objects from machines and buildings to furniture and fashion. Many of our current attitudes to the w……続きを見る

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all t……続きを見る

From the arrival of the first men in Greece to the fall of the Mycenaean palace-town in the thirteenth century B.C., this work captures the essential qualities of each period of pre-classical civili……続きを見る

Un livre plein de bruit et de fureur qui retrace les quarante années de luttes sanglantes qui ont déchiré le monde grec et l'ont vu perdre sa liberté au milieu du IV e siècle avant notre ère. Au IVe……続きを見る

En este libro proponemos un viaje al mundo de los fantasmas, magos y brujas de Grecia y Roma. El lector, acostumbrado quizá a la racionalidad de los griegos y al sentido práctico de los romanos, se ……続きを見る

Περιγραφή εκδότη Το βιβλίο πραγματεύεται, μέσω ευαίσθητων αρχειακών συλλογών, την εθνική πολιτική της Αλβανίας (1925-1945) αφορούσα τον βορειοηπειρωτικό ελληνισμό και εδράζεται στις προσπάθειες μετα……続きを見る

«Canta, oh, musa…», comienza a recitar el aeda, e inmediatamente volamos a la Grecia de la antigüedad. Allí, donde la leyenda, el mito y la historia se difuminan, Homero nos recibe en la llanura. He……続きを見る