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Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece by Lesley Adkins Book News Annotation Combining both archaeological and historical sources, the handbook covers three millennia of ancient Greek civilization, from the advent of the Minoan civilization in Crete to the Roman conquest in 30 BC. Chapters are ordered thematically and explore... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Oracle by William J. Broad Publisher Comments A renegade team of scientists discovers the truth behind the Oracle of Delphi's mythical powers of second sight... Of all the stories of life in ancient Greece, few capture the imagination as much as the Oracle of Delphi. Human mistress of the great... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The World of Athens (Joint Association of Classical Teachers') by Joint Association Of Classical Teacers Publisher Comments The World of Athens is a serious, up-to-date account of the history and culture of fifth century Athens for adults, university students and sixth-formers with an intelligent interest in ancient Greece. The book, which is profusely illustrated, contains... (read more) List Price $32.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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These Were the Greeks by H D Amos Publisher Comments Surveying Greek history and civilization, this examines such topics as the Minoans and Mycenaeans, City-States, Wars with Persia, Imperial Athens, Alexander, and after Alexander, as well as Greek religion, games, democracy and law, work and trade, and... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Antiquities by Benedicte Gilman Publisher Comments These lavish volumes feature highlights of five of the collections in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Each volume contains between seventy-five and one hundred objects, handsomely reproduced in full color and described by members of the curatorial staff... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times by Adrienne Mayor Publisher Comments Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Giants--these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Philip 2 of Macedonia (09 Edition) by Ian Worthington Publisher Comments Alexander the Great is probably the most famous ruler of antiquity, and his spectacular conquests are recounted often in books and films. But what of his father, Philip II, who united Macedonia, created the best army in the world at the time, and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World by David Sacks Synopsis From science to religion, politics to mathematics, and art to medicine, there are very few areas of our modern lives that are not in some way affected by classical Greece. Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World provides interdisciplinary coverage of... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Acropolis: Global Fame, Local Claim (Materializing Culture) by Eleana Yalouri Publisher Comments The Acropolis in Athens has captured the imaginations of readers, writers and travellers for centuries and every year draws crowds from all over the world. One of the worlds most famous heritage sites, it has long been a national monument of Greece and a... (read more) List Price $43.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lost Chalice: The Epic Hunt for a Priceless Masterpiece by Vernon Silver Publisher Comments A pulse-pounding real-life chase for an ancient masterpiece of immeasurable value . . . Sotheby's. New York City. June 19, 1990. Nothing of its kind had been sold to the public in more than a century. On a warm June evening on Manhattan's Upper East... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Lost Chalice: The Real-Life Chase for One of the World's Rarest Masterpieces -- a Priceless 2,500-Year-Old Artifact Depicting the Fa by Vernon Silver Publisher Comments Sotheby's. New York City. On a warm June evening, with the auction-house showroom crammed with the wealthy, the curious, and the press, history was made when an anonymous man in a green golf sweater paid three quarters of a million dollars to win a 2... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey Publisher Comments The word "athletics" is derived from the Greek verb "to struggle or to suffer for a prize." As Nigel Spivey reveals in this engaging account of the Olympics in ancient Greece, "suffer" is putting it mildly. Indeed, the Olympics were not so much a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Berkeley Plato by Stephen G. Miller Publisher Comments This book explores the provenance of the so-called Berkeley Herm of Plato, a sculptural portrait that Stephen G. Miller first encountered over thirty years ago in a university storage basement. The head, languishing since its arrival in 1902, had become... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $48.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Ancient Olympic Games: [2nd Edition] by Judith Swaddling Publisher Comments For over one thousand years between 776 B.C. and A.D. 395, princes, statesmen, and famous athletes gathered every four years at Olympia in western Greece to compete for the olive crowns of the ancient Olympic Games. Judith Swaddling traces the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Read Greek Vases by Joan R. Mertens Publisher Comments How is it possible today to gain insight into the culture that flourished in ancient Greece over 2,500 years ago? Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This generously illustrated volume provides an introduction to the painted pottery that... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands by Paul MacKendrick Synopsis "Paul MacKendrick has a thrilling tale to tell. . . . His book is for those who want an authoritative exposition of what archaeologists are accomplishing in Greek lands."--New York Times Book... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Greece: Temples, Tombs, and Treasures by Time Life Publisher Comments Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Greek Athletics by Stephen G Miller Publisher Comments A comprehensive survey of sports in ancient Greece, available just in time for the Summer Olympics in Athens. The earliest Olympic games began more than twenty-five-hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organized, who participated? Were... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Bull of Minos: The Great Discoveries of Ancient Greece by Leonard Cottrell Publisher Comments This is the story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Ranking alongside Carter's discovery of... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens and Rome by Peter Connolly Publisher Comments In this superbly illustrated volume, Athens and Rome, the two greatest cities of antiquity, spring to life through the masterful pen of Peter Connolly. For the first time ever, all the evidence has been painstakingly pieced together to reconstruct the... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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