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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
by Robert B Strassler  Publisher Comments From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides, a new Landmark Edition of The Histories by Herodotus, the greatest classical work of history ever written. Herodotus was a Greek historian living in Ionia during the fifth century BCE. He...
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The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (Modern Library Classics)
by Peter Green Publisher Comments The Hellenistic Age chronicles the years 336 to 30 BCE, a period that witnessed the overlap of two of antiquity’s great civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. Peter Green’s remarkably far-ranging study covers the prevalent themes and events...
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Clodia: A Sourcebook (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture)
by Julia Dyson Hejduk Book News Annotation Volume 33 in the Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture, this title provides primary sources on Clodia Metelli, the Roman woman who influenced Cicero, Catullus, and countless others. Hejduk (classics, Baylor U.) provides accessible translations in...
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Penguin Classics #253: The Campaigns of Alexander
by Arrian And De Selincourt Synopsis This is a generally reliable account of the life, character, and military operations of the great conqueror, written by a Greek historian and military administrator for the Romans 400 years after the events it relates....
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Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend
by Richard Stoneman Publisher Comments Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) precipitated immense historical change in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. But the resonance his legend achieved over the next two millennia stretched even farther—across foreign cultures, religious...
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Greek Way (93 Edition)
by Edith Hamilton Synopsis The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece. Edith Hamilton is also the author of "The Roman Way"....
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Early History of Rome
by Livy And De Selincourt Publisher Comments The first five books of LivyÆs monumental History of Rome trace the foundation of Rome through the Gallic invasion of the fourth century B.C....
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
by Edward Gibbon Publisher Comments In the greatest work of history in the English language, Edward Gibbon compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a gripping epic narrative. It is history in the grand eighteenth-century manner, a well-researched drama charged with insight, irony, and...
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Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
by Anthony Everitt Publisher Comments He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the...
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Sacred Mushrooms: The Secrets of Eleusis
by Carl A P Ruck Publisher Comments In the ancient world, men and women joined cults known as Mysteries to unite with the deities of the otherworld and achieve eternal life. The most important of the Mysteries existed for two millennia at the village of Eleusis. Its deities were Demeter...
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The Peloponnesian War
by Donald Kagan Publisher Comments For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected...
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Peloponnesian War (04 Edition)
by Bagnall Publisher Comments The Peloponnesian War, the epic struggle between Athens and Sparta, occupies a vital part in military history because of the enormous military and political changes it inspired. In this brilliant book, Sir Nigel Bagnall sets out to analyze and clarify...
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind
by Justin Pollard Publisher Comments A history of the ancient city documents its period superiority as an archaeological and technological super power, revealing how atomic theory, geometry, the steam engine, and other developments were initiated there while tracing the city's downfall and...
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Alexander the Great
by Tania Gergel Publisher Comments Inspired in his leadership, fearless in battle, and boundless in his ambition, Alexander the Great was worshiped as a god during his lifetime, and his legend has only grown since he remains in the forefront of the public imagination with no fewer than...
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Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past
by Paul Cartledge Synopsis In time to coincide with the release of the motion picture directed by Oliver Stone comes a biography on the infamous Macedonian king and conqueror. Author Cartledge is academic consultant on the forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary "Becoming...
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Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian
by Robin Lane Fox Publisher Comments The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The...
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Paideia, the Ideals of Greek Culture: The Conflict of Cultural Ideals in the Age Of...
by Werner Jaeger Publisher Comments Werner Jaeger's classic three-volume work, originally published in 1939, is now available in paperback. Paideia, the shaping of Greek character through a union of civilization, tradition, literature, and philosophy is the basis for Jaeger's evaluation of...
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Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
by J E Lendon Publisher Comments In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries change—and don’t change—and how an army’s greatness depends...
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The Oxford History of the Roman World
by John Boardman Publisher Comments In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus, to...
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: A Journey from Greece to Asia
by Michael Wood Publisher Comments Between 334 and 324 B.C. the Macedonian army, led by Alexander the Great, marched relentlessly across Asia. An event of bravery and cruelty, endurance and greed, Alexander's expedition was a turning point in human history. His conquest opened up contacts...
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