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  • Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens

    A History of Ancient Greece

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    "We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the "barbarian" Persians. And he might have added further common features, such as clothing, foodways, and political ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Histories

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Translated by Carolyn Dewald ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Republic

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato's ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Meditations

    The Annotated Edition

    by Marcus Aurelius, Robin Waterfield ...
    **For both new and longtime readers, Robin Waterfield’s definitive translation and rich annotations offer everything they need to understand one of the most powerful works of practical philosophy ever written.“A treat (and an eye-opening experience) … If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again.”―Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Daily ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Making of a King

    Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    In the third century BCE, the ancient kingdom of Macedon held dominion over mainland Greece, but it was rapidly descending into chaos. After Alexander the Great's death, several of his successors contended for the Macedonian throne, and amid the tumult the Celts launched a massive invasion, ravaging and plundering Macedon and northern Greece for years. The Celts finally met their defeat at the ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Making of a King

    Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    In the third century BCE, Macedon dominated mainland Greece, but was rapidly descending into chaos. One of the consequences was a massive invasion of Celts, who ravaged and plundered Macedon and northern Greece for several years. Antigonus Gonatas, son of one of Alexander the Great's Successors, finally defeated the Celts and laid the foundations for a long but troubled reign (276-239 BCE). In ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Hidden Depths

    The Story of Hypnosis

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    With wit and verve Robin Waterfield brings the bizarre story of hypnotism to life. A lively mixture of popular history, science and psychology, Hidden Depths is the definitive work on hypnosis. From its origins as animal magnetism, as practised by Franz Anton Mesmer, to its modern day use as a health cure and a form of entertainment, hypnosis encompasses many different facets of humanity. Always ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Why Socrates Died

    Dispelling the Myths

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    A revisionist account of the most famous trial and execution in Western civilization — one with great resonance for modern societyIn the spring of 399 BCE, the elderly philosopher Socrates stood trial in his native Athens. The court was packed, and after being found guilty by his peers, Socrates died by drinking a cup of poison hemlock, his execution a defining moment in ancient civilization. Yet ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Greek Myths

    Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold

    by Robin Waterfield, Kathryn Waterfield ...
    The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic, and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus; from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus, and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert an eternal fascination and inspiration that have endured for ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Taken at the Flood

    The Roman Conquest of Greece

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Ancient Warfare and Civilization
    "Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political system almost the entire known world was conquered and brought under a single empire in less than fifty-three years?" --Polybius, Histories The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 BCE until 167, when ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Dividing the Spoils:The War for Alexander the Great's Empire

    The War for Alexander the Great's Empire

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Ancient Warfare and Civilization
    Alexander the Great conquered an enormous empire--stretching from Greece to the Indian subcontinent--and his death triggered forty bloody years of world-changing warfare. These were years filled with high adventure, intrigue, passion, assassinations, dynastic marriages, treachery, shifting alliances, and mass slaughter on battlefield after battlefield. And while the men fought on the field, the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The History of the Peloponnesian War

    by Thucydides, Robin Waterfield ...
    A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to read and understand ThucydidesThucydides called his work a “possession for all time,” and his History of the Peloponnesian War has been essential reading for generals and politicians for centuries.Robin Waterfield’s translation of Thucydides’s ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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