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  • Railroaded

    A Motorman's Story of the New York City Subway

    by Fred S. Naiden ...
    **“A fascinating insider’s view of a vital and dangerous profession.” —**The Wall Street Journal“An instant classic of labor and transportation history.” —Library Journal, starred reviewThe New York City subway system is one of the largest and oldest in the world, still carrying traces of the transport systems that came before it. Some of its elevated tracks are remnants of steam railroads,... ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Mercury's Wings

    Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World

    Edited by Richard J. A. Talbert, Fred S. Naiden ...
    Mercury's Wings: Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World is the first-ever volume of essays devoted to ancient communications. Comparable previous work has been mainly confined to articles on aspects of communication in the Roman empire. This set of 18 essays with an introduction by the co-editors marks a milestone, therefore, that demonstrates the importance and rich further ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

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  • The History of Herodotus

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    Both volumes in a single file, translated by Macaulay. According to Wikipedia: "Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BC–c. 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and ... Read more

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  • Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition)

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    by Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney ...
    This deluxe edition of the world's most beloved, bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology is stunningly illustrated with specially commissioned full-color plates and a beautiful gold-bordered pages.Since its original publication in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For nearly 80 years, ... Read more

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  • The Replublic: The Original Unabridged And Complete Edition (Plato Classics)

    by Plato ...
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  • Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

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    by Plutarch ...
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  • Dictionary of Classical Mythology

    by Jennifer R. March ...
    Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a comprehensive A – Z guide to Greek and Roman mythology. All major myths, legends and fables are here, including gods and goddesses, heroes and ... Read more

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  • Iphigenia in Tauris

    by Euripides ...
    "The Iphigenia in Tauris is not in the modern sense a tragedy; it is a romantic play, beginning in a tragic atmosphere and moving through perils and escapes to a happy end. To the archaeologist the cause of this lies in the ritual on which the play is based. All Greek tragedies that we know have as their nucleus something which the Greeks called an Aition-a cause or origin. They all explain some ... Read more

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  • The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World

    The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest

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    The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great's conquest in 334BC to its capture by the Arabs in AD 636. Under the Greek, Roman and finally Christian supremacy which Hellenism brought, Judaism developed far beyond its biblical origins into a form which was to influence European history from the Middle Ages ... Read more

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  • Defence Speeches

    by Cicero ...
    Translated by D. H. Berry ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'But I must stop now. I can no longer speak for tears - and my client has ordered that tears are not to be used in his defence.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world: he dominated the Roman courts, usually appearing for the defence. His speeches are masterpieces of persuasion: compellingly written, emotionally powerful, and somtimes hilariously funny. This book presents ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Cornelius Nepos (Illustrated)

    by Cornelius Nepos, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 76 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The friend of Cicero, Atticus and Catullus, Cornelius Nepos wrote short popular biographies of Greek and Roman commanders. The lives are composed in a concise, readable style and they are invaluable for their use of reliable sources. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This ... Read more

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