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  • The Peloponnesian War 431–404 BC

    Series series Guide to...
    Even today, the events of the Peloponnesian War are studied for what they can teach about diplomacy, strategy and tactics.This book, reissued in compact e-guide format, reveals the darker side of Classical Greek civilization. From the horrific effects of overcrowding and the plague on the population of Athens, to the vicious civil strife that often erupted in cities allied with Athens or Sparta, ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Greek and Persian Wars 499–386 BC

    Series series Guide to...
    This book covers the long series of wars between the Classical Greeks and the Persian Empire.This period produced the famous battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, as well as an ill-fated attempt to overthrow the Persian king in 400 BC, which helped to inspire the conquests of Alexander the Great.Philip de Souza's principal source is Herodotus, who tells the story of these momentous events, ... Leer más

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    Learn more about Greek and Roman Mythology with this comprehensive and fully illustrated book.Audience:Intended for everyone interested Greek and Roman Mythology. Written in plain English.FEATURES:- Fully illustrated with maps, art, and photographs - Search for the words or phrases - Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page - Add Bookmarks - Designed for optimal navigation on ... Leer más

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  • The Only Thing Worth Dying For

    How Eleven Green Berets Fought for a New Afghanistan

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    The untold exploits of the U.S. Army Special Forces team that conquered the Taliban are revealed in this "gripping story of admirable men" ( Kirkus).On a moonless night just weeks after September 11, 2001, a U.S. Special Forces team of Green Berets known as ODA 574 infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan with a seemingly impossible mission: to foment a tribal revolt and force the Taliban ... Leer más

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  • Thermopylae

    The Battle for the West

    An account of the ancient battle between Persia and the alliance of Greek city-states, including the legendary "300 Spartans."In 480 BCE, Persian king Xerxes led a massive invasion of Greece. A critical point in this invasion was the battle for the pass at Thermopylae—"Hot Gates" in Greek. Xerxes had amassed one of the largest armies yet known to man, while Leonidas's troops, a group of united ... Leer más

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

    The War for Alexander the Great's Empire

    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 ... Leer más

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  • The Ten Tragedies of Euripides

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    This file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: "Euripides (ca. 480 BCE–406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being ... Leer más

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  • Ghost on the Throne

    The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire

    de James Romm ...
    Alexander the Great, perhaps the most commanding leader in history, united his empire and his army by the titanic force of his will. His death at the age of thirty-two spelled the end of that unity.The story of Alexander’s conquest of the Persian empire is known to many readers, but the dramatic and consequential saga of the empire’s collapse remains virtually untold. It is a tale of loss that ... Leer más

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  • Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea

    Why the Greeks Matter

    de Thomas Cahill ...
    Series series The Hinges of History
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.“A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” —The New York Times Book Review**In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and ... Leer más

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  • After Thermopylae

    The Oath of Plataea and the End of the Graeco-Persian Wars

    Series series Emblems of Antiquity
    The Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE is one of world history's unjustly neglected events. It decisively ended the threat of a Persian conquest of Greece. It involved tens of thousands of combatants, including the largest number of Greeks ever brought together in a common cause. For the Spartans, the driving force behind the Greek victory, the battle was sweet vengeance for their defeat at Thermopylae ... Leer más

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  • Socrates

    A Man for Our Times

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    A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy.Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing. Throughout his life, and indeed until his very last moment alive, Socrates fully embodied his philosophy in thought and deed. It is through the story of his life that we can fully grasp his powerful actions and ideas.In his highly ... Leer más

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  • Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

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    Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of ... Leer más

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