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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Eleni's Family in America

An account of Greek American children, survivors of the Greek civil war, and their adjustment to a new lifestyle in the U.S. with their father.

A Place for Us

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Washington

A New Translation



Award-winning poet and playwright Robert Bagg offers a set of exciting and authentic new translations of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Kolonos, and Antigone--together known as The Oedipus Cycle. One of the unquestionable acmes of world literature, Sophocles's immortal series of plays centers upon the royal family of Thebes, whose struggles for nobility and greatness lead paradoxically to their own tragic downfalls. Portraying humankind at its worst and most fallible even while exploring the heights of virtue and honor, the plays shine a searing light upon questions of fate and free will, destiny and responsibility, hubris and humility, honor and obligation, and more. Robert Bagg's timely translations allow the power and depth of Sophocles's masterpieces to shine through clearly to readers today.



The Oedipus Cycle

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

Greek Mythology

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Ohio

The Ancient Greeks--who believed war was the most important thing humans do--bequeathed to the West an incomparable military legacy that still influences the structure of armies and doctrine. Passing through a full millennium of war that begins with the rise of the city-state, this colorful portrait of Greek culture explains why their unique approach to fighting was so successful and so relentless. Scrutinize its role at the very heart of classical life, agrarian duels, the emergence of Athenian and Spartan power, the development of war as a specialized science, and the collapse of Greek warfare after Alexander the Great. From Peloponnesia in the 5th century BC to the Hellenisation of the western world, it's an unforgettable tale of battle.


The Wars of the Ancient Greeks

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Idaho

Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World

Most people would be surprised to learn that fewer than 12 of the 193 countries in the world today have a democratic government that has survived for more than fifty years. In this remarkable bestselling book, now in paperback, authors Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart examine seven miracles that changed the course of the world and paved the way for the freedoms of democratic government. The authors take actual historical events and skillfully weave in story vignettes to fully flesh out compelling details. They make the case that history would have been dramatically altered if any of these events turned out differently and affirm, as our Founding Fathers did, that a providential hand was at play in securing our freedom.



The book explores seven pivotal people in world events which helped form our democracy, including:



* A handful of Greek soldiers and their naval commanders in a life-or-death confrontation with the Persians in 480 BC.

* A small band of Frankish soldiers who stood against the conquering armies of Islam more than 1,300 years ago.

* The people of Great Britain who refused to surrender to the overwhelming power of Hitler's Third Reich.

The Miracle of Freedom

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Beautiful book!!!!!!


Colorado

Book 5

The Blood of Olympus

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West Virginia

New Jersey

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer portions of the Homeric epics. In his acclaimed translations of the hymns, Apostolos Athanassakis preserves the essential simplicity of the original Greek, offering a straightforward, line-by-line translation that makes no attempts to masquerade or modernize. For this long-awaited new edition, Athanassakis enhances his classic work with a comprehensive index, careful and selective changes in the translations themselves, and numerous additions to the notes which will enrich the reader's experience of these ancient and influential poems.

The Homeric Hymns

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Texas

Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character

From one of the most distinguished admirals of our time and a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, a meditation on leadership and character refracted through the lives of ten of the most illustrious naval commanders in history

In Sailing True North, Admiral Stavridis offers lessons of leadership and character from the lives and careers of history's most significant naval commanders. He also brings a lifetime of reflection to bear on the subjects of his study--naval history, the vocation of the admiral, and global geopolitics. Above all, this is a book that will help you navigate your own life's voyage: the voyage of leadership of course, but more important, the voyage of character. Sailing True North helps us find the right course to chart.

Simply as epic lives, the tales of these ten admirals offer up a collection of the greatest imaginable sea stories. Moreover, spanning 2,500 years from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century, Sailing True North is a book that offers a history of the world through the prism of our greatest naval leaders. None of the admirals in this volume were perfect, and some were deeply flawed. But from Themistocles, Drake, and Nelson to Nimitz, Rickover, and Hopper, important themes emerge, not least that serving your reputation is a poor substitute for serving your character; and that taking time to read and reflect is not a luxury, it's a necessity.

By putting us on personal terms with historic leaders in the maritime sphere he knows so well, James Stavridis gives us a compass that can help us navigate the story of our own lives, wherever that voyage takes us.

Sailing True North

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Aspects of Greek History 750- 323 BC: A Source-Based Approach offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics, from pre-university to undergraduate level. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great are reconstructed. Emphasis is laid on the interpretation of the available sources, and the book sets out to give a clear treatment of all the major problems within a chronological framework.

This new edition brings the book up-to-date with the latest scholarship and includes a more detailed study of Sparta, Delian League, and the Athenian Empire, expands the range of sources examined, and offers an extended discussion of the growth of Athenian Imperialism towards Samos, Mytilene and Melos.

It includes:

a critical discussion of the lives, works, usefulness and reliability of the main literary sources: Thucydides, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plutarch, Diodorus, and Aristotle
numerous quotations and references from these and other sources, including inscriptional and archaeological evidence, accompanied by a critical analysis of their worth
maps, a glossary of Greek terms, and a full chapter-based bibliography.
Aspects of Greek History is an invaluable aid to note-taking, essay preparation and examination revision. #Greeks #Ancient #History #Athens #Sparta #pangoblackfriday

California

History

A Source Based Approach

Aspects of Greek History (750-323 BC)

Lives of the Noble Romans

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Michigan

Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Kolonos, and Antigone

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Pennsylvania

How One Battle Changed Western Civilization

The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. is not only understood as the most decisive event in the struggle between the Greeks and the Persians, but can also be seen as perhaps the most significant moment in our collective history. 10,000 Athenian citizens faced a Persian military force of more than 25,000. Greek victory appeared impossible, but the men of Athens were tenacious and the Persians were defeated. Following the battle, the Athenian hoplite army ran 26.5 miles from Marathon to Athens to defend their port from the Persian navy. Although they had just run the great distance in heavy armor, the Athenians won the battle and drove the Persian forces from Attica. Greek freedom ensued and the achievements of the culture became much of the basis for Western civilization. In this comprehensive and engrossing treatment, Richard Billows captures the drama of that day 2500 years ago and the ramifications it has had throughout Western history.

Nicholas Gage

A Place for Us

Sophocles

The Oedipus Cycle

Sofia Souli

Greek Mythology

Victor Davis Hanson

The Wars of the Ancient Greeks

Chris Stewart; Ted T. Stewart

The Miracle of Freedom

Rick Riordan

The Blood of Olympus

Sophocles

The Oedipus Cycle

Apostolos N. Athanassakis (Translator); Homer; Erwin Cook

The Homeric Hymns

James Stavridis

Sailing True North

Terry Buckley

Aspects of Greek History (750-323 BC)

Plutarch

Lives of the Noble Romans

Sophocles

The Oedipus Cycle

Richard A. Billows

Marathon

Lionel Casson

Treasures of the world the Greek conquerors