Esther Friesner

A fresh reimagining of a young Girl of Sparta destined to be Helen of Troy.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.

Nobody's Prize

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Tennessee

Esther M. Friesner

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Christine Fedderson Manfredi

New York

A Novel

These eyes...he'd seen them before, staring at him, but he didn't remember where, or when. He remembered, without knowing why.In this epic story filled with passion, courage, and adventure, the author of the internationally bestselling Alexander trilogy tells the tale of two warriors united by blood and torn apart by law.This is the saga of a Spartan family, unraveled by a harsh custom of their people that causes them to abandon one of their own. The elder son, Brithos, strong and healthy, will live comfortably; but Talos, weak and feeble, must be sacrificed to the wolves of Mount Taygetus. Unbeknownst to his grieving parents, however, the child is miraculously found and saved by a Helot -- the once-proud people who now live in servitude to Sparta.While his brother is raised in the mighty warrior caste, Talos, who is now a slave, is schooled in the history of the Helot people by his adoptive father. It is then that he learns of the legend of Aristodemus, the last King of the Helots, whose armor, it is prophesied, will be worn again by the liberator of his vanquished race. When the brothers meet for the first time since their separation, it is over crossed swords as Talos defends the woman he loves from the brutality of Brithos. But fate has a greater destiny in store for them -- and as war looms on the horizon, their lives become entwined in ways neither could have imagined. They live out their story in a world dominated by the clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.

Spartan

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Mothers of Sparta

Ernle Bradford

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Battle for the West

The three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae-the Hot Gates-was a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice. The ambitions of King Xerxes were vast. Having amassed a Persian army that was the largest force of men and ships ever assembled, he set out to conquer Greece, at the same time sending an army of Carthaginians to overrun Sicily. Thus the two forces planned to open the gates to the wealth of the western Mediterranean and march upon most of the known world.Ernle Bradford's narrative embraces the entire era of the invasion, from the building of the incredible wooden bridge across the Hellespont to the final crushing defeat of the Persian rear guard at the battle of Plataea. There, as before, the Spartans were the decisive force, turning out in massive numbers. It was at Thermopylae, however,that the fate of Xerxes's forces was determined by a small band of Spartans. InThermopylae, Ernle Bradford brings to life the personalities and fantastic battles of this epic period with unmatched skill and verve.

Thermopylae

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Steven Pressfield

Arizona

An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life."--Pat Conroy

At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.

Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history--one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. . . .

Gates of Fire

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Donald Kagan

Pennsylvania

The classical scholar takes a new look at the war between Athens and Sparta, examining the conflict that devastated Ancient Greece in the fifth century B.C.E.

The Peloponnesian War

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Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield

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Publisher	‎Bantam (August 31, 1999)
Language	‎English
Mass Market Paperback	‎442 pages
ISBN-10	‎0553580531
ISBN-13	‎978-0553580532
Item Weight	‎8 ounces
Dimensions	‎4.16 x 1.03 x 6.9 inches

Georgia

T. S. Chaudhry

Typical shelf wear. There may be some writing throughout. 

Oklahoma

A Novel of Ancient Greece

Though history has relegated her role to that of a bystander, what if Gorgo, Queen of Sparta played a central role in the Greek resistance to the Persian invasion?

The Queen of Sparta

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Hannah Lynn

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Nebraska

All murders must be avenged. While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it will bring hers back. When her husband willingly sacrifices their eldest daughter to appease the Gods, Clytemnestra vows to do whatever it takes to protect her remaining children. But in doing so she faces losing them altogether. A story of love, loss and bitter betrayals, A Spartan's Sorrow shows that sometimes you must risk it all to protect the ones you love. If you are a fan of vengeful Gods and fierce family rivalries you will love Hannah Lynn's epic tale of ancient Greece's most formidable Queen.

A Spartan's Sorrow

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Illinois

Paul Cartledge

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Maryland

The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece

The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, and extreme toughness. This book, written by one of the world’s leading experts on Sparta, traces the rise and fall of Spartan society and explores the tremendous influence the Spartans had on their world and even on ours. Paul Cartledge brings to life figures like legendary founding father Lycurgus and King Leonidas, who embodied the heroism so closely identified with this unique culture, and he shows how Spartan women enjoyed an unusually dominant and powerful role in this hyper-masculine society. Based firmly on original sources, The Spartans is the definitive book about one of the most fascinating cultures of ancient Greece.

The Spartans

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Merline Lovelace

Maine

Siren's Call by Merline Lovelace released on Jul 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.

Siren's Call

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Connecticut

In this title, Cartledge provides an account of Sparta and the Spartans, examining the evolution of their ancient society and culture, one that was significantly masculine but that allowed women an unusually dominant and powerful role.

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Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work "was done to last forever." The conflicts between the two empires over shipping, trade, and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 b.c. in Northern Greece, and the entire Greek world was plunged into 27 years of war. Thucydides applied a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this exhaustively factual record of the disastrous conflict that eventually ended the Athenian empire.

VINTAGE 1946 The World's Classics: The History of The Peloponnesian War - Written by Thucydides, Edited by Sir R.W. Livingstone

Thucydides

Rex Warner

M. I. Finley

Revised Edition

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work "was done to last forever." The conflicts between the two empires over shipping, trade, and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 b.c. in Northern Greece, and the entire Greek world was plunged into 27 years of war. Thucydides applied a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this exhaustively factual record of the disastrous conflict that eventually ended the Athenian empire. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The History of the Peloponnesian War

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Louisiana

Two more of Plutarch's lives, covering the careers of the Spartan kings, Agis and Cleomenes.

Plutarch on Sparta

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Wisconsin

The Women warriors of Dahomey

Amazons of Black Sparta

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Peter Aperlo

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

The action adventure 300: Rise of an Empire is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2007 international blockbuster 300. Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, 300: Rise of an Empire is produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann, and directed by Noam Murro from a screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad. Told in the breathtaking visual style of 300 this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. 300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy. 300: Rise of an Empire also stars Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, and David Wenham, and will be released in theaters on August 2, 2013.

300: Rise of an Empire: the Art of the Film

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Tom Holland

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory - rapid, spectacular victory - had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire. In the space of a single generation, they had swept across the Near East, shattering ancient kingdoms, storming famous cities, putting together an empire which stretched from India to the shores of the Aegean. As a result of those conquests, Xerxes ruled as the most powerful man on the planet. Yet somehow, astonishingly, against the largest expeditionary force ever assembled, the Greeks of the mainland managed to hold out. The Persians were turned back. Greece remained free. Had the Greeks been defeated at Salamis, not only would the West have lost its first struggle for independence and survival, but it is unlikely that there would ever have been such and entity as the West at all.
Tom Holland's brilliant new book describes the very first 'clash of Empires' between East and West. Once again he has found extraordinary parallels between the ancient world and our own. There is no competing popular book describing these events.

Persian Fire

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 is a historical novel set in ancient Greece, telling the story of Theras, a young Athenian boy. Raised in the vibrant and democratic city of Athens, Theras is kidnapped and taken to Sparta, a city with a rigid, militaristic society. The novel contrasts the cultural values of Athens and Sparta, as Theras longs to escape the harsh Spartan way of life and return home. Through his journey, the book explores themes of freedom, individuality, and the differences between democratic and authoritarian societies. It's a coming-of-age story that immerses readers in the world of ancient Greece.

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Written by Thucydides, Edited by Sir R.W. Livingstone

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