Greece
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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
$14.23 Add to cartEpictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, whe… [more below]
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 31 2009
- ISBN10: 1615341242
- Language: English
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The Trojan War: A New History
$18.99 Add to cartThe Trojan War is one of history’s most famous conflicts, a ten-year-long war waged over the beautiful Helen. For more than two thousand years this story has been a source of artistic inspiration. But… [more below]
- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 21 2007
- ISBN10: 0743264428
- Language: English
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The Greeks and Greek Civilization
$34.00 Add to cartIn 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based
- Author: Burckhardt, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: October 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0312244479
- Language: English
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
$19.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully bl
- Author: Fox, Margalit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2014
- ISBN10: 0062228862
- Language: English
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Ages in Chaos III: Peoples of the Sea
$39.99 Add to cartThe book “Peoples of the Sea” consists of three independent parts, each of which contributes to making this the most important volume of the Ages in Chaos series. With respect to its original publicat
- Series: Ages in Chaos #3
- Author: Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: May 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1906833559
- Language: English
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The Spartacus War
$17.99 Add to cartAn authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English.
The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellio- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 02 2010
- ISBN10: 1416532064
- Language: English
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Unpacking for Greece: Travel in a Land of Fortresses, Fables, Ferries and Feta
$15.99 Add to cartWhen Sally sets out for Europe with her mother’s 1978 travel diary in her pocket, she is searching for the wanderlust she lost in a devastating overseas road accident.
As she ventures into the heart of
- Series: Packing for Greece
- Author: Smith, Sally Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0645625701
- Language: English
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: A Captivating Guide to the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus, M
$24.99 Add to cartYou probably have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But how much do you really know about?
The ancient world was home to some of the greatest civilizations in history. The Egyptians, the
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 102
- Publish Date: August 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1637168640
- Language: English
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Byzantium: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAfter surviving the fifth century fall of the Western European Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire flourished as one of the most powerful economic, cultural, and military forces in Europe for a thousan… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sarris, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199236119
- Language: English
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The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man’s Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Mystery
$17.99 Add to cartThe Secret of the Great Pyramid is a thrilling intellectual adventure story about the most exciting discovery in Egyptology in decades. Bob Brier, along with French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin, tells
- Author: Brier, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0061655538
- Language: English
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History’s Greatest Treasures
$20.00 Add to cartSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER – From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shar… [more below]
- Author: Hughes, Bettany
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0593686152
- Language: English
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Ages in Chaos IV: The Dark Age of Greece
$41.99 Add to cartThe Dark Age of Greece is the latest entry in the Ages in Chaos series first put forth by the late Immanuel Velikovsky in 1952; and is one more key brick in the reconstruction of ancient history propo
- Series: Ages in Chaos #IV
- Author: Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 530
- Publish Date: August 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1906833591
- Language: English
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The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine
$27.95 Add to cartThe true structure and workings of the human body are, we casually assume, everywhere the same, a universal reality. But when we look into the past, our sense of reality wavers: accounts of the body i
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Kuriyama, Shigehisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: February 04 2002
- ISBN10: 0942299892
- Language: English
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The Library, Books 16-20: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Successors
$16.95 Add to cartStarting with the most meagre resources, Philip made his kingdom the greatest power in Europe
The Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily is one of our most valuable sources from ancient times. His history- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Siculus, Diodorus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198759886
- Language: English
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Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAlexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the lar… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bowden, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0198706154
- Language: English
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Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life
$16.00 Add to cartAdvice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .
After being advised by his dentist to get tooth implants, Daniel Klein decide- Author: Klein, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0143126628
- Language: English
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Simple Mediterranean Cooking: Over 100 Nourishing Recipes Celebrating Southern European, North African, and Middle Eastern Flavors
$19.95 Add to cartBring the Mediterranean to your kitchen with over 100 easy and nourishing meals in Simple Mediterranean Cooking.
Cooking Mediterranean cuisine doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s no need to spend h
- Author: The Coastal Kitchen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1646432746
- Language: English
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Alexander the Great
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive biography of the towering hero of the classical world: a fearless general, the conqueror of the Persians, and the visionary ruler of a vast empire–from one of the world’s foremost scho… [more below]
- Author: Cartledge, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1400079195
- Language: English
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Wild Guide Greece: Hidden Places, Great Adventures & the Good Life
$26.99 Add to cartDiscover the hidden wild side of Europe’s most popular holiday destination. From deserted beaches and emerald coves to sunset viewpoints, spectacular caves and ancient ruins. Over 1000 secret places. … [more below]
- Series: Wild Guides #9
- Author: Firman, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1910636363
- Language: English
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Agony: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & the Ancient Greeks
$29.95 Add to cartWhat has Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to do with the Ancient Greeks? A lot, according to Joshua Kulseth and David Larmour, investigating the connections between the Greek pankration and contemporary BJJ and MM
- Author: Kulseth, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: November 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0989537153
- Language: English
