Ancient Greeks, Hardcover

Reducere. ``We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life.`` So the fif...

Reducere. An incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny. As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politi...

Explore the History and Mythology of the Ancient Greeks There are few things as fascinating and exciting as the world of Ancient Greece, and in the...

What are numbers? What were the counting methods used by ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Greeks? Read this book to find out! Building Blocks of...

Reducere. Blast back to ancient Greece in this new nonfiction series and discover what it would have been like to live thereWhen people talk about ancient Gr...

Reducere. A Fascinating Guide to Understanding the Ancient Greek Religion with Its Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and MortalsThe ancient Greeks were explorers in ...

Reducere. More than any other ancient civilization, the Greeks placed the human body at the center of their culture. To them, the sculpted human figure was b...

A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of...

In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day....

How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be s...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Thermopylae, then keep reading...The Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most famo...

Reducere. A juggernaut in the literary world at the apex of history, culture, politics, and art, the Greeks altered almost every facet of Western ideology an...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient GreeceThe culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day ...

Contemporary translations and adaptations of ancient Greek poet Callimachus by noted writer and critic Stephanie BurtCallimachus may be the best-ke...

DescriptionIn the ancient world, magic was everywhere. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. In ...

DescriptionAn unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman worldWhat did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greek...

Reducere. Awards🏆Nominee (2014) - Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - (Grades 3-6)Nominee (2014) - Charlotte Award - (Middle School/Grades 6-8)Contrib...

Reducere. The mysterious Phoenicians and the ancient Mediterranean are experienced in richer detail than ever before in this well researched and intriguing n...

Reducere. DescriptionA leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the answer Epicureanism has a reputation p...

Before becoming the masters of the Mediterranean world, the Romans had first to conquer the Italian peninsula in a series of harsh conflicts agains...

Reducere. "To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days." -PLUTARCH Lives of the N...

Reducere. Latin Poetry in the Ancient Greek Novels establishes and explores connections between Greek imperial literature and Latin poetry. This work challen...

Reducere. Did you know that the Achaemenid Persian Empire stretched from North Africa to Central Asia?If ranked by population percentage, the Achaemenid Empi...

Reducere. Long, long ago in ancient Greece, people began telling wonderful stories to explain the mysteries of life. These myths featured gods and goddesses,...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has i...

DescriptionTimeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any fieldThe ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leade...

Reducere. In this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has its roots ac...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mycenaeans, then keep reading...The Mycenaeans were the first advanced civilization to devel...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of BabylonThe Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading ...

Reducere. A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian.Aphrodite was said to have been born from ...

Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like.--Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens...

Reducere. Evoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World--the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae--The Gates of Athens is a bra...

Reducere. The Greeks and Romans have been charged with destroying the ecosystems within which they lived. In this book, however, M. D. Usher argues rather th...

Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europe...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of India, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one book: History of India: A Captiv...

Reducere. The growth of the modern world urban system is the greatest episode of urban growth there has ever been, but it is not the first. Three thousand ye...

Reducere. Planetymology is an illustrated introduction to the etymology - the evolution and origins of words - in the context of astronomy. It focuses on Eur...

Reducere. Explore the ancient world on a tour of the most beautiful, vibrant, and fascinating places people have called home. History Unboxed takes you outsi...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Iran, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: Achaemenid Empire: A Captiva...

Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxic...

History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages--the targets of your barrage of vintage invectiv...

A celebration of Edmond Fallot, an iconic French mustard maker, including the history, recipes, and inspirational gastronomical uses of the popular...

Reducere. At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the ma...

Reducere. While it would not be correct to say that Philo's works have been "lost"--scholars have always known and used Philo--they have essentially been "mi...

The rediscovery of Babylon and Assyria in the 1840s transformed Western views on the origins of civilisation. The excavation of Nineveh proved that...

DescriptionA comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsTales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renow...

The body in dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the fantastic as expressions of human corporeality. In The Body Fantastic, Frank Gonzalez-Crus...

Reducere. A unique anthology of poems--from around the world and through the ages--that celebrates the gloriously diverse insect world. Given that insects va...

Rising up from the heart of the Mediterranean, Sicily has a rich and ancient history spanning over 2, 000 years. A bounty prized by invaders from t...

For twenty-five centuries, the animal stories that go by the name of Aesop's Fables have amused and instructed generations of children and adults a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Trojan War was the greatest catastrophe of the ancient world. We are told that it devastated Europe and Asia and plunged the known w...

Reducere. While it would not be correct to say that Philo's works have been "lost"--scholars have always known and used Philo--they have essentially been "mi...

DescriptionThe story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evide...

The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. It is also our greatest graveyard. Resting in its depths lay the lost ships of war spanning the totali...

Reducere. DescriptionTHE GREATEST IDENTITY THEFT OF ALL MANKIND HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT THE WORLD EVEN KNOWING IT. We all know who the "Jews" today in the world...

The idea of security--from ancient Greece to the War on Terror In The Security Principle, French philosopher Fr d ric Gros takes a historical appro...

Reducere. Myths and Legends retells some of the most fantastic stories and folk tales from around the world. From the myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece to ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Spanish, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of Spain: A Captiv...

Reducere. We know ancient Greece, the civilization that shares the same name and gave us much that defines Western culture today. Yet, as financial crises ha...

Reducere. How did the ancient Greeks and Romans envision the end of the world? What is the long-term future of the human race? Will the world always remain a...

A brilliant lyrical exploration of how modern science illuminates what it means to be human, from the award-winning author of The Price of Altruism...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Afsharid and Qajar Dynasty, then keep reading...Most people have heard about the famous and ...

Reducere. Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your f...