The Life of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens, Hardcover - Jacqueline de Romilly

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First published in France in 1956 and now available in English for the first time, this narratological analysis of Thucydides's "History of the Pel...

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Examines political calls for market-based education reform and explores the efforts of public-school advocates to build democratically spirited con...

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From "pharma bros" to everday household budgets, just how did the pharmaceutical industry betray its own history--and how can it return to its trad...

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During a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their com...

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DescriptionHow remarkable changes in ancient Greek pottery reveal the transformation of classical Greek cultureWhy did soldiers stop fighting, athl...

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This dual biography of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots tells the story of their intense and embattled relationship, and their uniting struggles...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Rosemary SullivanNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 34Cover type: PaperbackRedesc...

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