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1	Odyssey more books like this by Homer "Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place: when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea, only this man longed for his wife and a way home." Homer's Odyssey, at once an exciting epic of strife and subterfuge and a deeply felt tale of love and devotion, stands at the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Mythology more books like this by Edith Hamilton This volume aims to bring to life for the modern reader, the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. Readers are introduced to the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla and can follow the drama of the Trojan ... see all copies from £2.17! new only from £8.44! \| first editions
3	Midsummer Night's Dream more books like this by William Shakespeare Shakespeare is acknowledged to be the greatest dramatist in the English Language, and yet none of his manuscripts survive. Less than half of his plays were printed before he died, and the first collected edition of 36 of his plays appeared in 1623, seven years after his death,in the First Folio. Two of his fellow actors and closest friends, John ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? more books like this by Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy An extraordinary book that looks at one of the greatest cover-ups in history. The myth of Dionysus bears startling resemblances to the the story of Jesus Christ. It compares with the biblical story in the following ways: * Dionysus is God made flesh and is hailed as the 'Saviour of Mankind' and the 'Son of God' * His father is God and and his ... see all copies from £1.83! new only from £6.51! \| first editions
5	Republic more books like this by Plato R.E. Allen's highly regarded translations of the dialogues of Plato have been praised for their faithfulness and readability. Many years in the making, his translation of "The Republic" has been eagerly awaited. It comes now to crown a distinguished classicist's efforts to make Plato's works available in readable and accurate translations. This ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae more books like this by Steven Pressfield Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Meditations more books like this by Aurelius Marcus Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed, as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and ... see all copies from £2.19! new only from £3.25! \| first editions
8	Histories more books like this by Herodotus Herodotus (c480-c425BC) is "The Father of History" and his "Histories" are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.25! \| first editions
9	The Magus more books like this by John Fowles First published by Cape in 1966, a novel in which a man on a remote Greek island finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster, where surreal threads weave ever tighter as reality and illusion intertwine in a bizarre psychological game. From the author of THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, A MAGGOT and MANTISSA. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Dream-Hunter more books like this by Sherrilyn Kenyon The "New York Times" bestselling author of the Dark-Hunters( novels begins a breathtaking new series that takes readers into the ethereal world of the Dream-Hunters, champions who fight to protect the dreamer from demons who prey on them. Original. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold more books like this by C S Lewis A reinterpretation of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Psyche's great beauty incurs the wrath of Venus, who sends Cupid to punish her, but Cupid falls in love with Psyche. In this version, the main character is Psyche's ugly, jealous sister, in whose words the story is told. see all copies from £5.86! new only from £8.83! \| first editions
12 view cover	Nicomachean Ethics more books like this by Aristotle Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BCE, was the son of Nicomachus, a physician, and Phaestis. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught there (367-347); subsequently he spent three years at the court of a former pupil, Hermeias, in Asia Minor and at this time married Pythias, one of ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.40! \| first editions
13 view cover	Antigone more books like this by Sophocles Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Three Theban plays : Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus more books like this by Sophocles Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation ... see all copies from £4.16! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
15 view cover	300 more books like this by Frank Miller (Illustrator), Lynn Varley "300" is a story of war and defiance as only Frank Miller can tell. Featuring the watercolor talents of painter Lynn Varley, "300" marks the first collaboration for these two creators since 1990's "Elektra Lives Again". The five-part series is collected into a beautiful, 88-page hardcover volume, with each two-page spread from the comic presented ... see all copies from £10.59! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
16 view cover	Travels with Herodotus more books like this by Ryszard Kapuscinski, Nicolas Coster (Performed by) From the master of literary reportage whose acclaimed books include "Shah of Shahs, The Emperor," and "The Shadow of the Sun," an intimate account of his first youthful forays beyond the Iron Curtain. Just out of university in 1955, Kapuscinski told his editor that he'd like to go abroad. Dreaming no farther than Czechoslovakia, the young ... see all copies from £8.02! new only from £8.02!
17 view cover	Hour of the Olympics more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne This is the 16th book in the Magic Tree House series, in which eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister Annie use a tree house as a time machine. In this installment, the siblings venture back to ancient Greece and attend the first Olympics. They discover that girls aren't allowed at the games, and get into serious trouble when Annie is ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.23! \| first editions
18 view cover	Other Side of Midnight more books like this by Sidney Sheldon Athens, 1947 and a sensational murder trial is about to begin. The cast: a man-shy American abroad, an international film star, a handsome war hero, a vengeful Greek tycoon. Sidney Sheldon also wrote "The Naked Face", "A Stranger in the Mirror", "Windmills of the Gods" and "If Tomorrow Comes". see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Politics more books like this by Aristotle Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BCE, was the son of Nicomachus, a physician, and Phaestis. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught there (367-347); subsequently he spent three years at the court of a former pupil, Hermeias, in Asia Minor and at this time married Pythias, one of ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Symposium more books like this by Plato The Symposium is a complex piece which is perhaps as widely read as any of Plato's works apart from the Republic. However the existing standard commentaries in English do not offer much by way of help to any reader except the classicist who knows Greek; and they also tend to be light on the dialogue as a work of philosophy. This new edition aims ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	Medea more books like this by Euripides The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal ... see all copies from £1.58! new only from £3.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	Oedipus the King more books like this by Sophocles Since it was first performed in Athens in the 420s BC, Oedipus the King has been widely regarded as Sophocles' greatest tragedy and one of the foundation stones of western drama. Taken as a model by Aristotle in his Poetics, it became a yardstick for future generations. Since the play's rediscovery in the Renaissance, audiences - including Sigmund ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Last Days of Socrates more books like this by Plato The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.51! \| first editions
24 view cover	My Family & Other Animals more books like this by Gerald Malcolm Durrell This book is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu where the author lived as a boy with his 'family and other animals.' It is a matter of personal taste whether one most enjoys the family, with its many eccentric hangers-on, or the animals Gerry studies and brings back to the strawberry-pink, the daffodil-yellow, or the snow-white villa. The procession ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.18! \| first editions
25 view cover	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato This second edition of 'Five Dialogues' presents Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for 'Plato: Complete Works'. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.85! \| first editions

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