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1	Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae more books like this by Steven Pressfield add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £5.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Odyssey more books like this by Sam Homer add to wishlist Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Three Theban plays : Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus more books like this by Sophocles add to wishlist 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 £1.56! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
4	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato add to wishlist 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 £2.04! new only from £4.08! \| first editions
5	Midsummer Night's Dream more books like this by William Shakespeare add to wishlist Confusions of the heart reign in Athens, where everyone is pining away for the wrong person except Theseus, the Duke and his fiancée, Hippolyta, whose wedding day is fast approaching. Hermia, the Duke's daughter, is intent on marrying Lysander, although her father disapproves and threatens to make her a nun if she refuses to marry his choice for ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Republic more books like this by Plato add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles more books like this by Sophocles, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Translator) add to wishlist English versions of Sophocles' three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets. Index. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.31!
8	The Dream-Hunter more books like this by Sherrilyn Kenyon add to wishlist 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 £4.04! new only from £4.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Mythology more books like this by Edith Hamilton add to wishlist 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 £4.98! new only from £7.43! \| first editions
10	Frommer's Greece more books like this by John S Bowman, Sherry Marker, Heidi Sarna add to wishlist This serves as the premier travel guide to the site of the 2004 Summer Games. It includes a special section devoted to the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Greece is the fifteenth-most popular tourist destination in the world. New construction in anticipation of the 2004 Olympics will mean better transportation and other improved tourist infrastructure. ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.48!
11 view cover	Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter more books like this by Thomas Cahill add to wishlist In this accessible and often entertaining survey, historian Thomas Cahill reviews the achievements of Classical Greece and its huge influence on Western civilization. Beginning with an overview of Greek history--partly as Homer presented it in the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY--he goes on to focus on the other early figures who have most influenced Greek ... see all copies from £4.86! new only from £7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Corelli's Mandolin more books like this by Louis de Bernieres add to wishlist Dr. Iannis and his daughter, Pelagia, live on the idyllic Greek island of Cephallonia in the years before World War II. Pelagia falls in love with Mandras, a fisherman, but when Italy attacks Greece in 1940, Mandras goes to war, and the villagers' quiet lives are changed forever. When an Italian officer, Corelli, is billeted with Dr. Iannis, he ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Last Days of Socrates more books like this by Plato add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £4.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Antigone more books like this by Sophocles add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Odyssey: The Story of Odysseus more books like this by Homer, Anthony Heald (Read by) add to wishlist Perhaps the most celebrated of all Western narratives, the Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's roundabout voyage home to Ithaca where his beloved Penelope awaits. In stories along the way, he famously encounters Circe, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and many, many others. This translation renders the classic more economically than others. see all copies from £1.25! new only from £1.25!
16 view cover	Great Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato add to wishlist Plato wrote approximately 25 dialogues--intellectual debates on such topics as law, virtue, love, and beauty--which are normally divided into three periods: those featuring Socrates, those in which the words of Socrates are most likely Plato's own, and the last several written during Plato's later years. This translation includes the complete ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.40! \| first editions
17 view cover	Symposium more books like this by Plato add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides V more books like this by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richard Lattimore (Editor) add to wishlist Includes "Electra", "The Phoenician Women" and "The Bacchae". see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.19! \| first editions
19 view cover	Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times more books like this by Professor Thomas R Martin add to wishlist This compact, comprehensive and illustrated history of ancient Greece takes us from the Stone Age roots of Greek civilisation to the early Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great. Thomas Martin begins with a prehistory of late Stone Age activity that provides background for the conditions of later Greek life. He then ... see all copies from £6.12! new only from £6.90! \| first editions
20 view cover	Greek Myths more books like this by Olivia Coolidge add to wishlist This collection of Greek myths includes the stories of Medusa, Hercules, and Theseus. Illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from £3.18! new only from £3.18! \| first editions
21 view cover	Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician more books like this by Anthony Everitt add to wishlist This biography of the great Roman orator and politician examines his works and days, provides a look into the strong personalities who were his contemporaries, and evokes the grandeur of Rome at its height. The author notes Cicero's take on the baseness and folly of those around him. see all copies from £6.12! new only from £8.10! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Peloponnesian War more books like this by Donald Kagan add to wishlist Sparta vs. Athens, 5th century B.C., by a modern-day Thucydides. Historian Kagan covers history, military strategy and tactics, leadership psychology, and the human toll of war. This one-volume work is based somewhat on the author's four-volume HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR. see all copies from £6.24! new only from £9.66! \| first editions
23 view cover	Histories more books like this by Herodotus add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £3.19! \| first editions
24 view cover	Creation more books like this by Gore Vidal add to wishlist Cyrus Spitama is a Zoroastrian and descendent of Zoroaster. He travels to speak with prophets and philosophers, argue theology and come up with a creation theory. Cyrus is gossipy, name-dropping and worldly--as he moves through life, he wittily focuses on its minutiae. In the Vidal tradition, this novel is rich in historical and geographic detail. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Persian Boy more books like this by Mary Renault, PSE add to wishlist "The Persian Boy" tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. Taken as an attendant into Alexander's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.13! \| first editions

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