Cultural Region/Greece
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Classic Starts(r) the Iliad
$9.99 Read moreThis high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homers thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life charac
- Series: Classic Starts(r)
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 07 2014
- ISBN10: 145490612X
- Language: English
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Greece: Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers
$18.00 Add to cartThe second book in the Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers’ cookbook series made with specialty olive oil and balsamic vinegars in mind.
With just two types of olive oil–Eureka Lemon Fused and Garlic Infuse
- Series: Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers
- Author: Lycopolus, Emily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1771512342
- Language: English
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Empire of God: How the Byzantines Saved Civilization
$35.00 Read moreWithout the Byzantine Empire, there never would have been Western civilization.
Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philos- Author: Spencer, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1637587422
- Language: English
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Olympians Boxed Set Books 1-6: Zeus, Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseidon & Aphrodite
$83.94 Add to cartGeorge O’Connor’s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect
- Series: Olympians
- Author: O’Connor, George
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1626720592
- Language: English
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My Family and Other Animals
$18.00 Add to cartThe first book in Gerald Durrell’s Corfu Trilogy: a bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in … [more below]
- Author: Durrell, Gerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 29 2004
- ISBN10: 0142004413
- Language: English
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Republic
$9.94 Add to cartThe central work of one of the West’s greatest philosophers, The Republic of Plato is a masterpiece of insight and feeling, the finest of the Socratic dialogues, and one of the great books of Western … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535760
- Language: English
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These Were the Greeks
$27.95 Read moreThe authors are sensitive to the current impatience with traditional historical content, yet they convey much historical fact without losing either the reader’s attention or the shape of the long time… [more below]
- Author: Amos, Hugh D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 31 1982
- ISBN10: 0802312756
- Language: English
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Sparta’s Sicilian Proxy War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 418-413 B.C.
$34.99 Read moreThe great expedition to Sicily described in the sixth and seventh books of Thucydides’ history can be depicted in a variety of ways. By some, it has been thoughtfully treated as an example of overreac… [more below]
- Author: Rahe, Paul A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1641773375
- Language: English
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The New Testament in Its World Workbook: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians
$22.99 Add to cartThis workbook accompanies The New Testament in Its World by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird. Following the textbook’s structure, it offers assessment questions, exercises, and activities designed to
- Author: Wright, N. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0310528704
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cart‘Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just’
Plato’s account of Socrates’ trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and th- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0140455493
- Language: English
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The Histories
$14.00 Add to cartTranslated by Aubrey de S?incourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Herodotus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449086
- Language: English
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The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
$30.00 Add to cartHow rhetoric–the art of persuasion–can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimony
The discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for ov- Author: Reames, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 19, 2024
- ISBN10: 1541603974
- Language: English
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The Greeks: A Global History
$22.99 Add to cartA “monumental, sweeping” (Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads) history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today
More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sp- Author: Beaton, Roderick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1541603648
- Language: English
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Mythological Animals: From Basilisks to Unicorns
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? How do you tell a good Jinn from a bad one? Where would you find a chimera or a manticore? What did Herodotus have to say about werewolves? In this … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: O’Malley, Tam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178266
- Language: English
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Greece: The Cookbook
$54.95 Add to cartGreece: The Cookbook is the definitive work on the rich and fascinating cooking of modern Greece.
Greece: The Cookbook is the first truly comprehensive bible of Greek food in English. Rapidly increasin
- Author: Alexiadou, Vefa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 20 2017
- ISBN10: 0714873802
- Language: English
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The Pocket Stoic
$15.00 Add to cartTo counter the daily anxieties, stress, and emotional swings caused by the barrage of stimuli that plagues modern life, many people have been finding unexpected solace in a philosophy from a very diff… [more below]
- Author: Sellars, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 022668296X
- Language: English
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Poetics
$13.00 Add to cartEssential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, and equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature
In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek traged- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140446362
- Language: English
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Zorba the Greek
$19.99 Add to cartA stunning new translation of the classic book–and basis for the beloved Oscar-winning film–brings the clarity and beauty of Kazantzakis’s language and story alive.
First published in 1946, Zorba th- Author: Kazantzakis, Nikos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 23, 2014
- ISBN10: 1476782814
- Language: English
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The Passenger: Greece
$22.00 Read moreA new series from Europa Editions, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.
IN THIS VOLUME: Once Upon A Time: The Greek Taverna by Petros Mar
- Series: Passenger #2
- Author: Aa VV
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 11, 2020
- ISBN10: 1787702189
- Language: English
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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
$32.00 Add to cartThucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possession for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition… [more below]
- Author: Strassler, Robert B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: September 10, 1998
- ISBN10: 0684827905
- Language: English
