Greek History
The Persian Wars and the Punic Wars: The History of the Ancient Greek and Roman Victories that Preserved Western Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Ancient Greeks have long been considered the forefathers of modern Western civilization, but the Golden Age of Athens and the spread of...
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The Parthenon: The History of Ancient Athens' Most Famous Temple
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the Parthenon *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens...
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The Origins of Ancient Greek Mythology: The History of the Titans and the Greeks' Creation Story
"The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity." This quote by André Gide perfectly encapsulates the story of the Titans. Most commonly known as the antagonists of the pantheon of gods led by...
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The Oracle of Delphi: The Ancient World's Most Famous Seer
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient descriptions of the oracle*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Not often nor regularly, but occasionally and fortuitously, the room in which they seat the god's consultants is filled with a fragrance and breeze, as if the adyton...
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The Mythology of the Trojan War: The History and Legacy of the Mythical Legends about the Battle for Troy
*Includes pictures*Analyzes the mythology and the history of the Iliad, Odyssey, and war*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, —Now green in youth, now withering...
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The Mycenaeans: The History and Culture of Ancient Greece's First Advanced Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing Mycenaean involvement in the Trojan War, trade, and other aspects of their history *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents When people think of ancient Greece, images...
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The Minoans and Mycenaeans: The History of the Civilizations that First Developed Ancient Greek Culture
*Includes pictures *Examines the archaeology, history, and culture of both groups *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Nearly 2,500 years after the Golden Age of Athens, people across the world today continue to be fascinated by the...
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The Great Fire of Rome: The Story of the Most Famous Fire in Roman History
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts about Nero and the Great Fire*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A disaster followed, whether accidental or treacherously contrived by the emperor, is uncertain, as authors have given both accounts, worse, however, and...
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The Goths and Vandals: The History and Legacy of the Barbarians Who Sacked Rome in the 5th Century CE
The birth of Europe as people know it today was hardly an easy and effortless process. The Old World was reshaped by centuries of continuous wars, raids, and the falls and rises of empires. The most turbulent of these events...
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The Gallic Wars: The Campaigns That Made Julius Caesar a Roman Legend
The Gallic Wars, the series of campaigns waged by Julius Caesar on behalf of the Roman Senate between 58-50 BC, were among the defining conflicts of the Roman era. Not only was the expansion of the Republic's domains unprecedented (especially...
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Hadrian's Wall: The History and Construction of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Defensive Fortification
"[The Romans], thinking that it might be some help to the allies [Britons], whom they were forced to abandon, constructed a strong stone wall from sea to sea, in a straight line between the towns that had been there built...
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Gnosticism: The History and Legacy of the Mysterious Ancient Religion
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This knowledge is not something that can be put into words like other sciences; but after long-continued intercourse between teacher and pupil, in joint pursuit of the subject, suddenly,...
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Gaul and the Roman Republic: The History of Gaul Before the Rise of Rome
The Roman Republic’s development from a city state into a world power that controlled large swathes of modern Italy, Gaul, and Spain, as well as other parts of Europe is seen by many as being the direct result of Roman...
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The Greatest Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the battles *Describes how the Greeks and Persians fought on land and at sea, as well as the weapons they used *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Ancient...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Peloponnesian War
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events.*Includes Pericles' famous Funeral Oration*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that...
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