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1	Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge In time to coincide with the release of the motion picture directed by Oliver Stone comes a biography on the infamous Macedonian king and conqueror. Author Cartledge is academic consultant on the forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary "Becoming Alexander." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Spartans more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told by the world's leading expert. The narrative also details the lives of such illustrious and mythmaking figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander. Illustrations. Maps. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge In this brilliant examination of one of civilizations greatest stands, Cartledge illuminates how the confrontation between a huge army and a small group of defenders in 480 B.C. changed the way that generations would come to think about courage, combat, and death. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.81! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Spartan Reflections more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge Thirteen essays by an acknowledged maestro of Sparta studies. see all copies from $4.88! new only from $17.71! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told by the world's leading expert. The narrative also details the lives of such illustrious and mythmaking figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander. Illustrations. Maps. see all copies from $5.76! new only from $8.81! \| SVS
6	The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge (Editor) Illustrated in color and written by nine experts from Britain and America, this volume offers fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture--devoting as much attention to the social, economic, and intellectual aspects as to politics and war. 149 color plates. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge 'The Greeks' aims to explore in depth how the dominant group--adult, male, citizen, Greeks--attempted to define themselves unambiguously in polar opposition to a whole series of 'Others'--non- Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves, and gods. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $16.12! \| SVS
8	Sparta and Lakonia more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations. In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory ... see all copies from $37.50! new only from $37.65! \| SVS
9	Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises more books like this by Xenophon, Robin H Waterfield (Translator), Professor Paul Cartledge (Introduction by) The essays featured here acquaint us with a man of penetrating practical intelligence and deep moral commitment. Xenophon wrote a gripping account of Cyrus the Younger's campaign to seize the Persian throne in 401 B.C., as well as many other works of history, politics, and philosophy. This volume includes the dialogue between the poet Simonides ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
10	Greeks more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge Written by one of the world's leading experts on Greek history, the story of classical Greece's rise and fall is told through the eyes of her heroes--the men and women who forged the basic principles of Western civilization. Accompanies the three-hour PBS series. of full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.75!
11 view cover	Hellenistic and Roman Sparta more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge, Antony Spawforth This original and compelling account of later Spartan history challenges the conventional misperception of Spartan decline" after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. In this thorougly revised and updated edition see all copies from $32.50! new only from $37.58! \| SVS
12 view cover	Alexander: Destiny and Myth more books like this by Claude Mosse, Janet Lloyd, Lady (Translator), Professor Paul Cartledge (Foreword by) Few figures from history have aroused as much admiration as Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who, between 334 and 323 B.C., conquered the immense Persian Empire, led his army as far as India, and transformed the known world. Even in antiquity, he was an almost mythical hero, and over the centuries he has been remembered as the paragon of ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $12.50!
13 view cover	Kosmos: Essays in Order, Conflict and Community in Classical Athens more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge (Editor), Paul Millett (Editor), Sitta Von Reden (Editor) A collective volume on the concept of ???kosmos??? - the human social order. see all copies from $37.93! new only from $37.93! \| SVS
14 view cover	Hellenistic Constructs: Essays Inculture, History, and Historiography more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge, Erich Gruen (Editor), Peter Garnsey (Editor) The Hellenistic period (approximately the last three centuries B.C.), with its cultural complexities and enduring legacies, retains a lasting fascination today. Reflecting the vigor and productivity of scholarship directed at this period in the past decade, this collection of original essays is a wide-ranging exploration of current discoveries and ... see all copies from $40.00! new only from $84.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Spartans more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told by the world's leading expert. The narrative also details the lives of such illustrious and mythmaking figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander. Illustrations. Maps. see all copies from $11.24! new only from $15.89!
16 view cover	A History of Greece: From the Time of Solon to 403 BC more books like this by George Grote, Professor Paul Cartledge (Editor) George Grote was a highly respected Victorian historian whose 12-volume HISTORY OF GREECE was an important source on ancient Greece--and especially on democratic Athens--to several generations of readers. A one-volume abridgment was made by J. M. Mitchell and M. O. B. Casparini during the Edwardian period. see all copies from $76.06! new only from $140.87!
17 view cover	Memories of Odysseus: Frontier Tales from Ancient Greece more books like this by Francois Hartog, Janet Lloyd, Lady (Translator), Professor Paul Cartledge (Foreword by) The conception of the Other has long been a problem for philosophers. Emmanuel Levinas, best known for his attention to precisely that issue, argued that the voyages of Ulysses represent the very nature of Western philosophy: "His adventure in the world is nothing but a return to his native land, a complacency with the Same, a misrecognition of ... see all copies from $16.88! new only from $18.85! \| first editions
18 view cover	Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations. In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory ... see all copies from $43.00! new only from $114.62! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece from Utopia to Crisis and Collapse more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge, John Lee (Read by) The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, a society of warrior-heroes who exemplified the heroic virtues of self-sacrifice, community endeavor, and achievement against all odds. Paul Cartledge engagingly examines the rise and fall of this singular society. see all copies from $13.86! new only from $13.86! \| SVS
20	Hellenistic and Roman Sparta, a Tale of Two Cities more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge see all copies from $48.99! first editions
21 view cover	Helots and Their Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures more books like this by Nino Luraghi (Editor), Susan Alcock (Editor), Professor Paul Cartledge (Contributions by) The name "Helots" evokes one of the most famous peculiarities of ancient Sparta, the system of dependent labor that guaranteed the livelihood of the free citizens. The Helots fulfilled all the functions that slaves carried out elsewhere in the Greek world, allowing their masters the leisure to be full-time warriors. Yet, despite their crucial role ... see all copies from $31.48! new only from $31.48!
22	Los Griegos. Encrucijada de La Civilizacisn by Professor Paul Cartledge see all copies from $22.19! new only from $22.19!
23	Los Griegos by Professor Paul Cartledge Esta coleccion nacio como una hermana mayor de la Serie general con el fin de acoger los grandes temas y los grandes libros (que muchas veces han sido tambien libros grandes). Se inicio en 1986 con Los descubridores, de Daniel J. Boorstin (primer titulo de una trilogia que se completaria con Los creadores y Los pensadores, y uno de los libros mas ... see all copies from $59.34! new only from $59.34!
24 view cover	Money, Labour and Land in Ancient Greece: Approaches to the Economics of Ancient Greece more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge (Editor), Edward E Cohen (Editor), Lin Foxhall (Editor) Drawing on comparative historical and anthropological approaches, sociological, economic and cultural theory, and developments in epigraphy, legal history, numismatics and spatial archaeology, this volume will be of interest to all students and scholars of ancient economies. see all copies from $119.41! new only from $119.41!

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