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1	The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Thucydides, Robert B Strassler (Editor), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by) add to wishlist This revised edition of Richard Crawley's classic 1874 translation is enhanced with more than 100 maps, extensive annotations, brief biographies of important figures, and invaluable historical, political, and cultural background. see all copies from $9.76! new only from $11.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Eleni more books like this by Nicholas Gage add to wishlist A story of love, deceit, and betrayal, set in Greece during the civil wars of the late 1940s. Eleni Gatzoyiannis was murdered by Communist partisans in 1948 for refusing to allow her children to be conscripted into their band. Her son Nicholas escaped to America as a result and grew up to become a distinguished journalist. Many years after his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War more books like this by Robert B Strassler (Editor), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by) add to wishlist Much of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian War--the 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta--is derived from this classic text. Sparta emerged victorious, and it dominated Greece for several decades afterward. see all copies from $27.83! new only from $27.83! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece more books like this by Professor Paul Cartledge (Editor) add to wishlist Sumptuously illustrated in colour and packed with fascinating information, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in a revised paperback edition. Offering fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture, the book devotes as much attention to social, economic, sexual and intellectual aspects as to ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $5.91! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Oxford History of the Classical World more books like this by John Boardman add to wishlist This superbly illustrated book is divided into three main sections. The first, Greece , runs from the eighth to the fourth centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. The second, Greece and Rome , deals with the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.44! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Fall of Constantinople 1453 more books like this by Sir Steven Runciman add to wishlist This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city's plight had been neglected, and negligible help was sent in this crisis. To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their empire would last. To the ... see all copies from $7.92! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Byzantium : the early centuries more books like this by John Julius Norwich add to wishlist This is the story of the Byzantine Empire, from its earliest days to the beginnings of the emergence of its only European rival, the Holy Roman Empire. Those first five centuries saw the adoption of Christianity by the Graeco-Roman world, the fall of Rome and the reigns of Constantine and Justinian. They were centuries of bloodshed and controversy ... see all copies from $8.48! new only from $16.06! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Plutarchs Lives, Volume 1 more books like this by Plutarch, John Dryden (Translator), Bernard Mayes (Read by) add to wishlist One of the worlds most influential literary works, Plutarchs Lives forms a brilliant social history of the ancient world by comparing the parallel lives of notorious Greeks and Romans. Volume I compares Theseus and Romulus, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, and Aristides and Marcus Cato, among others. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.05! \| SVS
9	Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews 1430-1950 more books like this by Mark Mazower add to wishlist From the author of the greatly praised "Dark Continent" comes a richly textured social history of the Aegean seaport that has been a crossroads of civilization since the dawn of Byzantium. of photos, 8 in full color. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Concise History of Greece more books like this by Richard Clogg add to wishlist This book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. It is designed to provide a basic introduction for general and academic readers with little or no prior knowledge of the subject, and supersedes Professor Clogg ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.59! \| SVS
11 view cover	Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece more books like this by Hugo Vickers add to wishlist The great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Alice became a Greek Princess by marriage. Despite being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic at 45, she was a champion of the downtrodden and worked in soup kitchens and hospitals, finally earning the posthumous title of Righteous among Nations for harboring a Jewish family during the Holocaust. This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts more books like this by Professor Georg Luck (Photographer) add to wishlist Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe," of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $17.89! \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Greek Islands more books like this by Lawrence Durrell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Oxford First Ancient History more books like this by Roy E C Burrell add to wishlist From the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China, through the glories of Greece and Rome to the fall of the Roman Empire, this children's history tells the story of the ancient world. It is a tale of mighty conquerors and common people, of myths and legends, and of the hard realities of making and keeping huge empires intact. The ... see all copies from $5.53! new only from $18.15! \| SVS
15 view cover	Ancient Mystery Cults more books like this by Walter Burkert add to wishlist The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs and practices. Secret mystery cults flourished within the larger culture of the public religion of Greece and Rome for roughly a thousand years. This book is neither a history nor a survey but a ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $15.18! \| first editions
16 view cover	History of the Byzantine State more books like this by George Ostrogorsky add to wishlist see all copies from $7.58! new only from $24.97! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Black Athena the Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985 more books like this by Martin Bernal add to wishlist Winner of the American Book Award and a Socialist Review Book Award What is classical about Classical Civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the whole basis of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these ... see all copies from $4.54! new only from $18.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A short history of Byzantium more books like this by John Julius Norwich add to wishlist With wit, intelligence and his trademark eye for riveting detail, John Julius Norwich has brought together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.59! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks Through Europe's Oldest City more books like this by Professor John Freely add to wishlist In the Eastern world carpets and rugs have traditionally been used for prayer, shelter, the transportation of goods, and of course for comfort and decoration. The aim of this book is to enable readers to understand the decorative and technical features of oriental carpets by helping them to identify and classify carpets via their geographic ... see all copies from $4.77! new only from $11.01! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Inside Hitlers Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44 more books like this by Mark Mazower add to wishlist The German army invaded Greece in April 1941, and remained there until October 1944. During those three long years, tens of thousands of Greek civilians perished, the economic structure of the country was destroyed, and the country plunged into a terrible civil war. Using documentary sources in many countries (including the archives of the Office ... see all copies from $9.18! new only from $18.59! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Hellenistic Religions: An Introduction more books like this by Luther H Martin add to wishlist This is a brief and lively introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the 'Hellenistic Age' (c.300 BC-300 AD). Discussion of the various phenomena of Hellenistic religion is organized around the three classic types: piety, mystery, and gnosis. As the author follows the historical development ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $35.19! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Red Acropolis, Black Terror: The Greek Civil War and the Origins of the Soviet-American Rivalry,1943-1949 more books like this by Andre Gerolymatos add to wishlist The first full, nonpartisan history of the Greek Civil War, the brutal guerrilla conflict that launched the Cold War. From 1944 to 1949, tens of thousands of Greek soldiers and guerrillas fought and slaughtered each other and thousands of innocents in a civil war of unrelenting and shocking savagery. In the wake of the Allied liberation of Greece, ... see all copies from $10.57! new only from $34.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	In Search of the Trojan War more books like this by Michael Wood add to wishlist For thousands of years the tale of Troy has captivated the western imagination. Hector and Achilles, Odysseus and the beautiful Helen are among the most enduring figures in art and literature. But did Troy really exist, and did the Trojan war really take place? In this study Michael Wood takes the reader back to the Greek Age of Heroes. In the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	History of the Byzantine Empire, 324-1453, Volume II more books like this by Alexander A Vasiliev add to wishlist Vasiliev's survey of Byzantine history is unique in the field. It is complete, including a sketch of literature and art for each period, while all other works of the kind, even the most recent, either are restricted to a shorter time, or neglect some side of eastern civilization. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Secret history more books like this by Procopius add to wishlist A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his "History of the Wars of Justinian" proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor's reign. Yet all the while the dutiful scribe was working on a very different - and dangerous - history to be published only once its author was safely in his ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $9.16! \| first editions \| SVS

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