Top 10 Favourite Classical Books | Ancient Greek & Roman Literature
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Ancient Greek Athletics
- ASIN: 0300115296
- ISBN: 0300115296
- Manufacturer: Yale University Press
The earliest Olympic games began more than twenty-five-hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organised, who participated? Were ancient sports a means of preparing youth for warfare? In this lavishly illustrated book, a world expert on ancient Greek athletics provides the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, vividly descr... [Read More]
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
- UPC: 000440406943
- ASIN: 0440406943
- ISBN: 9780440406945
- Brand: Turtleback
- Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
"I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist I became had I not fallen in love with D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths at the age of seven."—R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder.Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about ... [Read More]
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CIRCE
- ASIN: B074M5TLLJ
- Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo, The Book Three)
- ASIN: 1484746430
- ISBN: 9781484746431
- Brand: Unknown
- Manufacturer: Disney-Hyperion
The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confo... [Read More]
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
- ASIN: 0316438529
- ISBN: 9780316438520
- Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal
The 75th anniversary edition of this classic bestseller. This stunningly illustrated, hardcover edition will be beloved by fans of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology of all ages.Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a ... [Read More]
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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
- ASIN: 0735211736
- ISBN: 0735211736
- Brand: Portfolio
- Manufacturer: Portfolio
From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller.Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winnin... [Read More]
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Literature Pockets, Greek & Roman Myths, Grades 4-6
- UPC: 023472027344
- ASIN: 1557998752
- ISBN: 1557998752
- Brand: EVAN-MOOR
- Manufacturer: Evan Moor Educational Publishers
Every pocket in Greek & Roman Myths Grades 4-6+ begins with a two-page reproducible retelling of a tale.About the book:-There is a teacher resource page that offers suggestions for sharing the tale.-Comprehension, art, and writing activities follow, helping the story come to life for students.-Two pages of evaluation forms help both teacher and stu... [Read More]
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Greek Tragedy
- ASIN: B01HHLAZ6S
- ISBN: 1565857062
- Manufacturer: The Great Courses
The Greek tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides produced a group of plays whose grandeur and uncanny power are undiminished despite the passage of 2,500 years. Two-and-a-half thousand years after they were written, ancient Greek Dramas such as Eumenides, Oedipus the King, and Trojan Women retain a compelling, almost incantatory power. Thes... [Read More]
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The Odyssey
- ASIN: 0393356256
- ISBN: 0393356256
- Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 "Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean…It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered." ―Madeline Miller, author of CirceComposed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about v... [Read More]
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- ASIN: B006IE2IO8
- Manufacturer: Ecco
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
- UPC: 783324876222
- ASIN: 0446574759
- ISBN: 0446574759
- Brand: Grand Central Publishing
- Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing 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... [Read More]
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- UPC: 642688061623
- ASIN: 0062316095
- ISBN: 0062316095
- Brand: Harper
- Manufacturer: Harper
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Anthology of Ancient Greek Popular Literature
- ASIN: 0253211573
- ISBN: 0253211573
- Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
Hansen has assembled an anthology like no other, which will fascinate students of late antiquity, folklorists, and curiosity-seekers, and will offer new possibilities to teachers of ancient-culture surveys." ―Classical World... lively, entertaining, and unique anthology... This anthology is appropriate not only for graduate and undergraduate stud... [Read More]
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The Odyssey
- ASIN: 0140268863
- ISBN: 9780140268867
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
- ASIN: 0465028020
- ISBN: 0465028020
- Brand: Jonathan Haidt
- Manufacturer: Basic Books
The bestselling author of The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind draws on philosophical wisdom and scientific research to show how the meaningful life is closer than you thinkThe Happiness Hypothesis is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world's civ... [Read More]
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The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature (Robson Classical Lectures)
- ASIN: 0802095585
- ISBN: 0802095585
- Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
It is generally assumed that whatever else has changed about the human condition since the dawn of civilization, basic human emotions - love, fear, anger, envy, shame - have remained constant. David Konstan, however, argues that the emotions of the ancient Greeks were in some significant respects different from our own, and that recognizing these d... [Read More]
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
- ASIN: 0553259202
- ISBN: 0553259202
- Brand: Laurel Leaf
- Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
For Greek myth fans, those who can’t get enough of the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, and readers who have aged out of Rick Riordan, this classroom staple and mythology classic is perfect for learning about the ancient myths! The heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek mythology come alive in this exciting collection of retellings of the anci... [Read More]
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
- ASIN: B01IAS9FZY
- Brand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
- Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR | SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE | NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON) * AMAZON “Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around.”— JOE BIDEN, former vice president of the United States China and the United States are head... [Read More]
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
- ASIN: 0345409876
- ISBN: 0345409876
- Brand: Ballantine Books
- Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Book club pick for Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf • “A deeply spiritual book [that] honors what is tough, smart and untamed in women.”—The Washington Post Book World Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, ... [Read More]
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Athenaze, Book I: An Introduction to Ancient Greek
- ASIN: 0190607661
- ISBN: 0190607661
- Brand: Oxford University Press
- Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek 3/e, provides a unique, bestselling course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the begining and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to h... [Read More]
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