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The Landmark Herodotus: The HistoriesThe Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Best Price: $26.56
The Landmark Herodotus is a book I wanted but didn't know it existed. I tried to read Herodotus...
Meditations (Penguin Classics)Meditations (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.43
"And you can also commit an injustice by doing nothing." -- Marcus Aurelius, from...
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian WarThe Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Best Price: $14.87
This edition of Thucydides is really excellent. There are maps and/or images of artifacts on...
My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals
Best Price: $3.00
I have never written a book review, and I am hesitant to do so now as whatever I say will...
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval EmpireByzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
Best Price: $18.72
This is an excellent book for those interested in all things Byzantine. It is a...


Plato Complete WorksPlato Complete Works
Best Price: $38.00
I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED MY BOOK. IT IS WAY PAST DUE. IF I DO NOT GET A REFUND OR THE BOOK SOON...
Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922Paradise Lost: Smyrna, 1922
Best Price: $15.95
I am the avid Giles Milton fan who wrote a somewhat negative review about his first foray into...
The Republic (Penguin Classics)The Republic (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.50
My intent is not to bog down the reader with a lot of drivel. This is one of the better...
The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)
Best Price: $12.80
The book was damaged during shipping, so the edges were tattered. Returned for full refund....
The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
Best Price: $22.17
This book is filled with the knowledge of vast experience and travel. If you want a book that...


The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
Best Price: $22.17
This book is filled with the knowledge of vast experience and travel. If you want a book that...
The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $3.99
If Herodotus is the Father of History, Thucydides is the first truly great historian. Building...
The Complete World of Greek MythologyThe Complete World of Greek Mythology
Best Price: $24.40
All you need to know about greek mithology can be found with in this book. Great mixture of...
Five DialoguesFive Dialogues
Best Price: $4.99
I highly recommend this book. It made me want to read more of Plato's dialogues. Anyone that...
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)
Best Price: $5.00
Fourth in the Hinges of History series, following up on the Jews (The Gifts of the Jews:...

A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian WarA War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
Best Price: $8.87
This is a great effort from a prolific and serious writer of history. I have read many books on...
The Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and GreeceThe Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Best Price: $8.88
The Principles of the Kybalion are well based. The Three Initiates seem to be adding the...
Plutarch's Lives Volume 1 (Modern Library Classics)Plutarch's Lives Volume 1 (Modern Library Classics)
Best Price: $7.97
First off, let me clarify that what follows is a review of a particular edition of Plutarch's...
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (Modern Library Classics)Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (Modern Library Classics)
Best Price: $8.95
Twain's pejorative definition of `classic' need not apply. I define classic as that (text)...
The Trial and Death of SocratesThe Trial and Death of Socrates
Best Price: $2.00
This purchase saved me a lot of money compared to the price in the campus bookstore.

The Trial and Death of SocratesThe Trial and Death of Socrates
Best Price: $2.00
This purchase saved me a lot of money compared to the price in the campus bookstore.
The Nicomachean Ethics (Penguin Classics)The Nicomachean Ethics (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.00
I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. I think Aristotle's ethics is his most...
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest PoliticianCicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
Best Price: $2.95
This is a good book that offers nothing really new: you get very good overviews of how the...
The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English TranslationsThe Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations
Best Price: $23.98
As others have mentioned, this latest print of the Apostolic Fathers is accessible, readable,...
The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest ScientistThe Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist
Best Price: $4.20
To appreciate this book fully, you need to have some interest in the history of mathematics or...

The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.99
The classifies as rewriting history with eggs on the faces of all the great men; some deserved...
Thermopylae: The Battle For The WestThermopylae: The Battle For The West
Best Price: $6.96
As I was strolling through the book store and couldn't find a book that suited me for my school...
Thermopylae: The Battle For The WestThermopylae: The Battle For The West
Best Price: $6.96
As I was strolling through the book store and couldn't find a book that suited me for my school...
The Peloponnesian WarThe Peloponnesian War
Best Price: $2.14
My interest in the Athens/Sparta civil war (431-404 BC) came from an historical novel (Tides of...
A Short History of ByzantiumA Short History of Byzantium
Best Price: $8.91
There is no doubt that the author accomplishes what he sets out to do: provide a concise...

The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives (Penguin Classics)The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.46
Plutarch's 6 biographies of Roman politicians/generals give a fair picture of a decadent Rome in...
Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews  1430-1950Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews 1430-1950
Best Price: $10.09
The writer is living out quite a lot of important information. Book is biased and incorrect. ...
History of Philosophy, Volume 1 (History of Philosophy)History of Philosophy, Volume 1 (History of Philosophy)
Best Price: $7.98
I read a few pages in the library and said, I should get this book. Too bad I don't have time to...
The Oxford History of Greece & the Hellenistic WorldThe Oxford History of Greece & the Hellenistic World
Best Price: $10.00
Whether you're a newcomer to Greek history or someone who has already studied diverse segments...
Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical AntiquityGoddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
Best Price: $7.98
The author does provide good information on the status of women in the ancient world, but has...

The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible/New International VersionThe Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible/New International Version
Best Price: $37.49
This bible is not worth the money in my opinion. I did give it 3 stars because of the included...
The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible/New International VersionThe Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible/New International Version
Best Price: $37.49
This bible is not worth the money in my opinion. I did give it 3 stars because of the included...
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)
Best Price: $10.00
Over five hundred years have passed since Constantinople became Istanbul. It is difficult to...
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)
Best Price: $7.50
It baffles me the good reviews on this book as in the first chapter, the words, "PERHAPS,...
Philip II of MacedoniaPhilip II of Macedonia
Best Price: $23.10
Alexander the Great is probably the most famous ruler of antiquity, and his spectacular...

The Works of ArchimedesThe Works of Archimedes
Best Price: $12.50
EVERYTHING that Archimedes is supposed to have "discovered" already existed in Africa,...
Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C.: A Historical BiographyAlexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography
Best Price: $6.00
I've been reading a reasonable amount of history lately, and I was starting to get worried how...
Plato : Phaedrus: A Translation With Notes, Glossary, Appendices, Interpretive Essay and Introduction (Focus Philosophical Library)Plato : Phaedrus: A Translation With Notes, Glossary, Appendices, Interpretive Essay and Introduction (Focus Philosophical Library)
Best Price: $6.14
_I have heard some call this work a confused jumble of unrelated concepts. These people just...
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical GreeceThe Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Best Price: $11.99
This study of Greek hoplite warfare explains the infantry practices of the remote past with...
Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to LifeEpictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
Best Price: $19.57
I don't have much to add to the glowing reviews of this book. It's gracefully written,...

Thermopylae 480 BC: Last stand of the 300 (Campaign)Thermopylae 480 BC: Last stand of the 300 (Campaign)
Best Price: $8.57
English: I have read this book thoroughly in about two days. It is a real quick introduction,...
Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to LifeEpictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
Best Price: $19.57
I don't have much to add to the glowing reviews of this book. It's gracefully written,...
Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary (Reading Greek)Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary (Reading Greek)
Best Price: $22.60
This review is from the point of view of an adult self learner. WHAT IT IS This book is part...
Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient GreecePortrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece
Best Price: $28.21
Dr. Connelly has produced an outstanding piece of work on the subject matter. I highly...
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music/Culture)Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Music/Culture)
Best Price: $7.85
Hip Hop is founded on the valorization--rather than villification--of recontextualization,...

Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek WisdomWho Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom
Best Price: $5.97
If I had the money, I would give financial aid to any entering graduate student in the field of...
Not Even My Name: A True StoryNot Even My Name: A True Story
Best Price: $3.30
Extremely well written and oh so true! Many of us heard these stories from your yiayias...
The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient GamesThe Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
Best Price: $5.95
I've never been a sports fan, so I thought I might find this book rather a bore. But in fact...
Thermopylae 480 BC: Last stand of the 300 (Campaign)Thermopylae 480 BC: Last stand of the 300 (Campaign)
Best Price: $8.57
English: I have read this book thoroughly in about two days. It is a real quick introduction,...
On Sparta (Penguin Classics)On Sparta (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.08
Amidst all the contemporary historical deconstructionist prattling over the Spartans, the views...

The Oxford Classical DictionaryThe Oxford Classical Dictionary
Best Price: $74.76
This third edition is still the go-to source for classical history. Many have elucidated its...
    
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