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 Beginning with the PreSocraticsBest Price: $39.98 This was a required text for a college course I took in Ancient Greek philosophy. Though this... |  Mycenaean Citadels c. 1350-1200 BC (Fortress)Best Price: $3.79 "Mycenaean Citadels, c.1350-1200BC" is an excellent companion to "Troy,... |  The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition (Oxford Early Christian Studies)Best Price: $41.88 This is the best work in theosis published in recent times. A must-have for any serious scholar... |  The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society , No 11) (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society , No 11)Best Price: $7.00 The title of this book refers to the Bridge of Mostar in the city by that name in current day... |  Her Share of the Blessings: Women's Religions among Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greco-Roman WorldBest Price: $20.25 A well-researched account of devout women in Judeo-Christian tradition, their gifts to religion,... |
 The Law in Classical Athens (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life)Best Price: $17.95 |  The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander (Essential Histories Specials)Best Price: $1.95 I guess the clich? "a picture is worth a thousand words" is over used. Therefore I... |  Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Best Price: $6.16 This is Prof. Annas' second contribution to this series, her first being A Short Introduction to... | The Greeks at War: From Athens to Alexander (Essential Histories Specials) Best Price: $1.95 I guess the clich? "a picture is worth a thousand words" is over used. Therefore I... | Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Best Price: $6.16 This is Prof. Annas' second contribution to this series, her first being A Short Introduction to... |
 Greeks and Barbarians (Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World)Best Price: $26.33 Greeks and Barbarians examines ancient Greek conceptions of the "other." The... |  Greek Thought, Arab Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasid Society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries) (Arabic Thought & Culture)Best Price: $32.35 Excellent book. A well written, well document reference on an era that remained disjointed in... |  The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World (Oxford Paperback Reference)Best Price: $8.95 This work will be enormously helpful to all students of antiquity. In conjunction with ... |  Plato : Symposium (Focus Philosophical Library)Best Price: $4.12 |  The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and RomeBest Price: $22.50 I thoroughly enjoyed reading "The Ancient City". Despite being fairly well read on the... |
 A History of the Archaic Greek World: ca. 1200-479 BCE (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)Best Price: $31.83 We all learnt history at school and the history of Ancient Greece is an integral part of the... |  The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece -- and Western CivilizationBest Price: $3.96 One of the best histories of the Classical period that I have ever read; even as a professional... |  Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic DocumentsBest Price: $32.44 Thomas Hubbard has produced the most significant anthology about Greek and Roman homosexuality... |  The Expedition of Cyrus (Oxford World's Classics)Best Price: $7.00 The Expedition of Cyrus tells the story of the epic march of the Ten Thousand, an army recruited... |  Mind, Value, and RealityBest Price: $23.08 This collection of articles is essential reading nowdays for philosophy students. McDowell is... |
 The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Cambridge World Archaeology)Best Price: $29.00 This book is mainly a general synthesis of the state of archaeological knowledge and research on... |  The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Messages of Ancient DelphiBest Price: $1.99 This book is great for anyone researching the Delphinic Oracle tradition. It also sheds light... |  Route 66 A.D. : On the Trail of Ancient Roman TouristsBest Price: $8.95 I had no idea that the citizens of the Roman Empire were such big tourists! The historical... |  Hellenistic Sculpture (World of Art)Best Price: $11.31 |  Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church: 4th editionBest Price: $19.95 Contantelos makes a clear presentation of Greek Orthodox tradition, giving basic insight into... |
 Modern Greece (Brief Histories)Best Price: $37.70 Gallant relies excessively on 19th century British views of Greece -- and it shows. The... |  Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the KennedysBest Price: $24.99 Except for the garish cover jacket, this is a devilishly well-written and well-presented book.... | Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys Best Price: $24.99 Except for the garish cover jacket, this is a devilishly well-written and well-presented book.... |  A History of Sparta, 950-192 B.C.Best Price: $10.90 History of Sparta 950-182 B.C. is a quick but painless introduction to Spartan history. If... |  Philosopher-Kings: The Argument of Plato's RepublicBest Price: $16.94 A reprint of the Princeton University Press edition of 1988. |
 Women in Ancient GreeceBest Price: $16.45 This is a very insightful overview of women in ancient Greece. It's a good companion to Sarah... |  The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)Best Price: $8.45 This is a comprehensive study of ancient Greece which is obviously intended for those scholars... |  The Athenian Constitution (Penguin Classics)Best Price: $7.50 Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander... |  In Search of the Trojan War, editionBest Price: $5.96 This is the up-dated edition of Michael Wood's classic work on the Trojan War. The new material... |  The Invention of Racism in Classical AntiquityBest Price: $24.17 This is an exceptionally stimulating book. The level of erudition on display -- the sheer range... |
 Greece and Rome at WarBest Price: $30.75 Well, what can I say? This is a great book for anyone even remotely interested in this... |  Granicus 334BC: Alexander's First Persian Victory (Campaign)Best Price: $11.31 In 'Granicus', Michael Thompson presents a lucid, concise and well written account of... |  Socrates: Ironist and Moral PhilosopherBest Price: $20.00 More references to other writings than the authors own thoughts. Difficult to follow very bad... |  Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and ApplicationsBest Price: $8.99 If you have any interest in understanding how language develops you should read this book. It's... |  The Athenian Trireme: The History and Reconstruction of an Ancient Greek WarshipBest Price: $19.95 What this book brings out is the enormous technical skill employed by Greeks in the construction... |
 Plato For BeginnersBest Price: $8.73 This terrific book is a light and easy read, but contains more information about Plato than I've... |  Ancient Greek Architects at Work: Problems of Structure and DesignBest Price: $15.00 |  Alexander the Great: The Man Who Brought the World to Its KneesBest Price: $5.98 Michael Alvear has givien us another biography of Alexander, and it's a fun read. I don't agree... |  The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of GreeceBest Price: $5.35 Brought ancient Greece and the Greek culture come alive for our three kids (12,11, 7).... |  Plato: Theaetetus (Focus Philosophical Library)Best Price: $5.32 Plato's Theaetetus is a difficult and complex dialogue. "What is knowledge?", Socrates... |
 Restless Dead: Encounters between the Living and the Dead in Ancient GreeceBest Price: $53.03 I bought this book as soon as it came out. I became a fan of S.I. Johnston as soon as I read her... |  Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 BC-AD 363 (New Vanguard)Best Price: $7.61 Siege machinery first appeared in the West during the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily in the... |  The Healing Hand: Man and Wound in the Ancient World (Commonwealth Fund Publications)Best Price: $27.00 I first encountered this book in the mid-1990s while living overseas in a review of recommended... |  Socrates: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Best Price: $5.25 Good book. Helps you understand Socrates a little better than by just reading his works. |  Phenomenological Interpretations of Aristotle: Initiation into Phenomenological ResearchBest Price: $27.32 This is one of the best examples of hermeneutics I have ever come across. Gadamer systematized... |
 Citadel to City-State: The Transformation of Greece, 1200-700 B.C.EBest Price: $16.00 As one of the authors of Citadel to City State, I believe that it is inappropriate for me to... |  Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient TextsBest Price: $14.40 "Paganism" has usually been portrayed and perceived as some primitive hodge-podge of... |  Pompeii: The History, Life and Art of the Buried CityBest Price: $30.00 Owning many books on Pompei and having visited many times, I approached this book not expecting... |  Collapse of the Bronze Age: The Story of Greece, Troy, Israel, Egypt, and the Peoples of the SeaBest Price: $17.05 This book is only tangentially concerned with the Near East Bronze Age as it waxed and waned in... |  Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of ApollodorusBest Price: $17.99 This is one of several translations of an ancient (date disputed) compilation of summaries of... |
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