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  • Athens and Sparta

    The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece

    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
    **From an award-winning historian, the definitive history of classical Greece and the rivalry between its two greatest cities.“Packed with intrigue and the politics of empire, revolution, and war, this accessible history of a tangled relationship between nations might strike some readers, the author warns, as ‘uncomfortably relevant.’” —New York Times**No period has more profoundly influenced the ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Troy

    The tragedy of Helen, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector, Paris & Odysseus

    by Stephen Fry ...
    Series Book 3 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
    AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW________'Troy. The most marvellous k... ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • It's All Greek To Me

    From Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, How Ancient Greece Has Shaped Our World

    by Charlotte Higgins ...
    A lively look at the influence of Ancient Greece on contemporary culture—"A primer, lavish lecture and love song" ( Kirkus Reviews).Why is ancient Greece important? Because, quite simply, if we want to understand the modern Western world, we need to look back to the Greeks. Consider the way we think about ethics, about the nature of beauty and truth, about our place in the universe, about our ... Read more

    12,29 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Road to Sparta

    Running in the Footsteps of the Original Ultramarathon Man

    by Dean Karnazes ...
    In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and his run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in history.Dean Karnazes honours this achievement and his own Greek heritage by attempting this ancient journey in modern times. His account of running the gruelling ... Read more

    10,38 €

  • Prospero's Cell

    by Lawrence Durrell ...
    Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.'In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.' New York TimesIn his youth, before he became a celebrated writer and poet, Lawrence Durrell spent four transformative years on the island jewel of Corfu, fascinated by the ... Read more

    8,47 €

  • Nicomachean Ethics

    by Aristotle ...
    The "Nicomachean Ethics" by the Greek philosopher Aristotle is the most influential book of the moral philosophy and one of the earliest treatises on the nature of good actions or ethics. From Kant to John Rawls, all philosophers have discussed the issue with Aristotle on the good life and on happiness. The title derives from either Aristotle's father, Nicomachus, or his son, also named Nicomachus ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Klassiek

    Een geschiedenis van de Grieks-Romeinse oudheid

    by Anton van Hooff ...
    De Grieks-Romeinse oudheid heeft altijd zeer tot de verbeelding gesproken. Ze heeft de westerse beschaving op tal van gebieden geïnspireerd: op politiek, cultureel en intellectueel niveau. In die zin was zij 'klassiek': een voorbeeld, model, norm. Anton van Hooff schetst in 'Klassiek' het samenhangende historische verhaal van de Grieks-Romeinse wereld. Van de Griekse stadsstaten in de vijfde eeuw ... Read more

    Was 9,99 € Now 7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La guerre du Péloponnèse

    by Thucydide ...
    Translated by Pierre-Charles Levesque ...
    Series series Grèce
    Thucydide a écrit la guerre des Péloponnésiens et des Athéniens, et est entré dans le détail de leurs exploits réciproques. Il a commencé son travail dès le temps des premières hostilités, persuadé que ce serait une guerre d’une grande importance, et même plus considérable que toutes celles qui avaient précédé. Sa conjecture n’était pas dépourvue de fondement : il voyait de part et d’autre les ... Read more

    1,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Classical World

    An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

    by Robin Lane Fox ...
    The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics -- these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • Aristophanes: The Complete Plays

    by Aristophanes ...
    A poet who hated an age of decadence, armed conflict, and departure from tradition, Aristophanes' comic genius influenced the political and social order of his own fifth-century Athens. But as Moses Hadas writes in his introduction to this volume, 'His true claim upon our attention is as the most brilliant and artistic and thoughtful wit our world has known.' Includes The Acharnians, The Birds, ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 24 Hours in Ancient Athens

    A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

    by Dr Philip Matyszak ...
    Series Book 3 - 24 Hours in Ancient History
    Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age.Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city-state’s political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundaries of social, literary and philosophical experimentation in an era when it has a greater concentration ... Read more

    6,14 €

  • Alexander the Great

    by Philip Freeman ...
    In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror.The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • Odyssey

    The Greek Myths Reimagined

    by Stephen Fry ...
    The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in the internationally bestselling Mythos series.Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning escapes, and enduring ... Read more

    14,94 €

  • The Last Greek

    by Christian Cameron ...
    Series Book 2 - Commander
    Few writers are better at conjuring up a vision of Ancient Greece' THE TIMES* * * * * * *210BCE.The most powerful empires in the world brawl over the spoils of a declawed Greece.Philopoemen has a vision to end the chaos and anarchy that consumes his homeland - to stop the endless wars and preserve the world he loves. He must resist the urge of the oligarchs to surrender to their oppressors and ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Il Dizionario della Mitologia Greca dalla A alla Z

    La guida definitiva a dèi, eroi, creature leggendarie e miti dell'antica Grecia

    by Andrew Bould ...
    Il Dizionario della Mitologia Greca dalla A alla Z - LA GUIDA DEFINITIVA a dèi, eroi, creature leggendarie e miti ✨ Scopri i misteri dell'Antica Grecia! Entra nel mondo affascinante della mitologia greca, dove dèi e dee ⚡️, eroi ed eroine ️, e creature leggendarie danno vita a storie senza tempo. Il Dizionario della Mitologia Greca dalla A alla Z è il tuo compagno definitivo, offrendoti un ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hermeticism. Classic Collection

    Corpus Hermeticum, The Kybalion, The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean, The Life and Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus

    by Three Initiates, Hermes Trismegistus, M. Doreal, Manly P. Hall, William Walker Atkinson ...
    Translated by G.R.S. Mead ...
    Hermeticism or Hermetism is a philosophical system based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). These teachings are contained in the various writings attributed to Hermes (the Hermetica), which were produced over a period spanning many centuries (c. 300 BCE – 1200 CE) and may be very different in ... Read more

    0,99 €

  • The Shadow King

    The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander The Great from the Sunday Times bestseller

    by Harry Sidebottom ...
    FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . .The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great._____________________334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world.Together ... Read more

    6,14 €

  • L'Univers, les Dieux, les Hommes. Récits grecs des origines

    by Jean-Pierre Vernant ...
    Jean-Pierre Vernant raconte les mythes de la Grèce ancienne. Il évoque les origines de l'Univers, la guerre des dieux et les liens que l'humanité n'a cessé d'entretenir avec le divin. De la castration d'Ouranos aux ruses de Zeus, de l'invention de la femme au voyage d'Ulysse, des aventures d'Europe au destin boiteux d'Œdipe et à la course aux Gorgones, l'auteur nous fait entendre ces vieux mythes ... Read more

    7,49 €

  • Pandora's Jar

    A fascinating, witty examination of women in Greek mythology

    by Natalie Haynes ...
    **In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale**The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks ... Read more

    11,76 €

  • The Emperor's Exile (Eagles of the Empire 19)

    The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller

    by Simon Scarrow ...
    Series Book 19 - Eagles of the Empire
    The Sunday Times bestseller - a thrilling new adventure in Simon Scarrow's acclaimed Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF SIMON SCARROW'S BOOKS!'I could not put it down' ***** - AMAZON REVIEW'Awesome read . . . ' ***** - AMAZON REVIEW'A storytelling master . . . I ... ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • Pandora's Jar

    Women in the Greek Myths

    by Natalie Haynes ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of ... Read more

    10,38 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Darkening Age

    The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

    by Catherine Nixey ...
    A New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and named a Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Spectator, Observer, and BBC History Magazine, this bold new history of the rise of Christianity shows how its radical followers helped to annihilate Greek and Roman civilizations.The Darkening Age ... ... Read more

    9,95 €

  • The Mighty Dead

    Why Homer Matters

    by Adam Nicolson ...
    Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanLonglisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionIn this passionate and deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson sets out to explain why these great ... Read more

    10,91 €

  • Lettre à Ménécée

    by Épicure ...
    Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo.La Lettre à Ménécée est une lettre écrite par le philosophe Épicure à son disciple Ménécée. Le texte résume la doctrine éthique d'Épicure et propose une méthode pour atteindre le bonheur, en même temps qu'elle en précise les conditions. Avec la Lettre à Hérodote et la Lettre à Pythoclès, la Lettre à Ménécée fait partie des rares ... Read more

    1,45 €