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“deborah e kamen”

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  • Status in Classical Athens

    by Deborah E Kamen ...
    Ancient Greek literature, Athenian civic ideology, and modern classical scholarship have all worked together to reinforce the idea that there were three neatly defined status groups in classical Athens--citizens, slaves, and resident foreigners. But this book--the first comprehensive account of status in ancient democratic Athens--clearly lays out the evidence for a much broader and more complex ... Read more

    $58.29 CAD

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  • The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Thermopylae

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Discusses all of the colorful quotes and legends about the battle but also analyzes what is historical fact and what is apocryphal fiction.*Explains Thermopylae's legacy from both historical and cultural standpoints. *Includes pictures of Thermopylae and historic art depicting Greek and Persian leaders and soldiers. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents ... Read more

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  • Menexenus

    Enriched edition. Reflections on Patriotism, Oratory, and Power: A Philosophical Eulogy

    by Plato, Lydia Marchmont ...
    Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...
    In 'Menexenus,' Plato presents a thought-provoking dialogue that explores themes of rhetoric, memory, and virtue through a fictionalized eulogy delivered by Socrates. This work, characterized by its ironic tone and layered argumentation, critiques the art of persuasion prevalent in Athenian society while simultaneously serving as a homage to fallen soldiers. The dialogue invites readers to grapple ... Read more

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  • Song of Wrath

    The Peloponnesian War Begins

    by J. E. Lendon ...
    Song of Wrath tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431-421 BC) against grim Sparta -- the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile -- along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Staff of Oedipus

    Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece

    by Martha L. Rose ...
    Series series Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability
    Ancient Greek images of disability permeate the Western consciousness: Homer, Teiresias, and Oedipus immediately come to mind. But The Staff of Oedipus looks at disability in the ancient world through the lens of disability studies, and reveals that our interpretations of disability in the ancient world are often skewed. These false assumptions in turn lend weight to modern-day discriminatory ... Read more

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  • Slavery

    Antiquity and Its Legacy

    by Page DuBois ...
    Series series Ancients and Moderns
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  • On Dreams (Illustrated Edition)

    by Aristotle ...
    Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising the Socratic Method as a way to argue and debate points rationally. Still, Aristotle was very much his ... Read more

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  • Pylos and Sphacteria 425 BC

    Sparta's island of disaster

    by William Shepherd ...
    Series Book 261 - Campaign
    A superbly illustrated account of the battles that saw the Athenians overwhelm a Spartan force in the field for the first time.During the Peloponnesian War the Athenians occupied the promontory of Pylos to counter Sparta's repeated invasions of Attica. Over two days of fighting the small garrison beat off the Spartan army and the returning Athenian fleet won a crushing victory in the nearby waters ... Read more

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  • The Greeks

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    by Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, Peters Kingsley, Ralph M. Lewis ...
    Series series Rosicrucian Digest
    This issue of the Rosicrucian Digest presents a compendium of materials that provide a solid introduction to the most important aspects of the Pythagorean Tradition. ... Read more

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  • Hecuba

    by Euripides ...
    Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama down to modern times, especially in the representation of traditional, mythical ... Read more

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