The Syrian Goddess: Being a Translation of Lucian's de Dea Syria, with a Life of Lucian
By: Lucian of Samosata
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
De Dea Syria (Concerning the Syrian Goddess) is the title of a work, written in a Herodotean-style …
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis
By: Robert Graves , Raphael Patai
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This exploration of Hebrew myths & the book of Genesis resulted from a collaboration between a scho… read more
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3. King Lear
By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe
3.91
Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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"Fortune love you."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
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"All dark and comfortless."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"Nothing can come of nothing."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
4. Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins
By: Steve Olson
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
In a journey across four continents, acclaimed science writer Steve Olson traces the origins of mod… read more
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5. The Golden Ass
By: Apuleius , Jack Lindsay , None
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
The Golden Assby Apuleius is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only… read more
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6. Metamorphoses
By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney
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Format: 240 pages,
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7. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
4.06
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemen… read more
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8. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civili… read more
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"Phoenicians pioneered a new style of writing that reproduced not images of the things described but the sounds used for them in speech--the first alphabetic script, As trade developed, writing became…"-Philip Matyszak, Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
9. How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
By: Spencer Klavan
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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10. Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
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4.03
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11. The Syrian Goddess: Being a Translation of Lucian's de Dea Syria, with a Life of Lucian
By: Lucian of Samosata
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Format: 98 pages, Paperback
De Dea Syria (Concerning the Syrian Goddess) is the title of a work, written in a Herodotean-style … read more
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