5 Best ancient books like Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek: Book II by Maurice Balme

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Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek: Book II

By: Maurice Balme

4.10

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

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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

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2. The Bacchae

By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more

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"Cleverness is not wisdom."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"He who believes needs no explanation."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"

-Euripides, The Bacchae

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3. The Name of the Rose

By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver

4.14

Format: 552 pages, Paperback

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more

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"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

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4. Skysworn (Cradle, #4)

By: Will Wight

3.57

Format: 384 pages,

With his duel fast approaching, Lindon is locked away in prison. As a Blackflame, he is too dangero… read more

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5. Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , N.C. Wyeth

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From … read more

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"Doctors is all swabs."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"Thems that die'll be the lucky ones."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"... Bear up until you see you're gaining."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

"We must go on, because we can't turn back."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

6. The Satyricon

By: Piero Chiara , Petronius , P.G. Walsh , Federico Roncoroni

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose & poetry (prosimetrum). It… read more

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7. Unsouled (Cradle, #1)

By: Will Wight

4.00

Format: 16 pages,

Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the nat… read more

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8. The Epic of Gilgamesh

By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars

3.74

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more

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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

9. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana (Pt. 1)

By: Hans Henning Ørberg

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Entirely composed in Latin, Part I, Familia Romana, provides an excellent introduction to Latin, in… read more

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10. Blackflame (Cradle, #3)

By: Will Wight

3.77

Format: 352 pages,

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11. Poems and Fragments

By: Sappho , Stanley Lombardo , Pamela Gordon

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

Little remains today of the writings of the archaic Greek poet Sappho (fl. late 7th and early 6th c… read more

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12. The Odyssey

By: Homer , Robert Fagles , Bernard Knox , E.V. Rieu , None

3.53

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

Literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual… read more

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13. Soulsmith (Cradle, #2)

By: Will Wight

3.80

Format: 144 pages,

Outside Sacred Valley, ancient ruins rise from the earth, drawing sacred artists from miles around … read more

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14. Moby-Dick or, The Whale

By: Herman Melville , Tom Quirk , Andrew Delbanco

3.55

Format: 720 pages, Paperback

"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar … read more

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"Call me Ishmael."

-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

"Ignorance is the parent of fear"

-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

"Ignorance is the parent of fear."

-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

"Speak, thou vast and venerable head,"

-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

15. Introduction to Attic Greek

By: None , None

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This thorough presentation of Attic Greek assumes that college students learning the language deser… read more

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16. The Iliad

By: Homer

3.91

Format: 848 pages, Hardcover

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more

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"I say no wealth is worth my life."

-Homer, The Iliad

"These were the colloquies in heaven."

-Homer, The Iliad

"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."

-Homer, The Iliad

"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"

-Homer, The Iliad

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17. Wintersteel (Cradle, #8)

By: Will Wight

4.70

Format: 540 pages, Paperback

As the Uncrowned King tournament reaches its final rounds, tensions between the competing factions … read more

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18. Uncrowned (Cradle, #7)

By: Will Wight

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Emriss Silentborn, Memory of the World. Tiberian Arelius, the fallen Patriarch. Akura Malice, Queen… read more

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19. Underlord (Cradle, #6)

By: Will Wight

4.62

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A tournament approaches. All around the world, great clans and sects prepare their disciples to fi… read more

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20. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)

By: Stephen Fry

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and come… read more

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"Green fingers are better than gold."

-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)

"Goodness me. You don’t ask for the moon, do you?"

-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)

"Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable."

-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)

"For the world seems never to offer anything worthwhile without also providing a dreadful opposite."

-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)

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21. Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

By: Will Wight

4.56

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Long ago, the Monarch Northstrider created a world of his own. This world, known as Ghostwater, ho… read more

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"Truth does not care for your feelings"

-Will Wight, Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

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22. Greek Stories: A GCSE Reader

By: John Taylor

4.60

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Greek Stories is an ideal first reader for students of Classical Greek. It offers 100 self-containe… read more

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23. Sermones Romani (Lingua Latina per se Illustrata)

By: Hans Henning Ørberg

4.20

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This text provides readings from Latin authors for students who have completed the first book in th… read more

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  • classics
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24. Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars II: Roma Aeterna

By: Hans Henning Ørberg

4.57

Format: 424 pages, Paperback

Roma Aeterna is the second volume of the two-volume series, Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. This v… read more

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25. Mythologica

By: César Martínez Sotodosos

4.20

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

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26. Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek: Book II

By: Maurice Balme

4.10

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Combining traditional and modern teaching methods, this student's text concentrates on producing a … read more

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27. Logos. Lingua graeca per se illustrata. ΛΟΓΟΣ. Ἑλληνική γλῶσσα

By: Santiago Carbonell Martínez

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

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28. O Kataskopos

By: Jacob Gerber

4.13

Format: 78 pages, Paperback

To the people of Athens Gregorius seems to be a perfectly loyal messenger, but he has a secret. As … read more

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29. Thrasymachus (Greek Language)

By: Anthony Munday

4.07

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

This is one of the classic course books for those beginning ancient Greek. Designed to give student… read more

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30. The Aeneid

By: Virgil

3.87

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The founding epic of Rome, rendered in a fluid, metrical translation that sings Virgil’s stately ve… read more

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"Death's brother, sleep."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"No help or hope of help existed."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Non ignora mali, miseris succurrere disco."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

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