Genius of the ancient greeks

Genius of: The Ancient Greeks

Exploring the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history

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Greeks

With more than 80 flaps, readers can delve into the past to uncover all sorts of astonishing facts about ancient Greece. An exciting and interactive

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Ancient Greeks

Who were the Ancient Greeks and how did they live? Using your powers of analysis, work out what primary sources tell us about this ancient civilizatio

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Ancient Greeks

They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. But who were the ancie

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Ancient Greeks

Offers an introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. Including illustrations, maps, a chronological table and clos

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Ancient Greeks For Dummies

The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of

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Ancient Greeks at War

A lavishly illustrated overview of the history of Greek warfare by historian and broadcaster Simon Elliott.

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Ancient Greeks at War

This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age

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Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks

In Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks Weil apply her unique, piercing intellect to early Greek thought, where she finds precursors t

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Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks

Brings ancient Greek life home to readers through a variety of anecdotes and primary source passages from contemporary authors, allowing comparison be

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Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks

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Genius of: The Ancient Egyptians

Exploring the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history

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Time Travel Guides: Ancient Greeks and Athens

Step back in time to discover life in the ancient Greek city-state of Athens with this handy time travel guidebook

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Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks

This book is a study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets re

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Greeks And Greek Love

A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades'

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Question of History: Why did the ancient Greeks ride elephants into battle? And other questions about ancient Greece

Discover the weird and wacky world of the ancient Greeks!

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Question of History: Why did the ancient Greeks ride elephants into battle? And other questions about ancient Greece

A lighthearted history series that tackles the questions that children really ask

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What the Greeks Did for Us

An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture

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Ancient Sorceries

'Of the quality of Mr. Blackwood's genius there can be no dispute' - H.P. Lovecraft

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Year in the Life of Ancient Greece

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Greeks, during an historic and triumphant Olympic year, and experience the drama and excitement that swept

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Gardens and Gardeners of the Ancient World

Traces the beginning of gardening and garden history, from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to the Minoans and Mycenaeans, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans,

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First Olympics of Ancient Greece

In ancient Greece different city-states often fought one another in deadly battles. But every four years the Greeks set aside their differences to hon

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Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece

Deeply religious, the ancient Greeks honored many gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks believed these gods and goddesses had great power over the we

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Being and the Cosmos

Aims to reestablish a speculative view of the cosmos that goes back to the ancient Greeks and that corresponds to the holism of contemporary physics.

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Mass and Its Mysteries Compared to the Ancient Mysteries

This book demonstrates conclusively the identity of the solar and lunar rites of the Greeks, Romans and other peoples, ancient and modern, to the rites of Freemasonry and Christianity. '...a complete demonstration of the incorporation of the Solar and Phallic Mysteries in Christianity.' Aleister Crowley

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Hands-on History! Ancient Greece

Delve into the past to find out about the everyday life of the ancient Greeks - where they lived, the games they played, the clothes they wore, and th

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Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean

Long before Greeks dominated the ancient Mediterranean, Phoenicians were the lords of the sea. Setting out from their Levantine cities, they introduce

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Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat

From advertising to the Ancient Greeks, from the military to meteorology, Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat takes us on a wonderful journey thro

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Bread, Beer and the Seeds of Change

The book covers the background of agricultural development, early agricultural societies, and the advancement of technology from the ancient Greeks an

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The Popol Vuh: The History and Legacy of the Maya's Creation Myth and Epic Legends

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of the Popol Vuh *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century. The Greeks and Romans continue to fa

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Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome: A Hands-on Guide - Philip Matyszak

<p>Bestselling author Philip Matyszak explores how the Greeks and Romans used magic, who performed it – and why. Magic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. Magic packed a cloud of water vapour with energy enough to destroy a house with one well-aimed thunderbolt. It was everyd...

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History of Western Thought

A short, sharp and entertaining survey of the development of all aspects of the Western philosophical tradition from the ancient Greeks to the present

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History of Espionage

Recounts the fascinating story of spies and spying from the cloak-and-dagger machinations of the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the high-tech surveillan

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Origins of Greek Thought

Jean-Pierre Vernant's concise, brilliant essay on the origins of Greek thought relates the cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks to their physica

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Through The Looking Glasses

A personal and insightful look at the extraordinary life and times of eyewear from the Ancient Greeks to Google Glass by the author of The Bus We Love

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Through The Looking Glasses

A personal and insightful look at the extraordinary life and times of eyewear from the Ancient Greeks to Google Glass by the author of The Bus We Love

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Short History of Western Philosophy

A new and expanded edition of the classic introduction to the development of Western Philosophy, from the Ancient Greeks to the 20th Century.

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Colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana: Volume 2, Colloquium Harleianum, Colloquium Montepessulanum, Colloquium Celtis, and Fragments

Colloquia are manuals designed to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages. In describing activities like shopping, bathing

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Colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana: Volume 1, Colloquia Monacensia-Einsidlensia, Leidense-Stephani, and Stephani

Colloquia are manuals designed to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages. In describing activities like shopping, bathing

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Rome, China, and the Barbarians

Examines how ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese constructed a civilized sense of Self and a 'barbarian' Other, and how these notions held up in criti

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The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, 1. vydání - Brian C. Muraresku

<p>The most influential religious historian of the twentieth century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever...

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Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

This best-selling dictionary contains over 2,500 succinct entries covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day. It includes biograp

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The Common Reader: Volume 1 - Woolfová Virginia

Anotace: Discover Virginia Woolf`s informative and erudite critical essays on some of the key novelists and dramatists of the canon - from the ancient Greeks to Jane Austen and beyond.Virginia Woolf read, and wrote, as an outsider, denied the educational privileges of her male contemporaries. She was perhaps better able, then, to address a `common reader` in this wide-ra...

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Prague A guide to the magical heart of Europe

Podrobný průvodce po památkách a dějinách Prahy vychází vstříc zejména těm návštěvníkům, kterým nestačí pouze encyklopedické průvodcovské informace, ale kteří se snaží naše město pochopit, porozumět mu a hlouběji se s ním sžít.Tuto knihu charakterizovat jako průvodce, zasněnou knihu příběhů a malé dějiny Prahy v jedné podobě.- 43 vhodně zvolených procházek, které se dají ...

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Great Dialogues Of Plato

"Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato." - Emerson§§The Republic and other great dialogues by the immortal Greek philosopher Plato are masterpieces that form part of the most important single body of writing in the history of philosophy. Beauty, love, immortality, knowledge, and justice are discussed in these dialogues, which magnificently express the glowing spirit ...

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Iliad &amp; the Odyssey, the - Homer

Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad &amp; The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century BC The Iliad, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle The Odyssey is the sto...

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Greco-Buddhist Relations in the Hellenistic Far East

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the relationship between the Greeks and Buddhist communities in ancient Bactria and N

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Great Dialogues of Plato - Platón

<p>Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato.---Emerson The Republic and other great dialogues by the immortal Greek philosopher Plato are masterpieces that form part of the most important single body of writing in the history of philosophy. Beauty, love, immortality, knowledge, and justice are discussed in these dialogues, which magnificently express the glowing s...

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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O - Neal Stephenson

<p>You think you know how the world works? Think again. From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commercial novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future thriller that questions the very foundations of the modern world. 1851 EnglandThe Great Exhibition at London's Crystal Palace has opened, ce...

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The Fashion Through Time Colouring Book - Ann Kronheimer

<p>The perfect gift for fashion-lovers, The Fashion Through Time Colouring Book charts the history of clothes and fashion through time.Discover the history of fashion in intricate detail from the Ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks, right up through the roaring 20s and the swinging 60s to today.This informative yet fun colouring book will inspire interest in differ...

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Prague - A guide to the magical heart of Europe / Praha - Průvodce magickým srdcem Evropy (anglicky) - Vladislav Dudák

<p>Podrobný průvodce po památkách a dějinách Prahy vychází vstříc zejména těm návštěvníkům, kterým nestačí pouze encyklopedické průvodcovské informace, ale kteří se snaží naše město pochopit, porozumět mu a hlouběji se s ním sžít. Tuto knihu charakterizovat jako průvodce, zasněnou knihu příběhů a malé dějiny Prahy v jedné podobě. - 43 vhodně zvolených procházek, kte...

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A Brief History of Thought : A Philosophical Guide to Living - Ferry Luc

Anotace: From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry`s instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy--including its profound relevance to modern daily life and its essential role in achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. This lively jo...

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Greco-Buddhist Relations in the Hellenistic Far East Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book provides the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the relationship between the Greeks and Buddhist communities in ancient Bactria and Northwest India, from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Indo-Greek kingdom circa 10 AD. The individual chapters of this book provide an analysis of the main textual, archaeological, and numismati...

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Greco-Buddhist Relations in the Hellenistic Far East Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book provides the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the relationship between the Greeks and Buddhist communities in ancient Bactria and Northwest India, from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Indo-Greek kingdom circa 10 AD. The individual chapters of this book provide an analysis of the main textual, archaeological, and numismati...

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Amazons

Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles dis

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Loki

Step into the ancient fir-tree forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to legends as epic as those of the Greeks and the Romans.

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Beyond Individualism

In this provocative critique of the "individula self," a basic tenet of the Western cultural tradition that can be traced back to the ancient Greeks,

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Greek Body

The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This sumptuous

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Ship SpotterÂ’s Guide

Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic shi

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Mastering Composition

Citing examples gleaned from a study of history - the Ancient Greeks' Golden Rule; Fibonacci's mathematical ratio; and the principles known as the Ges

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