Greece category: 2003 books
The Riddle of the Labyrinth
The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptology with an elegantly wrought narrative.
When famed archaeologist...
by Gerald Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist’s adventures with animals—and humans—on a Greek island.
When his family moved to a Greek island, young naturalist Gerald Durrell was able to indulge his passion for wildlife of all sorts...
The Last Days of Socrates
Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Socratic dialogue is a genre of prose literary works developed in Greece at the turn of the fourth century BC, preserved today in the dialogues of Plato in which characters discuss moral and philosophical problems, illustrating a version of the Socratic method. Socrates is often the main character.
This...
The Foods of the Greek Islands
Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2000
This New York Times Notable Book is “a real working guide to preparing the traditional dishes found all over Greece” (Newsweek).
Stretching from the shores of Turkey to the Ionian Sea east of Italy, the Greek islands have been the crossroads of the Mediterranean since the time of Homer....
by Henry Miller, Ian S. MacNiven
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Henry Miller’s landmark travel book, now reissued in a new edition, is ready to be stuffed into any vagabond’s backpack.
Like the ancient colossus that stood over the harbor of Rhodes, Henry Miller’s The Colossus of Maroussi stands as a seminal classic in travel literature. It has preceded...
by Lawrence Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
A collection of travel essays from the bestselling author whose writing sparkles with “prose as luminous as the Mediterranean air he loves” (Time).
Few men have traveled as wisely as Lawrence Durrell. Born in India, he lived in Corfu as a young man, enjoying salt air, cobalt water, and...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in the lives of Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar*Discusses little known facts about each man and whether some of the legends and myths about them were true.*Includes a Table of Contents covering each general.*Includes a bibliography on Alexander...
Spirit of Place
Letters and Essays on Travel
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
The definitive collection of travel writings by one of the twentieth century’s best-loved journeyers
From the moment of his birth, Lawrence Durrell was far from home. A British child in India, he was sent to England to receive an education, and by his early twenties had already tired of his...
by John Mahaffy
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling...
Masters of Command
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
In Masters of Command, Barry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world—Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar—waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar—each was a master of war. Each had...
by R. Taylor Austen
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2019
Democracy's symbolic birthplace, the famed Acropolis, stands today as a reminder of the glory that was ancient Greece. Atop this ancient citadel - once the center of Athenian civil pride and religion - stands the most famous structure in the Western world, the Parthenon. Here, historian R. Taylor...
The Trojan War
A legendary conflict in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Trojan War in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Trojan War. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, returned home after visiting his dying father in Crete to discover that his...
The Eternal Drama
The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena—do the gods and goddesses of Greece have anything to say to us that we haven't already heard? In this book, based on a series of his lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends...
Greek Homosexuality
with Forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual...