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Though the fighting has stopped and Hitler is vanquished, a dangerous new war between America and the Soviet Union has begun. Invaluable in defeating the Nazis, accidental crypto-zoologist R. J. MacCready and Yanni Thorne, an indigenous Brazilian and expert in animal behavior, are working for the Pentagon once again. Sent to a mysterious Greek island in a remote corner of the Mediterranean, they are investigating rumors about a volcanic spring with...
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Sparta has often been described as the original Utopia-a remarkably evolved society whose warrior heroes were forbidden any other trade, profession, or business. As a people, the Spartans were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, the nobility of arms in a cause worth dying for, sacrificing the individual for the greater good of the community (illustrated by their role in the battle of Thermopylae), and the triumph over seemingly...
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In 490 BC Darius I, Great King of Persia and the most powerful man in the world, led a massive invasion army to punish the interference of some minor states on the western borders of his huge empire. The main enemy was Athens. The resultant Battle of Marathon was a disaster for Darius and one of the most famous victories for the underdog in all military history. The Persians were forced to withdraw and plot an even bigger expedition to conquer Athens...
5) Sacred games
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It is the Olympics of 460 BC. Nicolaos's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is hot favorite to win-his only serious rival is Parmonos from Sparta. When Parmonos is found beaten to death, it seems obvious Timodemus would be the killer. Who else could have killed the second-best fighter in all Hellas but the very best? The judges of the competition sentence Timodemus to be executed...
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Lonely Planet's Crete is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Swim in Elafonisi Beach's sparkling waters, gaze in wonder at the Palace of Knossos and stroll through Hania's idyllic old town; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Greek mythology as we unravel the essence of these mythical creatures. Humanoid Monsters, Serpentine Creatures, Partially Human, Monstrous Animals, Ghosts and Daemons, and Other Creatures are the several categories used to describe the creatures that enrich Greek mythology and traditions from the other side of beauty and perfection. From the enchanting seductive charm of the Medusa to the formidable strength...
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Lonely Planet's Pocket Athens is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life-neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Go back in time at the Acropolis, marvel at the Temple of Olympian Zeus and hike the ancient Filopappou Hill; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Athens and make the most of your trip!
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In this book, the reader is privileged to take a leisurely and thoroughly enjoyable trip through the Greece of the mid-twentieth century, led by a poet-narrator who is a comfortable and engaging guide and complemented by the artwork of John Guerin. Frederic Will recounts his odyssey: from Austria through Yugoslavia, across the northern Greek border, from Salonika to Athens and the Aegean Sea, to the site of remnants of Old Greece in Smyrna, Pergamum,...
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Lonely Planet's Greece is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Explore the elegant Acropolis, climb to the magnificent Meteora, and experience the vibrant culture of Athens; all with your trusted travel companion.
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11) It's All Greek To Me: From Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, How Ancient Greece Has Shaped Our World
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Why is ancient Greece important? Because, quite simply, if we want to understand the modern Western world, we need to look back to the Greeks. Consider the way we think about ethics, about the nature of beauty and truth, about our place in the universe, about our mortality. All this we have learned from the ancient Greeks. They molded the basic disciplines and genres in which we still organize thought, from poetry to drama, from medicine to philosophy,...
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"Parchment The Architecture of the Written Word" is a guide to the history and creation of parchment, as well as the conservation and restoration techniques used to preserve these valuable and fragile documents. The book explores the rich cultural and historical significance of parchment and its continuing importance as a medium for recording art and history.
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"The World's Greatest Books: Ancient and Medieval History" immerses readers in the captivating tales of ancient civilizations. From Gaston Maspero's exploration of Egypt to Flavius Josephus and Henry Milman's insights into Jewish history, the journey continues through the glory of Greece and Rome. Edward Gibbon's epic on the decline of Rome and insights into the Holy Roman Empire are complemented by F.P.G. Guizot's European civilization history. The...
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"The military commander known as 'the last of the Romans'
Flavius Belisarius is a name well known to those interested in the conflicts of the later Roman Empire at the time of Justinian I. The Roman Empire of the west had fallen and the emperor of Byzantine Empire in the east, centred on Constantinople, dreamed of recovering by conquest the Mediterranean territories that had been lost. The ambition was a colossal one, but Belisarius was undoubtedly...
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An Athenian triumph against Sparta end in disaster and infamy in this naval history of Ancient Greece in the 5th century B.C.
Toward the end of the Peloponnesian War, nearly three hundred Athenian and Spartan ships fought a pivotal skirmish in the Arginusae Islands. Larger than any previous naval battle between warring Greeks, the Battle of Arginusae was a crucial win for Athens. Its aftermath, however, was a major disaster for its people.
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"The battles for control of the lands of Middle Sea
This book usefully, concisely and comprehensively describes the history of the conflict that raged for a century between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire. In the ancient world these were among the largest conflicts ever fought. At the outset of this struggle the Carthaginians, who had come from Phoenician beginnings, were the dominant power in the Mediterranean region. Rome was aggressively...
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In ancient Greece, warfare was a fact of life, with every city brandishing its own fighting force. And the backbone of these classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers that defied the might of Persia at Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea and-more often than not-fought each other in countless battles between the Greek city-states. For centuries they were the dominant soldiers of the classical...
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An accessible overview of how the principles of thought which dominate our civilization came to be, from philosophy's Ionian beginnings to Neo-Platonism.
The history of philosophy reveals what was said at the beginning. From the start, man wanted to know, "why?" On the shores of Asia Minor, men like Heraclitus or Parmenides found a wealth of mental material which language at the time could not convey. This thought developed into the mighty teachings...
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Obras fundadoras da literatura ocidental, "Ilíada" e "Odisseia" são muito mais do que poemas épicos que narram a história da guerra de Troia ou do retorno de Ulisses a sua terra natal. Elas são a origem de um enorme repertório mítico que, avançando nos séculos, desempenha até os dias de hoje um importante papel no imaginário e na cultura do ocidente.
A "Ilíada" parece consistir, pelo título, apenas de um breve incidente ocorrido no cerco...
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