A comprehensive guide to the gods and goddesses in Greek and Roman mythology. Great companion for any mythology related courses or the mythology buff. It contains 4-pages of laminated information on: the Greek/Roman connection, Aphrodite/Venus, Apollo/Phoebus and much more.
Lords of the Sea tells the true story behind the upcoming blockbuster 300: Rise of an Empire and explains how the Athenians established the modern world as we know it. 300: Rise of an Empire is the bloody epic based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. However, the true history behind leading character General Themistocles and the rise of Athens ......
Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides
Liberation and Authority provides original, comparative readings of Plato's Gorgias, the first book of the Republic, and Thucydides' History, arguing that they share similarities not only in the oft-noted "natural justice" of Callicles, Thrasymachus, and the Melian Dialogue, but also in a development that runs through the whole of each.
Plato's Gorgias, the First Book of the Republic, and Thucydides
Liberation and Authority provides original, comparative readings of Plato's Gorgias, the first book of the Republic, and Thucydides' History, arguing that they share similarities not only in the oft-noted "natural justice" of Callicles, Thrasymachus, and the Melian Dialogue, but also in a development that runs through the whole of each.
An examination of the development of virtue ethics in the early stages of western civilization. It deals with a range of philosophers and schools of philosophy - from Socrates and the Stoics to Plato, Aristotle, and the Epicureans, among others.
Ignorance, Irony and Knowledge in Plato shows that Socratic ignorance-knowing that you don't know-is central to Plato's philosophy, especially in his use of dialogue and his theory of knowledge. Plato's philosophical career can be understood as a progressive deepening of his appreciation of Socratic ignorance and its rich implications.
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 bce) was the greatest "disturbance" in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony. This book talks about the often savage events of the war and its chief protagonists.
A Concise History of the Religious Cultures of Greece from Antiquity to
Covering an expanse of more than three thousand years, this title charts the history of Greece's religious cultures from antiquity all the way through to present, post-independence Greece.
This book examines espionage and intelligence gathering in ancient Greece. The author focuses on proxenoi-honorary ambassadors in Greek city-states-and argues that they also ran intelligence networks and would sometimes work directly against their home polis.
