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Classical Foundations eBook Series

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  • Doing Greek Philosophy

    by Robert Wardy ...
    Series series Classical Foundations
    This lively and original guidebook offers an invitation to the study of Greek philosophy and signposts to lead the student deeper. The reader is drawn in to the questions the philosophers posed.Doing Greek Philosophy conveys a vital sense of the dynamism and continuity in the Greek philosophical tradition, and shows how interaction between the philosophers creates and sustains that tradition. It ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

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  • The Complete Homer: The Iliad and The Odyssey

    The Iliad and The Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    Series series Texts From Ancient Greece
    This Bybliotech Anthology contains Homer's two great masterpieces, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer's classic works have stood the test of centuries, and have become an integral part of Western history and literature, alongside the canon of similar great names from ancient history such as Virgil and Horace.The Iliad tells the tale of the ten year siege of Troy, and in particular the events ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Republic

    by Plato ...
    The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

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  • The Ten Tragedies of Euripides

    by Euripides ...
    This file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: "Euripides (ca. 480 BCE–406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being ... Read more

    $1.56 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Greece

    by Mike Paine ...
    Series series Pocket Essential series
    Western civilization began with the Greeks. From the highpoint of the 5th century BC through the cultural triumphs of the Alexandrian era to their impact on the developing Roman empire, the Greeks shaped the philosophy, art, architecture, and literature of the Mediterranean world. Beginning with the Homeric period, once believed to be a realm of myth, Paine takes the reader on a journey through ... Read more

    $20.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eureka!

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks But Were Afraid to Ask

    by Peter Jones ...
    The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical, and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy, and comedy; and debated everything from the good life and the role of women, to making sense of foreigners and the best form of government, all in the most sophisticated ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Marathon

    How One Battle Changed Western Civilization

    by Richard A. Billows ...
    This lively ancient history demonstrates how the Athenian victory against Persian invaders was critical to the development of Western society.The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. is widely considered the most decisive event in the struggle between the Greeks and the Persians. In Marathon, historian Richard Billows goes further, arguing that it was also the most significant moment in our collective ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Homer and His Age

    by Andrew Lang ...
    Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer best known for collecting folklore, legends, and fairy tales and making a compendium of them to celebrate ethnic heritage. ... Read more

    $2.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Democrats to Kings

    The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

    by Michael Scott ...
    A popular history of how the ancient world turned from a democracy to a monarchy and "shine[s] a light on the culture that bloomed as Athens faded." ( The Daily Mail)Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighboring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Metamorphoses

    Books IV-VII

    by Ovid ...
    Series series The Metamorphoses
    The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a compendium of the Mythological narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, which embrace a large amount of information upon almost every subject connected with the learning, traditions, manners, and customs of antiquity. In this translation, the text of the Delphin edition has been used.For better understanding of the different narratives and allusions, explanations have ... Read more

    $3.67 CAD

  • Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes

    Guides to Stoic Living

    by Keith Seddon ...
    This new translation presents two works, one by Epictetus and the other by Cebes, two ancient Greek philosophers of the Imperial period, in new translations of clear, straightforward English.In this book, readers will learn how to sustain emotional harmony and a ‘good flow of life’ whatever fortune may hold in store for them.This modern English translation of the complete Handbook is supported by ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Spare Me the Details!

    A Short History of Western Civilization

    by Sara S. Drogin ...
    "I wish I knew more about Western history."Adult, parent, student, and traveler: Who of us hasn't had this thought? Sara Drogin, a veteran high-school history teacher, addresses this wish with Spare Me the Details!, a "refresher text" for adults and students. Written in a lively and conversational style, Spare Me the Details! provides a concise overview of Western civilization.Spare Me the Details ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD