Det forntida Grekland

Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path, vastly outnumbered, stands …

From the first millennium BC onwards, Greek myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Nowadays they can be found in film, television …

Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, …

'The greatest historian that ever lived' Such was Macaulay's verdict on Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens …

Ur hundratals olika källor från tre århundraden sammanställde Diogenes Laertios (ca 300 e. Kr.) citat från och fakta om de mest berömda filosoferna i den antika världen.Det var …

"Philosophy begins in wonder." --Plato Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of Ancient Greece? This collection of …

No area of Greek life was wholly untouched by religion, and a basic knowledge of this aspect of life is essential to anyone seeking a proper understanding of the classical …

This brief but highly informative book presents an outline of Greek religion in the classical period. After surveying its main characteristics, it offers a clear and innovative …

Där Iliaden berättar om männen som stupade vid belägringen av Troja, vill Barker istället gestalta hur deras mödrar minns dem, hur de var som barn och den sorg de lämnar efter sig. …

'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon …