Trekking in Greece: The Peloponnese and Pindos Way (Salmon Tim)(Paperback)

Trekking in Greece: The Peloponnese and Pindos Way (Salmon Tim)(Paperback)

Guidebook describing challenging treks in the mountains of Greece, traversing the Pindhos Range, near Athens, and the Peloponnese, plus a handful of shorter routes including Mount Olympus. The treks demand a high level of commitment and fitness due to their remoteness and difficult terrain, and

Guide to Greece: Volume 1: Central Greece (Pausanius)(Paperback)

The first volume of the time-honored travel book about Greece, written 2,000 years ago Written in the second century AD by a Greek traveller for a predominantly Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is an extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook. A study of buildings, traditions

Trekking the South Downs Way: Two-Way Trekking Guide (McCluggage Andrew)(Paperback)

The definitive two-way guide to the South Downs Way, one of England's most beautiful treks: both westbound and eastbound routes are described in full. Real Maps: Full Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping inside (1:25,000) 18 different itineraries: schedules of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 days for

The Greek Way (Hamilton Edith)(Paperback)

In The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton captures with 'Homeric power and simplicity' (New York Times) the spirit of the golden age of Greece in the fifth century BC, the time of its highest achievements. She explores the Greek aesthetics of sculpture and writing and the lack of ornamentation in both. She

Step Into... Ancient Greece (Tames Richard)(Paperback)

Children will be able to explore the ways of life in ancient times through the facts and practical projects in this volume, which is designed to provide understanding of the civilisations and people of Ancient

Game On in Ancient Greece

Josh, Emma and Libby Binkerton return to the Good Times Travel Agency - but this time, with a plan to travel to the future, to the next Olympic Games. What could go wrong? Well, plenty Like when the owner of the shop misunderstands and sends the children to the ancient Olympic Games instead - in

Greece (Martin Claudia)(Paperback)

Presented in a landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Greece is a stunning collection of images celebrating one of the world's most popular destinations. From antiquity to modernity, from the tallest mountains to the tiniest islands, from the Romans to the

Mothering and Motherhood in Ancient Greece and Rome (Petersen Lauren Hackworth)(Paperback)

Motherhood played a central role in ancient Greece and Rome, despite the virtual absence of female participation in the public spheres of life. Mothers could wield enormous influence as the reproductive bodies of society and, in many cases, of culture. Yet motherhood and acts of mothering have

Hitchhiking to India in 1962 - India, the Balkans and Greece in 2015 (Waller John)(Paperback / softback)

Archaeology and the Early Church in Southern Greece (Rees Elizabeth)(Paperback)

A study of archaeology and the early Church in Greece is long overdue. So far, no book has been published in English that examines the growth of Christianity in southern Greece from New Testament times until the medieval period, taking into account both contemporary theological expertise and a

Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece (Forsdyke Sara)(Paperback)

Slavery in ancient Greece was commonplace. In this book Sara Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves and focuses on their own perspectives, rather than those of their owners, giving a voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient

Defiance: Greece and Europe (Silverman Roger)(Paperback)

This socialist history of modern Greece tells the story of its rebirth in struggle, the heroic resistance to Nazi occupation, the civil war and its aftermath, the colonels' dictatorship and its overthrow, the rise and fall of PASOK, the debt crisis, the popular uprising of 2010-12, the election of

Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents (Hubbard Thomas K.)(Paperback)

The most important primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome are translated into modern, explicit English and collected together for the first time in this comprehensive sourcebook. Covering an extensive period-from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century b.c.e. to

Classical Art: From Greece to Rome (Beard Mary)(Paperback)

The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized,

Guide to Greece: Volume 2: Southern Greece (Pausanias)(Paperback)

The second volume of the time-honored travel book about Greece, written 2,000 years ago Written by a Greek traveller in the second century ad for a principally Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is a comprehensive, extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook for tourists of the

For the Winner (Hauser Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the

Music in Ancient Greece: Melody, Rhythm and Life (Klavan Spencer A.)(Paperback)

Life in ancient Greece was musical life and in this perfectly pitched introduction, Spencer Klavan explores its origins, forms, and place in society. Soloists competed onstage for popular accolades, becoming centrepieces for cultural conversation and even leading Plato to recommend that certain

The Story of Greece and Rome (Spawforth Tony)(Paperback)

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However,

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome (Watson Lindsay C.)(Paperback)

Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly

Macedonia and Greece (Matyszak Philip)(Paperback)

In the late 3rd century BC, while Rome struggled for her very survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon allied with Hannibal in pursuit of his dream for a new Macedonian empire. Once Carthage was defeated, however, the Roman army for the first time turned its

How to Survive in Ancient Greece (Garland Robert)(Paperback)

The informative and engaging guide advises the historical traveler on local customs, religious beliefs, what to wear when traveling and the main sights to see.Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you

In Search of Lost Time, Vol 3 - The Guermantes Way (Proust Marcel)(Paperback / softback)

THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONIn The Guermantes Way Proust's narrator recalls his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high

Birds of Greece (Nason Rebecca)(Paperback)

The perfect guide for nature-loving tourists and travelers to Greece. From the Hoopoe to the Black-Headed Bunting, Greece is home to a wide range of avifauna, thanks to the richly varied habitats it has to offer. Pocket-sized and portable, this compact guide provides superb full color photographs

Time of Justice (Kerr Katharine)(Paperback / softback)

In her classic way, Kerr spins a tale of beginnings and ends, of love and heartbreak, as the spiral narrative winds round upon itself in this final installment of The Westlands