Xenophon, III, Anabasis (Loeb Classical Library) (Greek ...
 Greatest Story Ever Told?: Arguably the greatest military memoir ever written as well as the one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Xenophon shows himself to be both a strong, fair leader and a humble person as he recounts the retreat from [... more]
$24.00
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The Republic (Penguin Classics)
Book Description: This is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, this edition is suitable for students at all levels and [... more]
$8.95
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Herodotus: The Histories (Penguin Classics)
Awesome book by our Father of History: This book rocks the bookshelf! Not only do you get history, you get zoology, anthropology, myth, and geography. There are many funny things too. You will read about the gold digging ants and the ox that cooks itself. [... more]
$12.00
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Gorgias (Penguin Classics)
A great introduction to Plato's philosophy: This is one of my favorite Socratic dialogues. The evidence suggests that Plato wrote it soon after the execution of Socrates, and while I would not say there is a bitter edge to this Gorgias dialogue, I can [... more]
$9.00
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The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, ...
Leaves you wanting for more: Dont be confused by the relatively low ranking, this book is good. The only trouble is that it only contains fragments of the greatest historians ever. Though this is what the editor set out to do, you will feel cheated by [... more]
$16.95
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The Odyssey
Amazon.com Review: Robert Fagles's translation is a jaw-droppingly beautiful rendering of Homer's Odyssey, the most accessible and enthralling epic of classical Greece. Fagles captures the rapid and direct language of the original Greek, while telling [... more]
$16.00
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The Iliad (Penguin Classics)
Best of the Translations: This translation captures the noble grandeur of Homer's Iliad better than any of the others (Lattimore, Fagles, etc.--Lattimore's Odyssey is nearly perfect, but in the Iliad he uses words like "sir", which make his [... more]
$9.95
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Theatetus (Penguin Classics)
Author: Plato Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 121 EAN: 9780140444506 ISBN: 0140444505 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 1987-08-04 [... more]
$13.00
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The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)
Stick with Rieu's original...: (I'm not sure why amazon has over half of these reviews for Fagels's translation on Rieu's page? I noticed this happening quite a bit on amazon, but anyway...) I have spent quite a bit of time comparing versions of " [... more]
$12.00
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The Symposium (Penguin Classics)
Book Description: Plato's dialogue the Symposium with introduction and commentary. The Wit and Wisdom of Love: Plato's "Symposium" will always be read because there will always be people who question the nature of Love. Agathon's dinner party [... more]
$8.95
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The Iliad (Penguin Classics)
The Original Action book: The Iliad is perhaps the first of the action books. I read this translation because I found it to be very enjoyable and flows well. This of course is the story of Achilles, Helen, Agamemmnon, Odysseus, Hector and Paris. We have [... more]
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The Complete Fables (Penguin Classics)
Disappointing: The translators justify calling this edition "Complete" because no one can say for sure what a "complete Aesop" would be. That's a lame excuse for an assertive title. Especially vexing is the lack of an index or table [... more]
$12.00
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