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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
Ancient Greece By Land & Sea
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Eyewitness Guide Greek Islands
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
400 PAGES
BEST SELLER
This guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and an island-by-island synopsis of attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this compact book provides an essential overview of the Greek Islands (with a chapter on Athens and a section on practicalities).
(GRE37, $28.00) |
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The Search for Ancient Greece
Roland Etienne
Francoise Etienne
ARCHAEOLOGY
1992
PAPER
175 PAGES
This portrait of the history of archaeology features hundreds of color photos and paintings, a chronology and excerpts by the great archaeologists. It's a pocket-size encyclopedia, part of the "New Horizons" series, and a fascinating look at the meaning of ancient Greece to our civilization -- quite an accomplishment for such a slim book.
(GRE01, $15.95) |
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The Parthenon
Mary Beard
ART & ARCHITECTURE
2002
HARD COVER
209 PAGES
Cambridge University classicist Mary Beard brings the Parthenon to life in this lively tale of the construction, significance and many uses -- cathedral, mosque, cultural icon -- of the 2,500-year-old Athenian marvel. With 24 black-and-white photographs, a few illustrations, site and building diagrams and a map. The book is both an introduction to the ancient Greeks and an engaging guide to the Parthenon. She opens with a chapter "Why the Parthenon Might make You Cry." A volume in the Harvard University Press series, Wonders of the World.
(GRE195, $19.95) |
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The Colossus of Maroussi
Henry Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1995
PAPER
244 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
The soul of Greece circa 1939. Miller captures the spirit and warmth of the resilient Greek people in this tale of a wartime journey from Athens to Crete, Corfu and Delphi with his friend Lawrence Durrell. Miller at his most inspired.
(GRE05, $14.95) |
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Greece Map
HEMA Maps
MAP
BEST SELLER
A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands, and the west coast of Turkey all the way to Istanbul, at a scale of 1:800,000. Includes insets of Athens and Rhodes. Two Sides. 49x41 inches.
(GRE24, $12.95) |
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Athens Map
Borch Maps
An excellent laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:7,500 with inset maps of the Acropolis, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Attica and the region.
(GRE311, $7.95) |
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Blue Guide Greece, The Mainland
Sherry Marker
James Pettifer
GUIDEBOOK
With extensive background on the history, art, architecture and culture of mainland Greece, serious-minded travelers will not want to be without this guide.
(GRE40, $32.95) |
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
Robert Morkot
REFERENCE
This pictorial survey of Greek history, culture and expansion features dozens of full color maps.
(GRE125, $18.00) |
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The Foods of the Greek Islands, Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Aglaia Kremezi
FOOD
Kremezi spent eight years collecting the recipes appearing in this cookbook. The book is also filled with lively histories of the islands, cultural asides and stunning photographs. Perfect for anyone interested in Greek island life.
(GRE120, $40.00) |
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter
Thomas Cahill
HISTORY
Cahill sketches ancient Greek society and civilization through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist in this eloquent, absorbing tribute.
(GRE182, $16.00) |
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The Ancient Mediterranean
Michael Grant
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization.
(MED10, $20.00) |
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The Classical World
Robin Lane Fox
HISTORY
Fox conjures tyrants, conquerors and enthralling personalities in this marvelously written history of ancient Greece and Rome in this epic history from Homer to Hadrian.
(GRE293, $18.95) |
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Walter Blanco
Jennifer Tolbert
HISTORY
The classic account of the debilitating war between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, from 431 to 404 B.C.
(GRE102, $16.00) |
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The World of Odysseus
Moses I. Finley
HISTORY
A classic portrait of ancient Greek society based in large part on the author's ground-breaking interpretation of the Iliad and Odyssey.
(GRE76, $14.95) |
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Ancient Greece: Art, Architecture, and History
Marina Belozerskaya
Kenneth Lapatin
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This lively, illustrated guide covers architecture, painting and sculpture of ancient Greece from the third millennium to the end of the Hellenistic period. With 282 color and 28 black-and-white illustrations.
(GRE194, $19.95) |
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Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments
G. Behor
ARCHAEOLOGY
FAVORITE
COMING IN
A great book relating ancient Greek ruins to the highly-decorated civic and religious buildings they once were via ingenious overlaid acetate illustrations.
(GRE172, $32.95) |
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Dinner with Persephone
Patricia Storace
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The pleasures and complexities of contemporary Greece, marvelously described by an American poet spending a year there. Storace intertwines her own perceptions with the history of the country and the influence of pop culture on the classical landscape.
(GRE28, $15.95) |
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Mani, Travels in Southern Peloponnese
Patrick Leigh Fermor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An inspired travelogue and history of the region, first published in 1958 by the incomparable Paddy Fermor, who has lived for many years in Greece.
(GRE27, $15.95) |
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The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader
Lawrence Durrell
Clint Willis
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
COMING IN
Durrell's intoxicating reflections on Greece and the Mediterranean. With chapters on Corfu, Rhodes, Cyprus, Sicily, Delphi and Provence.
(GRE186, $15.00) |
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A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece
Richard Stoneman
ANTHOLOGY
Poetry, prose and literature over the ages, arranged geographically with an excellent introduction and commentary. Stoneman artfully weaves together hundreds of short excerpts.
(GRE06, $19.95) |
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Greece, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Artemis Leontis
ANTHOLOGY
Twenty-four contemporary Greek writers, both well-known and up-and-coming, introduce Greek culture, people and landscapes in this terrific anthology.
(GRE190, $14.95) |
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Corelli's Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
LITERATURE
This lyrical novel captures the humanity, quirks and loves of village life in Greece. A satire of war, the novel is set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during the Italian occupation in the 1940s.
(GRE51, $15.00) |
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Odysseus, A Life
Charles Rowan Beye
LITERATURE
A chronicle of the life of Homer's Odysseus by a classicist with a wry sense of humor. Beye draws on recent scholarship, literature and archaeology in constructing this clever "biography" of the cunning wanderer.
(GRE191, $13.95) |
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Songs on Bronze, The Greek Myths Made Real
Nigel Spivey
LITERATURE
COMING IN
A lively and artful retelling of the myths of Ancient Greece by Cambridge classicist Nigel Spivey.
(GRE254, $14.00) |
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The Iliad
Homer
Robert Fagles
LITERATURE
In the excellent Fagles translation -- here presented in a deluxe paper edition -- Homer's Trojan epic hasn't aged a bit in the last 2,700 years. Take it along to Troy and the Aegean. We also carry Fagles' translation of The Odyssey. (Item no. GRE45, $17.00)
(GRE173, $17.00) |
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The Magus
John Fowles
LITERATURE
The story of a teacher from England who settles on a Greek island and befriends its wealthy owner, only to find himself caught up in a frightening test of his own sanity.
(GRE131, $7.99) |
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The Odyssey
Homer
Robert Fagles
LITERATURE
Translator Robert Fagles captures the poetry and power of The Odyssey in this translation, celebrated for its clarity and expressiveness.
(GRE45, $17.00) |
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The Songs of the Kings
Barry Unsworth
LITERATURE
Unsworth's sly novel, set in 1260 B.C. as scheming Odysseus prepares to plunder Troy. A familiar story enhanced by Ulsworth's mix of classic cadence, contemporary language, ripe humor and pulled-from-the-headlines satire.
(GRE185, $13.95) |
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