The Light of Greece, Exploring the Aegean   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. DRAFT)		  
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)		   The Search for Ancient Greece
The World of the Ancient Greeks  •  John Camp  •  Elizabeth Fisher
HISTORY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES
With chapters on Greek heroes and gods, extracts from Classical authors and hundreds of illustrations, this chronological survey covers the art, archaeology and culture of ancient Greece with authority and style. With 376 illustrations (107 in color) including many site plans. (GRE365, $24.95)		   The World of the Ancient Greeks
The Station, Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece  •  Robert Byron
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 263 PAGES
Mount Athos, the spiritual heart of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism, is perhaps the most sacred and mysterious place in Greece: an autonomous state, where no woman can set foot, which has its own calendar and its own time. This ruggedly beautiful peninsula in Macedonia boasts a history that stretches back to Herodotus and has been a sanctuary from the earliest days of Christianity, through the Byzantine and Ottoman eras, two world wars and up to the present day. (GRE463, $18.00)		   The Station, Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece
Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place  •  Mary Lee Settle
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 253 PAGES
A cross-country odyssey from the Aegean shores to the Bosporus and interior by an author and poet who lived in Bodrum 20 years before. Settle's captivating travelogue is a richly detailed portrait of contemporary Turkey, its people, monasteries, myths, archaeological treasures and living traditions. Exemplary. (TKY08, $16.99)		   Turkish Reflections, A Biography of a Place
Greece Map  •  Michelin
2011 •  MAP
A colorful shaded map of Greece, the Greek Islands and the western coast of Turkey at a scale of 1:800,000. Two Sides. 49x41 inches. (GRE24, $12.95)		   Greece Map



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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece  •  Robert Morkot   • REFERENCE  •  This pictorial survey of Greek antiquity, recording its culture and expansion, features dozens of full-color maps. (GRE125, $18.00)
 		  
1453, The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West  •  Roger Crowley   • HISTORY  •  In this well-paced history, Crowley recounts with drama the events surrounding the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. (TKY114, $15.99)
 		  
A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture  •  Sarah B. Pomeroy   • HISTORY  •  A lively account of Greek civilization and history, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era. (GRE229, $44.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Greece  •  Timothy Boatswain  •  Colin Nicolson   • HISTORY  •  A nicely written survey from prehistory through the 1990s: wide-ranging, accessible and necessarily condensed. (GRE55, $14.95)
 		  
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