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  • Erased from History: 11 Books on Extinct Cities

    Eleven Literary and Archaeological Journeys Through Pompeii, Troy, Nineveh, and Lost Civilizations

    Erased from History gathers eleven writings in which vanished cities become sites of excavation, fantasy, mourning, and intellectual recovery. Its range is unusually capacious: drama and fiction meet psychoanalytic case history, archaeological report, travel narrative, religious antiquarianism, and speculative satire. Classical ruins, biblical landscapes, and buried urban worlds are approached not ... Read more

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  • Saronia

    by Richard Short ...
    The novel explores themes of love, ambition, and societal expectations, as John becomes entangled in the complex political and social landscape of Italy. Saronia herself is depicted as a complex character, torn between her own desires and the demands of her family and society.As the story unfolds, John and Saronia face numerous obstacles, including disapproving family members and political ... Read more

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  • Saronia

    Enriched edition. A Romance of Ancient Ephesus

    In "Saronia," Richard Short weaves a captivating narrative that transports readers into a vividly imagined world where the intricate interplay of power, loyalty, and betrayal unfolds. This novel is imbued with rich descriptions and complex characterizations that reflect Short's mastery of lyrical prose and his keen understanding of political dynamics. Set against a backdrop reminiscent of ... Read more

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  • Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus

    by Richard Short ...
    pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The sun had risen in all its splendour, and was flooding the bay and mountains with silvery light. The river Cayster moved on its course, and mixed its waters with the blue of the Ægean Sea, and washed the shores of Samos, appearing like a purple vision on the ocean. Boats and ships of quaint form and ... Read more

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  • The Complete Ovid Anthology

    Metamorphosis, Fasti, Ars Amatoria (the Art of Love), The Art of Beauty, Love's Cure, The Amours, The Heroides, The Pontic Epistles, Invective Against the Ibis, Tristia

    Series series Texts From Ancient Rome
    The Complete Ovid Anthology is a collection of all the works of Publius Ovidius Naso, the great Roman poet in English translation. Ovid has remained popular through the ages, to artists and fellow poets, as well as scholars and historians. Ovid was notably the favourite poet of William Shakespeare, and his poems and treatises have inspired countless works of art since the Roman era.This ... Read more

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  • The Aeneid (Mobi Classics)

    The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem written by Virgil in the 1st century BC (between 29 and 19 BC) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is written in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half treats the Trojans' ... Read more

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  • The Tale of Troy

    by Roger Green ...
    Illustrated by Pauline Baynes ...
    Series series Puffin Classics
    The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, of the gathering Heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, reared by the Centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, the last of the Heroes, his plan for the wooden Horse and his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.Also contains a beautiful introduction by best-selling author Michelle Paver, and ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Apollonius of Rhodes (Delphi Classics)

    Series Book 34 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The epic poem ‘Argonautica’ by Apollonius of Rhodes is the only epic poem to survive from the Hellenistic period, telling of the fabled adventures of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents ... Read more

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  • The Persians

    by Aeschylus ...
    The Persians is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. First produced in 472 BC, it is the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre. It dramatises the Persian response to news of their military defeat at the Battle of Salamis (480 BC), which was a decisive episode in the Greco-Persian Wars; as such, the play is also notable for being the only extant Greek tragedy ... Read more

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  • The Iliad and the Odyssey for Boys and Girls

    The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time. Set during the Trojan War, this timeless poem vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amid devastation and destruction. Homer's tale is a compassionate view of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death in the face of an often uncaring divinity ... Read more

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  • The Metamorphoses

    Books IV-VII

    by Ovid ...
    Series series The Metamorphoses
    The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a compendium of the Mythological narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, which embrace a large amount of information upon almost every subject connected with the learning, traditions, manners, and customs of antiquity. In this translation, the text of the Delphin edition has been used.For better understanding of the different narratives and allusions, explanations have ... Read more

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  • The Myths of Greece and Rome

    by H. A. Guerber ...
    A timeless exploration of the rich and colourful world of ancient mythology, offering an accessible and informative introduction to the legendary stories that have shaped Western culture and literature for centuries.H. A. Guerber provides detailed accounts of the pantheon of deities, such as Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Ares, and many more, alongside the captivating myths that ... Read more

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