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  | | The Greek Myths Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold by Robin Waterfield, Kathryn Waterfield Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2016 by Quercus Publishing International Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-78087-748-8, ISBN: 1-78087-748-X "The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus, from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert a fascination and inspiration that have endured for millennia. There are few people as steeped in the Ancient ..." |
 | | Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens A History of Ancient Greece (Paperback) by Robin Waterfield Published 2020 by Oxford University Press, Usa, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-19-009576-5, ISBN: 0-19-009576-8 |
 | | The First Philosophers(1st Edition) The Presocratics and Sophists (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield, Robin Waterfieldrobin Waterfield, Vv.Aa. Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Oxford Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953909-3, ISBN: 0-19-953909-X "The first philosophers paved the way for the work of Plato and Aristotle - and hence for the whole of Western thought. Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. But their enterprise was by no means limited to this proto-scientific task. Through, for ..." |
 | | Conversations of Socrates(Updated) (Penguin Classics) by Robin Waterfield, Hugh Xenophon/ Tredennick Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Classics Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044517-6, ISBN: 0-14-044517-X "After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views. In 'Socrates' Defence' Xenophon defends hi ..." |
 | | Dividing the Spoils(Reprint) The War for Alexander the Great's Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization) by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-993152-1, ISBN: 0-19-993152-6 "This is the story of one of the great forgotten wars of history - which led to the division of one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. Alexander the Great built up his huge empire in little more than a decade, stretching from Greece in the West, via Egypt, Syria, Babylonia, and Persia through to the Indian sub-continent in the East. After his death in 323 BC, it took forty years of world-changing warfare for his heirs to fin ..." |
 | | The Greek Myths Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold by Robin Waterfield, Kathryn Waterfield Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Quercus ISBN-13: 978-0-85738-288-7, ISBN: 0-85738-288-8 "The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic, and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus; from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus, and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert an eternal fascination and inspiration that have endured for millennia and influenced cultures from ancient ..." |
 | | Xenophon's Retreat Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-22384-8, ISBN: 0-571-22384-2 "It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way, harried on all sides by Persian forces, wild mountain tribesmen, and a bitter winter...This book presents a gripping a ..." |
 | | Hidden Depths(Unabridged) The Story of Hypnosis (Vera Stanhope) by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2004 by Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc. Illustriert, Ungekürzte Ausgabe ISBN-13: 978-0-330-49251-5, ISBN: 0-330-49251-9 "Hypnotism exists on the periphery of the scientific community, much as it has from its inception, and Robin Waterfield approaches the issues which surround it with an open mind, carefully stripping fact from fantasy and the truth from the myth." |
 | | Symposium (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield Plato, Robin Waterfield, And Notes Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1998 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283427-0, ISBN: 0-19-283427-4 "In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC. The guests--including the comic poet Aristophanes and Plato's mentor Socrates--each deliver a short speech in praise of love. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness, and a brilliant sketch of Soc ..." |
 | | Phaedrus(Updated) (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield Plato Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-280277-4, ISBN: 0-19-280277-1 "Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. Socrates reveals it to be a kind of divine madness that can allow our souls to grow wings and soar to their greatest heights. Then the conversation changes direction and turns to a discussion of rhetoric, which must be based on ..." |
 | | Republic(Updated) (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield Plato, Robin Waterfield, Robin A. Waterfield Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 1998 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283370-9, ISBN: 0-19-283370-7 "The central work of one of the West's greatest philosophers, The Republic of Plato is a masterpiece of insight and feeling, the finest of the Socratic dialogues, and one of the great books of Western culture. This new translation captures the dramatic realism, poetic beauty, intellectual vitality, and emotional power of Plato at the height of his powers. Deftly weaving three main strands of argument into an artistic whole--the ethical a ..." |
 | | Republic by Plato, R. Waterfield(Updated) by Robin Waterfield Plato, Robin Plato/ Waterfield, Robin Waterfield Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953576-7, ISBN: 0-19-953576-0 "The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man-for this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice). The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it might have taken place some time during the P ..." |
 | | Streams of Grace by Abbe De Tourville, Robin Waterfield, Henri De Tourville Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1985 by Fount ISBN-13: 978-0-00-626791-1, ISBN: 0-00-626791-2 "The Letters of Abbe de tourville, one of the greatest spiritual figures of the nineteenth century, have long been know for their sense of holiness and common sense. Their profoundness and simplicity have brought hope and encouragement to thousands who seek God.In this selection there are treasures of wisdom for every Christian, sound guidance and a warm,witty response to our human foibles and failings." |
 | | Olympia The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games (The Landmark Library) by Robin Waterfield Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78669-191-0, ISBN: 1-78669-191-4 "In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the steep-sided Hill of Cronus. Here, between the eighth century BCE and the fourth century CE, rival athletes competed for glory in the ancient Olympic Games. Every four years, and from every corner of the Mediterranean world - from Samos to Syracuse and from Spar ..." |
 | | Dividing the Spoils(1st Edition) The War for Alexander the Great's Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization) by Robin Waterfield Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-539523-5, ISBN: 0-19-539523-9 "Alexander the Great conquered an enormous empire--stretching from Greece to the Indian subcontinent--and his death triggered forty bloody years of world-changing warfare. These were years filled with high adventure, intrigue, passion, assassinations, dynastic marriages, treachery, shifting alliances, and mass slaughter on battlefield after battlefield. And while the men fought on the field, the women, such as Alexander's mother Olympias ..." |
 | | Why Socrates Died Dispelling the Myths by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2010 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-23551-3, ISBN: 0-571-23551-4 |
 | | Why Socrates Died(1st Edition) Dispelling the Myths by Robin Waterfield, Robin Waterford Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2009 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-06527-5, ISBN: 0-393-06527-8 "A revisionist account of the most famous trial and execution in Western civilization—one with great resonance for American society today.Socrates’ trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. In 399 BCE, the great philosopher stood before an Athenian jury on serious charges: impiety and “subverting the young men of the city.” The picture we have of it—created by his immediate followers, Plato and Xenophon, a ..." |
 | | Xenophon's Retreat Greece, Persia, and the End of the Golden Age by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Belknap Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-03073-2, ISBN: 0-674-03073-7 " In The Expedition of Cyrus, the Western world's first eyewitness account of a military campaign, Xenophon told how, in 401 B.C., a band of unruly Greek mercenaries traveled east to fight for the Persian prince Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to wrest the throne of the mighty Persian empire from his brother. With this first masterpiece of Western military history forming the backbone of his book, Robin Waterfield explores what re ..." |
 | | Athens(Updated) A History, From Ancient Ideal To Modern City by Robin Waterfield Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2005 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-09064-8, ISBN: 0-465-09064-8 "In this engaging and readable narrative, noted classicist and author Robin Waterfield traces the life and history of the city of Athens, with an emphasis on the classical period when, in the space of a century, Athens reached the pinnacle of its power and fell due to arrogance and shortsighted self-interest. Focusing on Athens' social and cultural history, as well as on the powerful and fascinating individuals who left their mark on the ..." |
 | | Athens A History: From Ancient Ideal to Modern City: A History - From Ancient Ideal to Modern City by Robin Waterfield Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2004 by Macmillan Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-333-98991-3, ISBN: 0-333-98991-0 "Athens : A History - From Ancient Ideal To Modern City" |
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