Author: George Sarrinikolaou
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865476993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: Roy Caston Flickinger
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ISBN:
Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Author: Frederick Moore Simpson
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Author: Barclay Vincent Head
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Author: Jeffrey Siger
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728205808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Discover a gripping new mystery series with the extended excerpt of Assassins of Athens When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighborhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis of the Greek Police's Special Crimes Division is certain there's a message in the murder. But who sent it and why? Andreas' search for answers takes him deep into the sordid, criminal side of Athens nightlife and then to the glittering world of high society, where age-old frictions between old and new money breed jealousy, murder, revenge, revolutionaries, and some very dangerous truths. It is a journey amid ruthless, powerful adversaries that brings Andreas face-to-face with old grudges, new emotions, ancient Athenian practices, and modern political realities once thought unimaginable. Assassins of Athens brings readers deep into a world of crime set against the seductive backdrop of modern-day Greece in Jeffrey Siger's must-read series. "Jeffrey Siger's Assassins of Athens is a teasingly complex and suspenseful thriller....Siger and his protagonist, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, are getting sharper and surer with each case."—Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author

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Publisher: Classical Numismatic Group
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Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Author: E. P. Moloney
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317082877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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Warfare has long been central to a proper understanding of ancient Greece and Rome, worlds where war was, as the philosopher Heraclitus observed, ‘both king and father of all’. More recently, however, the understanding of Classical antiquity solely in such terms has been challenged; it is recognised that while war was pervasive, and a key concern in the narratives of ancient historians, a concomitant desire for peace was also constant. This volume places peace in the prime position as a panel of scholars stresses the importance of ‘peace’ as a positive concept in the ancient world (and not just the absence of, or necessarily even related to, war), and considers examples of conflict resolution, conciliation, and concession from Homer to Augustine. Comparing and contrasting theories and practice across different periods and regions, this collection highlights, first, the open and dynamic nature of peace, and then seeks to review a wide variety of initiatives from across the Classical world.

Author: Hans Delbruck
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803291997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Translation of: Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte.

Author: James Turney Allen
Publisher:
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Author: Marc G. de Santis
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473861608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Naval power played a vital role in the Peloponnesian War. The conflict pitted Athens against a powerful coalition including the preeminent land power of the day, Sparta. Only Athens superior fleet, her wooden walls, by protecting her vital supply routes allowed her to survive. It also allowed the strategic freedom of movement to strike back where she chose, most famously at Sphacteria, where a Spartan force was cut off and forced to surrender.Athens initial tactical superiority was demonstrated at the Battle of Chalcis, where her ships literally ran rings round the opposition but this gap closed as her enemies adapted. The great amphibious expedition to Sicily was a watershed, a strategic blunder compounded by tactical errors which brought defeat and irreplaceable losses. Although Athens continued to win victories at sea, at Arginusae for example, her naval strength had been severely weakened while the Spartans built up their fleets with Persian subsidies. It was another naval defeat, at Aegispotomi (405 BC) that finally sealed Athens fate. Marc De Santis narrates these stirring events while analyzing the technical, tactical and strategic aspects of the war at sea.