Ancient Athens
On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace
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By lucidly revealing the common threads that connect the ancient confrontations between Athens and Sparta and between Rome and C Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Evil (DVD)
First-time filmmaker Yorgos Noussias would make Sam Raimi proud with this bloody but funny flick. Zombies descend on Athens, with only a small group of unaffected humans left to defend the ancient city. With its combination of giggles and gore, EVIL ...
Visions of Greece (DVD)
From Athens to Mykonos, VISIONS OF GREECE offers a virtual tour of the ancient birthplace of Western civilization through breath Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Cliffs Notes: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, The Choephori & The Eumenides
One of the most successful playwrights of ancient Greece, Aeschylus wrote nearly 90 plays, but today only 7 survive. Credited with introducing a second actor onstage, his plays retell the battles, victories, and social ramifications of life in the golden days of Athens.
Dangerous Voices
In ancient Greece, from the sixth century onwards legislation was introduced in Athens and a number of the more advanced city states which was specifically aimed at the restriction of mourning of the dead, particularly women's laments.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall
Originally published in 1837, this is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. This new edition includes the text of a never-before published 'third volume'.