The greek epic
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A2 see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hesiodic poems are then treated in the same wayjust slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom cornersthe title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsinternally there is a prize plate to the back of the front board but otherwise the book is impeccableafter an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odysseyin his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestthe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanationsthe fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect conditionblue-grey boards with black lettering and simple design on both front and spineoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'
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The greek islandstitle: the greek islandsbinding: paperbackauthors: durrell, lawrencecondition: used; good
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The title is magic of the greek bouzouki - ionicos cosmosthe item format is a cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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The title is music of the greek islandsthe item format is a cd cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Tacticos and his bouzoukis ?- music from the greek islands - mfp tracklist a1 strose to stroma sou yia thio - zorba's dance a2 afto to agori - that boy a3 sikou horepse koukli mou - get up, dance my doll a4 sikou horepse sirtaki - get up, dance sirtaki a5 faliriotissa - the girl from faliron a6 laikos horos - folk dance in 9/8 b1 ta pethia tou pirea - never on sunday b2 pai, pai - gone, gone b3 ftohologia - poverty b4 varka sto yialo - rowing boat by the shore b5 ta thakria mou eene kafta - my tears are burning condition lp vinyl record - very good condition the sleeve - very good condition postage to uk only - ÂŁ380 royal mail standard your album will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read more
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Crisis, movement, strategy: the greek experience by panagiotis sotiris (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Get him to the greek - extended party edition [blu-ray] [region free]check out our explosive deals for yourselflike new, the price of freedom, staples, mary jane, mass market paperback
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Folio society the greek myths edition very good condition price is ÂŁ20 buyer to collect or delivery is possible for an additional charge
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Get him to the greek blu-ray - extended editionexcellent condition
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Ancient coin collecting ii: numismatic art of the greek world by wayne g~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesssayles pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind
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The catalogue of women, ascribed to hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the godsindividual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to womenthis collection provides a significant approach to the study of the cataloguesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and receptionthe wider influence of the catalogue is considered in chapters on pindar and the lyric tradition, on hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at rome
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This wonderfully riveting history reveals our favourite holiday destination in all its glorious, epic depth' sunday telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexpertly researched and ingeniously executed, norwich takes us through the arab conquests of syria and north africa; the holy roman empire and the crusades; ferdinand and isabella and the spanish inquisition; the great sieges of rhodes and malta by the sultan sĂĽleyman the magnificent; the pirates of the barbary coast and the battle of lepanto; nelson and napoleon; the greek war of independence and the italian risorgimentothe middle sea is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable and is the culmination of john julius norwich's distinguished career as one of the greatest enthusiasts for anecdotal historyjohn julius norwich has visited every country around its shores; now he tells the story of the middle sea - a tale that begins with the pharaohs and ends with the treaty of versailles - in a dramatic account of the remarkable civilisations that rose and fell on the lands of the mediterraneana landmark in popular history-telling'an expertly paced, exhilarating reada splendid achievement for its memorable scope and vitalityoxfam original liverpool an electrifying narrative history of the mediterranean from ancient egypt to , from the bestselling author of the popes and sicily: a short historythe mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear presents a graphic novel adaptation of the homeric epic recounting the triumphs and defeats of the greek and trojan heroessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An introductory text by vasileios petrakos, member of the academy of athens, sets the historical context and describes the course of greek archaeology from the foundation of the modern greek state to the present daypresented here are the legendary sites of ancient greece, including the athenian acropolis, olympia, delphi, schliemann's mycenae, and the athenian agora; the most iconic sculptures in the greek world, such as the aphrodite of melos and the nike of samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology that discuss the kyrenia and uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the seathis beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient greeceoxfam bookshop hertford distributed by university of exeter pressth e contributors include those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monumentsthis is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read more650 colour illustrations
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Glezou was also a member of the other pioneering greek pop group pollit was one of the most popular pop groups in greece which dominated the greek pop-rock scene in the early to mid-seventies??st??daµ?? ?– ??st??daµ?? (nostradamos) label: zodiac syzp made in greece original first pressing lp vinyl: vg+ (just 1 not audible nailmark, see scan, otherwise excellent) cover: excellent + / mint- original 1st press in full laminated sleeveare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetheir success was meteoric and their single "dos mou to heri sou" sold copies in one monththe group took its name from french astrologer nostradamushistory of the group: nostradamos was founded in by stelios fotiadis, ippokratis exarchopoulos, and chris kingdespoina glezou joined the group in time to perform at the music festival of thessaloniki where they won the best new group and best new composer and performer prize with the song "dos mou to heri sou" (give me your hand) which became a huge success in greeceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein , the group reached the height of their popularity and went on a panhellenic tour which was met with great successcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Updated and improved hebrew and greek dictionaries tie each word to the greek or hebrew root points the reader to the underlying hebrew and greek words clear edge-tab indexing for handier useit maintains all of the features that have made strong's indispensable for over 100 years: allows the reader to easily find all biblical occurrences of a word in the king james versionsingle crease to spine extra-clear typesetting and page design make this edition readable and easy to navigateoxfam shop kendal hardback in very good conditionthis updated edition of strong's exhaustive concordance takes james strong's monumental work and updates it to be even more useful to the modern reader includes maps and additional bible study aidsuses the strong's numbering system which is used in many of the new study tools of today and adds new features that make it even more useful: corrected, updated, and expanded using the latest computer technology see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally clean and bright
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Oxfam shop blackheath first volume in greek director theo angelopoulos' trilogy about the greek people in the 20th centuryin a family of greek refugees flee odessa in the wake of the anti-jewish pogroms, eventually settling in a village near thessalonikasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeleni (alexandra aidini), a young girl the same age as the family's son alexis (nikos poursadinis) has followed with them, and as the years pass they gradually fall in lovewhen the father spyros' (vassilis kolovos) wife dies however, he becomes obsessed with eleni and forces her to marry him, an act that sends eleni and alexis fleeing into exileas the community is split apart, greece begins its long descent into war and occupation
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Ooohhh, i can just feel that old greek sun on my shoulders now! the jug is 21cms tall and the tray 29cms in diameterthis very attractive set of hand crafted wine jug and 6 goblets on tray, was made in a local pottery on the greek island of samosvibrant summer colours and a lovely and original way to serve and drink your cool wine in the garden, on a hot summer's day
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Ganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?athe mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bcethis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also kour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiihis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationgenerally good conditionapprox 500 pages each volumewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped cornersprinted calcutta - kolkata indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languagebinding slightly-loose in volume iii & iv4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddentraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasathe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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After an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairstechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturespecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescocontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500it gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 maps
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle boethius was an eminent public figure under the gothic emperor theodoric, and an exceptional greek scholarwhen he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in pavia, it was to the greek philosophers that he turned the consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of chaucer and dantesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis folio edition is the vwatts translation, with a preface by brian kena the consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal executionher instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenmentit is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' philosophybook and slipcase are in excellent condition
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With its examination of the greek focus on speech, animalization, and status, this book offers new readings of key texts and provides significant insights into the greek approach to understanding our worldthis book argues that the defining criterion in the hellenic world, however, was the most obvious one: speechsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit explores how it was the capacity for authoritative speech which was held to separate humans from other animals, gods from humans, men from women, greeks from non-greeks, citizens from slaves, and the mundane from the heroicplato's dialogues are shown to reveal the consequences of socratically imposed silencewhen considering the question of what makes us human, the ancient greeks provided numerous suggestionsjohn heath illustrates how homer's epics trace the development of immature young men into adults managing speech in entirely human ways and how in aeschylus' oresteia only human speech can disentangle man, beast, and god
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29 €
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A beautiful bronze sculpture of a winged lady depicting the greek goddess nike / nikèare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is mounted on a wooden baseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea decorative and powerful mythological bronze sculptureit will be carefully packaged and shipped via registered (insured, with track and trace)the work is made of bronze that has a green patinaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone wing has a fracture but otherwise it is in good condition, the pictures speak for themselvesdetails: height: 27 cmnike was the goddess of victory and that's what this sculpture exudesdate: probably early 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford shrink wrapped pack of 4 books, depicting in newspaper format the aztec, egyptian, greek and roman erassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport the forms of greek words in the new testament and their meanings, according to the best knowledge available at the time of publicationvarious superficial scuffs, marks and discolourationburgundy cloth covered boards with gilt text to spine, which is lightly fadedtext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedendpapers discolouredneatly inked name, location and date to front endpaper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam music shop byres road this special cd is a must have for any talking heads fan - featuring an electrifying live performance by the band themselves, recorded live at the greek theatre, la california, usasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cd is in great condition and plays amazinglythe case and sleeve are in just beautiful condition, we would confidently say they are very nearly in brand new condition
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A greek cover and commemorative coin marking the end of the greek drachma - free postage read more
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This large spode platter is from the greek collection, in perfect condition with no cracks or chipsl 58 cm x w 45 cm read more
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