DURING THE EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC, A SMALL AND QUARRELSOME BAND OF GREEK CITY-STATES UNITED TO REPEL A MIGHTY PERSIAN ARMY. WHILE THE STORY OF THIS HEOIC DRAMA FORMS THE MAIN THEME OF HERODOTUS NARRATIVE THE AUTHOR'S CURIOSITY FLESHES OUT THE TEXT WITH DOZENS OF DIGRESSIONS. ENDLESSLY ENTERTAINING, RECOUNTED SUPERB STORIES AND FOLK TALES ABOUT AMAZING ESCAPES, AMBIGUOUS PROPHECIES, GOLD-DIGGING ANTS AND DOG-EARED MEN.
how the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War
Hanson, Victor Davis
2006
Examines the twenty-seven-year Peloponnesian War that ended with the collapse of Athens to Sparta during the fifth century B.C., and describes the political background of the time, strategies and tactics imposed by both sides, and the parallels between the Peloponnesian War and modern-day conflicts.
Discusses twelve Greek and Roman historians, the methods they used in writing of the events of the day, and how they differ from our present day concepts of a historian.
While visiting the Origins of Western Cultures exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Tomas finds himself back in time, competing in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece.
A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "The Comedy of Errors" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, and an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play.
