Ancient Greece from Lems Bookshop

Spanning nearly a thousand years of change from Homer to Hadrian, with legacies still with us today including democracy, justice, politics. 704 pages with 8 pages of colour and 24 pages of black and white illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages, stamp and borrowing sleeve inside back cover,… Read more about this item

Revised by Dorothy Stuart. - thirty years since the first edition as many theories concerning myths origin and meaning were discredited in the interim. Greek names in preference to Roman names are given as a reminder that the Greek gods were the forerunners and progenitors of the Roman. 316 pages and 49 illustrations. Book in very good condition with… Read more about this item

From the neolithic pioneers to the closing of Athens's philosophic schools in 529 AD. The culture, society, politics and achievements of the Greeks. 415 pages with 11 maps and fold out chronological tables. Book in good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back and light tanning.

The history of Greece from prehistory to the death of Alexander the Great, 3000 - 323 BC. 925 pages with 209 illustrations and 8 maps/plans including 3 fold out colour maps. Book in very good condition despite binding showing inside front cover, sticky tape marks on front and back endpapers and previous owners name on front endpaper. Dust jacket in… Read more about this item

Translated from the Russian by J D Duff. From the appearance of prehistoric Aegean settlements , through the rise of the city-states, to the diffusion of Hellenistic culture after the conquests of Alexander, Greek history is recounted in the larger perspective of ancient Mediterranean civilization. 331 pages with 37 Plates, 18 Figures in the text, and 3 maps. Book in… Read more about this item

Who were the Greeks - the life and thought and achievements of the ancient Greeks. 204 pages with 24 Plates and 2 maps. Book in good condition with tanning to margins.

A survey of the greatest period of Greek history which should be seen as a unity of political, military, economic, religious and cultural aspects. 493 pages with 10 maps. Book in good condition ex library with stamps on first page, title page and last page, binding showing at page 118 but all intact, pencil underlining on four pages, some reader… Read more about this item

Between the eighth and second centuries BC the Greek's growing awareness of the freedom of the human personality is closely reflected in the form and content of their visual arts - with parallels between art, literature, philosophy, and politics in these centuries. 108 pages with 90 illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on front endpaper, stamp… Read more about this item

On the plain of Marathon, 22 miles from Athens 9,000 Greek citizens and part time warriors faced the Persian King Darius and an army of 30,000 - indeed a clash of cultures and with the victory of the Greeks set a precedent that kept the Eastern Empire out of Europe and ensured the Greek way of life would set the… Read more about this item

The temples, sanctuaries, theatres, palaces, sculptures, frescoes, mosaics inspired by the Greek gods - a journey of exploration. 324 pages with illustrations throughout and a map. Book in near fine condition.

From the Bronze Age around 2,500 BC to the journeys of St Paul 62 AD Greece rose dramatically from prehistoric obscurity to heights of civilizations arguably unsurpassed only to sink back again to relative obscurity as a lessor province of the Roman Empire. The cultural history of Greece - the spiritual and physical world, as well as travels and expansion,… Read more about this item

The unique nature of the great Olympians, the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology and how as the embodiment of man's most fundamental characteristics still have relevance today - they are universal images. 216 pages with 40 pages of colour plates and 85 black and white illustrations. Book in near fine condition with greetings to previous owner on first page.… Read more about this item

Translated by John Christmas. Cities were the basis of Hellas where people discovered the ways and manners of a free society and an art of living recognized as unequalled - the Greek city brought to life with its customs, laws, meetings, labors, holidays, and beliefs. 96 pages with colour illustrations (many full page) on most pages. Book and dust jacket… Read more about this item

Translated by Delano Ames. A combination of folklore and literature, Greek mythology has the compulsiveness of stories that have been passed down through the ages because of their vigor and ultimate significance - they formed the essential background and cultural heritage of Greek civilization, an indication of the spirit and aspirations of the Greeks. 153 pages with 24 colour pages… Read more about this item

Translated by David Macrae. Living in Ancient Greece - Men, Women, children, houses, fashions, food, work, beliefs, religion, entertainment and rituals. 143 pages with illustrations on most pages, many in colour. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on title page and last page which also has a reference, credits page has a due date sticker. Cover in… Read more about this item

The emergence and growth of Greece and the ideas, spirit and traditions still with us today. 449 pages with 64 Plates, and 7 figures in the text and endpaper map. Book in good+ condition with previous owners details on first page binding showing along Contents page but intact, and light tanning. Cover has marks and some wear (see photos).

A detailed coverage of Greek history from the period of colonisation through to the death of Alexander the Great. 356 pages with 114 illustrations and 36 maps. Book in very good condition with booksellers sticker on back and two pages with yellow highlighting.

Revised and expanded edition. Part of the World of Art series. An authoritative and readable guide to the history of Greek art - what Greek art looks like, how to look at it, how to enjoy it as part of our common heritage. 302 pages with 302 illustrations, 73 in colour. Book in very good condition with previous owners name… Read more about this item

A pictorial representation of the Sanctuary and works of art with accompanying description and notes. 20 pages followed by 88 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with small chip to cover top back/spine.

The history, culture, art, monuments of the sites and monuments of the Peloponnese which is now severed from the rest of Greece by the Corinth Canal. A travel guide including Corinth, Sparta, Argos, Messenia, Olympus. 208 pages with 175 colour illustrations and a large fold out tourist and road map. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on… Read more about this item