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All Day Permanent Red
The First Battle Scenes of Homer's Iliad Rewritten
Christopher Logue
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"The mounting pressure of a city siege, two politician-generals invoking gods, the amount of dust in the Middle East—this version of the first skirmishes in the
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The Gladiators
History's Most Deadly Sport
Fik Meijer
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Superfit, muscled, and macho, gladiators were hero-worshipped for their skills and courage as they fought to the death, yet despised for their humble status....
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The Ramayana
A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic
Ramesh Menon
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Ad Infinitum
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Nicholas Ostler
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Fame
What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity
Tom Payne
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We may regard celebrities as deities, but that does not mean we worship them with deference. From prehistory to the present, humanity has possessed a primal...
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Phèdre
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Jean Racine; Translated by Ted Hughes
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A lean, high-tension version of a classic tragedy. The myth of Phaedra is one of the most powerful in all of classical mythology. As dramatized by the...
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Roma
The Novel of Ancient Rome
Steven Saylor
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Empire
The Novel of Imperial Rome
Steven Saylor
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“May Steven Saylor’s Roman empire never fall. A modern master of historical fiction, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world...enthralling!”...
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Roman Blood
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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In the unseasonable heat of a spring morning in 80 B.C., Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate staking his reputation on a...
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Arms of Nemesis
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpse's feet, the word...
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Catilina's Riddle
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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"Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive." --(ortland) Oregonian "Engrossing...Ironic and satisfying." -- San...
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The Venus Throw
A Mystery of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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The fourth novel in Saylor's critically acclaimed Roma Sub Rosa series, featuring Gordianus the Finder.
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A Murder on the Appian Way
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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Torchlight flickers on the elegant marble walls. The sound of a mob echoes in the street. The year is 52 B.C. and the naked body of Publius Clodius is about...
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The Triumph of Caesar
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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The Roman civil war has come to its conclusion – Pompey is dead, Egypt is firmly under the control of Cleopatra (with the help of Rome’s legions), and for the...
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The House of the Vestals
The Investigations of Gordianus the Finder
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Steven Saylor
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The first of Saylor's short story collections featuring Gordianus the Finder
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Rubicon
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
Minotaur Books
"Saylor writes about ancient Rome as naturally and comfortably as if he had lived there, capturing both its glory and brutality. Finely shadowed characters and an action-packed finale make this a praiseworthy addition to a series that deserves wide attention."—
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Last Seen in Massilia
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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"Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthralls."—
Ruth Rendell,
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A Mist of Prophecies
A Novel of Ancient Rome
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Steven Saylor
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In the year 48 B.C., Rome is in the midst of Civil War. As Pompey and Caesar fight for control of the Republic, Rome becomes a hotbed of intrigue, driven by...
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The Odyssey
A Stage Version
Derek Walcott
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With its inspired counterpointing of Homeric and Caribbean themes, Derek Walcott's new play, commissioned by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, springs from...
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The Bacchae of Euripides
A New Version
C. K. Williams; Introduction by Martha Nussbaum
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From the renowned contemporary American poet C. K. Williams comes this fluent and accessible version of the great tragedy by Euripides. This book includes...
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite Yourcenar; Translated from the French by Grace Frick in Collaboration with the Author
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Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication...
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