{"product_id":"secondhand-ancient-history-classical-literature-bargain-book-box-sp2726","title":"Secondhand Ancient History \u0026 Classical Literature Bargain Book Box SP2726","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand History \u0026amp; Culture Bargain Book Box SP2726\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFew boxes cover as much ground — from the Greek theatre to the Roman Senate, from Egyptian archaeology to Hindu epic and the world of the Aztecs. Nineteen volumes in primary sources and the best scholarship: you will not emerge for some time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Pyramids of Egypt — I.E.S. Edwards (Pelican Original) — the standard popular account of pyramid construction, purpose, and archaeology, by the pre-eminent Egyptologist of his generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Koran (Penguin Classics) — a clear and readable English translation of the foundational text of Islam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedea and Other Plays — Euripides (Penguin Classics) — four plays including Medea, Hecabe, Electra, and Heracles in Philip Vellacott's translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEnglish Society in the Early Middle Ages — Doris Mary Stenton (Pelican History of England 3) — the third volume of the landmark Pelican series, covering 1066 to 1307.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRoman Britain — I.A. Richmond (Pelican History of England) — the authoritative survey of Roman Britain from the invasion to the withdrawal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Histories — Herodotus (Penguin Classics) — the first work of history in the Western tradition, covering the Persian Wars with insatiable curiosity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West — Bruce Bueno de Mesquita — a political scientist's bold reinterpretation of the medieval struggle between church and state as the origin of modern governance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Oresteia — Aeschylus (Penguin Classics, trans. Robert Fagles) — Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides in Fagles's celebrated translation: the trilogy that invented tragedy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Twelve Caesars — Suetonius (Penguin Classics) — the scandalous and indispensable biographies of the first twelve Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Three Theban Plays — Sophocles (Penguin Classics, trans. Robert Fagles) — Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus in Fagles's landmark translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Aztecs — Nigel Davies (Abacus) — a comprehensive account of Aztec history, society, religion, and the conquest that ended it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Age of Alexander — Plutarch (Penguin Classics) — nine Lives including Alexander, Julius Caesar, Demosthenes, and Cicero, in Ian Scott-Kilvert's translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Greek Myths: 1 — Robert Graves (Penguin) — the first volume of Graves's exhaustive and idiosyncratic retelling and interpretation of the complete Greek mythological canon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Greeks — H.D.F. Kitto (Penguin) — Kitto's classic introduction to the Greek mind, culture, and achievement, widely regarded as the best single-volume account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Greek Myths: 2 — Robert Graves (Penguin) — the second volume completing Graves's monumental survey of Greek mythology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Annals of Imperial Rome — Tacitus (Penguin Classics) — Tacitus's incomparable account of Rome under the early emperors, from Tiberius to Nero.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRamayana — retold by William Buck, intro. B.A. van Nooten, illus. Sam Dass — a magnificent prose retelling of the Sanskrit epic, one of the great foundational texts of Hindu civilisation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMeditations — Marcus Aurelius — the private philosophical notebook of a Roman emperor, written for no one but himself. One of the most read books in the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArchaic Egypt — W.B. Emery (Pelican) — the archaeology of Egypt's earliest dynasties, from the pre-dynastic period through the reign of the first pharaohs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48799244419291,"sku":"sp2726","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2726.jpg?v=1785132237","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-ancient-history-classical-literature-bargain-book-box-sp2726","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}