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We found 21 product mentions on r/ancientgreece. We ranked the 33 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
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D Aulaire s Book of Greek Myths
3. GREEK SCULPTURE The Classical Period, A Handbook
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4. Law Violence Community Athens (Key Themes in Ancient History)
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5. A History of Greece: From the Time of Solon to 403 BC
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6. The Greek World 479-323 BC (The Routledge History of the Ancient World)
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7. Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC (The Routledge History of the Ancient World)
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8. Trojans and Their Neighbours: An Introduction (Peoples of the Ancient World)
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9. A History of Greece: From the Time of Solon to 403 BC
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10. Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
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12. Democracy and Classical Greece (Fontana History of the Ancient World)
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14. The Greek Myths: The Complete And Definitive Edition
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15. The Library of Greek Mythology (Oxford World's Classics)
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16. Alternatives To Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece
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17. The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian (Penguin Classics)
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18. Classical World: An Epic History From Homer To Hadrian
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If you like Fagles (and I do), he also translated Aeschylus' The Oresteia (Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides) as well as Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone). I haven't actually read either of these, although his translation of Aeschylus is on my bookshelf, and I can't speak to their popularity but I'd imagine they're somewhat similar to his translations of epic poetry. I don't think he translated Euripides though. Hope this helps!
It depends how 'academic' you want to go.
For a great 'pop' history of the entire Classical world, a good bet might be Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World, which is very readable and includes both Greece and Rome.
For something more recent, Edith Hall's Introducing the Ancient Greeks is really excellent, and (since it was only released a couple of years ago) is very up-to-date with the latest scholarship. (There is plenty of new evidence on what was happening in Greece between c.1200-700 BCE, for example).
If you want something more 'academic', Robin Osborne's Greece in the Making, 1200-479 BC and Simon Hornblower's The Greek World, 479-323 BC will take you from the collapse of Mycenaean civilisation to the death of Alexander. Both of these are pretty in-depth accounts written by serious historians, and are also a little bit older.
We have fragments and pretty good knowledge of their doctrines. http://www.amazon.com/The-Cynic-Philosophers-Diogenes-Classics/dp/0141192224
Looks like he did:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CEG1GA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_thcv_p2_i11
Thanks!
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths is a popular introduction for children to the myths.
There are also Aesop's Fables for which there are multiple books but I don't have a particular one to recommend. Personally, I would look for a conventional/classical collection.
For Thucydides and Xenophon I cannot recommend the Landmark series of books highly enough. They are lathered in detailed maps and explanatory footnotes, and come with a wealth of appendixes on everything from Athenian finances to naval warfare to historiography (the study of the sources themselves and how reliable etc. they are). These and all of the books I mentioned are easily and cheaply available on Amazon.
Thucydides - http://www.amazon.com/Landmark-Thucydides-Comprehensive-Guide-Peloponnesian/dp/0684827905
Xenophon - http://www.amazon.com/Landmark-Xenophons-Hellenika-Xenophon/dp/0375422552
I just pre-ordered the paperback! Thanks for the tip!
The Trojans & Their Neighbours by Trevor Bryce is good. Bit expensive though.
Sounds like you need to go to court! Most historians who study your topic focus on court speeches because they are all about slandering your opponent and airing his dirty laundry so that the jury hates them. The best I can think of for homosexuality (or rather deviant sexuality) is Against Neaera by Apollodorus (although it was attributed to Demosthenes and is sometimes called pseudo-Demosthenes). Have you been looking at the work David Cohen (two separate links)?
Would like to know too.
All I've ever had is http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0140513353/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419895309&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
I learned Koine (Biblical Greek) from the Mounce book.
Classical Greek is much more complicated.
Koine is usual taught to grad students in two semesters.
Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199258104?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
D'Adalaire's book of Greek Myths. D'Adalaire's book of Norse Myths.
Greek Myths
Norse Myths
You could try Robert Graves' accounts:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Greek-Myths-Complete-Definitive/dp/0241952743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369646616&sr=8-1&keywords=greek+myths
Or more contemporary: Apollodorus, a Hellenistic scholar who tried to collate the myths in one volume:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Library-Mythology-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199536325/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369646747&sr=1-1&keywords=apollodorus
Bear in mind though that many of the myths were continually changed, evolving and being re-written. There are no definitive versions.
You should probably also steer clear of calling them parables, as the word doesn't really apply.