A very good and well organized overview of Greek history from prehistory through the Hellenistic Age.
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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Through the Eye of a Needle: 3 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Greece in the making, 1200-479 BC: 3 stars
Greece in the making, 1200-479 BC by Robin Osborne (Routledge history of the ancient world)
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Loki: 4 stars
Loki by Mike Vasich
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Lords of the Sea: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The rum diary: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Mythology: 3 stars
Mythology by Edith Hamilton (Back Bay books)
There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The History Of The Peloponnesian War: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Greek way: 2 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Echo of Greece: 3 stars
Drawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as …
Review of 'The age of fable' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Review of 'Zorba the Greek' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"Don't fret, Zorba, we shall meet again, and, who knows, man's strength is tremendous! One day we'll put our great plan into effect: we'll build a monastery of our own, without a god, without a devil, but with free men; and you shall be the gatekeeper, Zorba, and hold the great keys to open and close the gate-like Saint Peter…"
"Don't fret, Zorba, we shall meet again, and, who knows, man's strength is tremendous! One day we'll put our great plan into effect: we'll build a monastery of our own, without a god, without a devil, but with free men; and you shall be the gatekeeper, Zorba, and hold the great keys to open and close the gate-like Saint Peter…"
