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Pub. Date
2023.
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Features Samuel Butler's translations of the two Homeric epics comes with a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges and beautiful endpapers. Ideal to be read and treasured, it makes for a perfect addition to any library. The oldest extant works of Western literature, Homer s the Iliad and the Odyssey are an important part of the Greek culture. The Iliad gives a detailed poetic description of the war of Troy and expounds the battle and the events during the...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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In Troy in 1180 B.C., Acheron, storyteller in the palace of Paris and Helen, is so well-known as a liar that when a wooden horse left by the enemy Greek army rouses his suspicion and he learns truth about the deadly threat it holds, no one will believe him. Includes facts about Troy and its destruction.
88) Sacrifice
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Series
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Helen's dreams come true when she arrives with Paris in the powerful city of Troy. But her triumphant entry is marred by Kassandra's wild predictions of Troy's doom. No one believes such ravings, but nevertheless, doom is on its way.
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Pub. Date
c2009
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"A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers, high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the worlds most prestigious museums....A terrific read, from start to finish."-James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt An Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome, Vernon Silver brings us The Lost Chalice, the electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless, 2,500-year-old cup...
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Pub. Date
2024
Description
"The Greek goddesses can be competitive-especially when it comes to being "the fairest." When Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wins the title, it kicks off a ten-year battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Find out who comes out on top-and how the Trojan horse came to be-in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Alexander: The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
Antony and Cleopatra: A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced...
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