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The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, who gives his name to the hippocratic oath that doctors take, said 'a wise man ought to realise that his health is his most valuable possession.' Most encyclopaedias reckon the great man lived to around 80 ... [... more]
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Paradise Beach Hotel - 3* - Selinunte
 The Hotel Paradise Beach Club is located in Contrada Belice di Mare, between Selinunte and Menfi, close to the Archeological Park, which with its wonderful ancient Greek ruins is one of the most remarkable sites in Sicily. The hotel is an ideal spot to [... more]
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Tony Perrottet
A long-term denizen of Manhattan, Tony Perrottet is the author of Pagan Holiday: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists and The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Greek Games. His irreverent yet thoroughly researched approach to ... [... more]
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Nicholas Sekunda
The Army of Alexander the Great Greek Hoplite 480-323 BC The Persian Army 560-330 BC Republican Roman Army 200-104 BC Alexander the Great Nicholas Sekunda The Ancient Greeks Early Roman Armies Marathon 490 BC Simon Chew The Spartan Army [... more]
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Anne Carson
The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in... click for more> This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly funny book tells a... click for more> Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one ... [... more]
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Sappho / AUTHOR CATALOG
Of the nine books of lyrics the ancient Greek poet Sappho is said to have composed, only one poem has survived complete. The rest are fragments. In this miraculous new translation, acclaimed poet and classicist Anne Carson presents all of ... [... more]
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Rex Warner
LEGENDS AND MYTHS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS Hardcover, 296 pages Men and Gods Rex Warner Edward Gorey [... more]
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Aeschylus / AUTHOR CATALOG
One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the ... [... more]
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George Thomson
Written by Aeschylus, Translated by George Thomson, Introduction by Richard Seaford One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all ... [... more]
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Richard Seaford
One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the ... [... more]
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Different types of eczema
Eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin. The term comes from the ancient Greek language meaning 'to boil over', which is how the skin feels for about one in five children and one in ten adults who are affected. The skin becomes itchy, ... [... more]
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Borago officinalis
Blue flowers are always welcome in the garden. Borage is one of the most reliable sources, often flowering lavishly about 8 weeks after sowing and then sometimes continuing until the first serious frosts. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, borage ... [... more]
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