Myths And Legends Of Ancient Greece And Rome Av E M Berens

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.¿This was the slaying of the Minotaur, which put an end forever to the shameful tribute of seven youths and seven maidens which was exacted from the Athenians every...

<P>This volume presents an innovative picture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Approaching poverty as a multifaceted condition, it examines how different groups were affected by the lack of access to symbolic, cultural and social ¿ as well as...

A vivid and contemporary retelling of the Greek myths.

Bestselling author Philip Matyszak explores how the Greeks and Romans used magic, who performed it - and why. Magic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. Magic packed...