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J. P. Mahaffy Rambles and Studies in Greece

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Sir John Pentland Mahaffy, GBE, CVO (26 February 1839 – 30 April 1919), was an Irish classicist and polymathic scholar.He was born near Vevey in Switzerland on 26 February 1839 to Irish parents, receiving his early education privately in Switzerland and Germany, and later and more formally at Trinity College, Dublin. As an undergraduate, he became President of the University Philosophical Society. [more]

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William Smith A Smaller History of Greece

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Sir William Smith (1813-1893) was a British lexicographer and self-taught classicist. He studied at University College London and [more]

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William Smith A Smaller History of Greece

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Greece is the southern portion of a great peninsula of Europe, washed on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded on the north by the Cambunian mountains, which separate it from Macedonia. It extends from the fortieth degree of latitude to the thirty-sixth, its greatest length being not more than 250 English miles, and its greatest breadth only 180. Its surface is considerably less than that of Portugal. [more]

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H. A. Guerber Myths of Greece and Rome

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A classic of mythology, long prized for its accurate retelling of the principal myths of Greece and Rome, and for its commentary on their origins and significance. The collection begins with myths involving the gods — Jupiter, Apollo, Venus, Mars, others — and ends with the adventures of Ulysses and Aeneas. The aim of this book is to present a complete and entertaining account of Grecian and Roman mythology in such a manner that the student will appreciate its great influence upon literature and art. These myths, an inexhaustible fund of inspiration for the poets and artists of the past, have also inspired many noted modern works. To impress this fact forcibly upon the student, appropriate quotations from the poetical writings of all ages, from Hesiod's "Works and Days," to Tennyson's "Oenone," have been inserted in the text. The myths are told as graphically and accurately as possible, great care being taken, however, to avoid the more repulsive features of heathen mythology; and when two or more versions of the same myth occur, the preference has invariably been given to the most popular, that is to say, to the one which has inspired the greatest works. [more]

Keywords: myths of greece and rome, guerber, classical mythology, greek mythology, roman mythology, gods and goddesses, paganism

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George Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman Ancient Egypt

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A beautifully written history of the mysterious and awe-inspiring ancient civilization of Egypt. One of the first and greatest of civilizations, Egypt rose to prominence during a time when humans were just beginning to successfully organize themselves against nature. Out of this organization sprang a complex religion, mathematics, astronomy, and a great zest for architecture and construction that would lead to the creation of some of the world's most enduring monuments. [more]

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George Rawlinson Ancient Egypt

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In Shape Egypt Is Like A Lily With A Crooked Stem. A Broad Blossom Terminates It At Its Upper End; A Button Of A Bud Projects From The Stalk A Little Below The Blossom, On The Left-Hand Side. The Broad Blossom Is The Delta, Extending From Aboosir To Tineh, A Direct Distance Of A Hundred And Eighty Miles, Which The Projection Of The Coast--The Graceful Swell Of The Petals--Enlarges To Two Hundred And Thirty. The Bud Is The Fayoum, A Natural Depression In The Hills That Shut In The Nile Valley On The West, Which Has Been Rendered Cultivable For Many Thousands Of Years By The Introduction Into It Of The Nile Water, Through A Canal Known As The "Bahr Yousouf." [more]

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George Rawlinson Ancient Egypt

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In Shape Egypt Is Like A Lily With A Crooked Stem. A Broad Blossom Terminates It At Its Upper End; A Button Of A Bud Projects From The Stalk A Little Below The Blossom, On The Left-Hand Side. The Broad Blossom Is The Delta, Extending From Aboosir To Tineh, A Direct Distance Of A Hundred And Eighty Miles, Which The Projection Of The Coast--The Graceful Swell Of The Petals--Enlarges To Two Hundred And Thirty. The Bud Is The Fayoum, A Natural Depression In The Hills That Shut In The Nile Valley On The West, Which Has Been Rendered Cultivable For Many Thousands Of Years By The Introduction Into It Of The Nile Water, Through A Canal Known As The "Bahr Yousouf." [more]

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George Rawlinson Ancient Egypt

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In Shape Egypt Is Like A Lily With A Crooked Stem. A Broad Blossom Terminates It At Its Upper End; A Button Of A Bud Projects From The Stalk A Little Below The Blossom, On The Left-Hand Side. The Broad Blossom Is The Delta, Extending From Aboosir To Tineh, A Direct Distance Of A Hundred And Eighty Miles, Which The Projection Of The Coast--The Graceful Swell Of The Petals--Enlarges To Two Hundred And Thirty. The Bud Is The Fayoum, A Natural Depression In The Hills That Shut In The Nile Valley On The West, Which Has Been Rendered Cultivable For Many Thousands Of Years By The Introduction Into It Of The Nile Water, Through A Canal Known As The "Bahr Yousouf. [more]

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