"Athens' Darling"

Author: Joanne Summers

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2012-04-05

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1467073199

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"Athens' Darling" tells the story of a brilliant and handsome Athenian general who falls in love with a beautiful slave girl, Timandra... They meet at times but she is owned by Alcibiades' bitter enemy, Hiero, who revels in the knowledge that Alcibiades by Athenian law, cannot take Timandra from him. It is also the story of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, in which Alcibiades rises to power and to lead the Athenian army. She is still the slave of Hiero who, with his followers are plotting to kill Alcibiades. Timandra discovers this, escapes and flees to the man she loves to warn him. Some events in Alcibiades' life in this book are based on historical fact--his appeal to women, his marriage to his first wife, the decision of the Athenians to send him to conquer Sicily, and the rise of a faction which sought to kill him. Also factual is his switching his allegiance to Sparta after this, his affair with the Spartan queen Timaea, and his return to power in Athens. Some of the characters are also actual people that lived in the 5th Century B.C., including the general Nicias and Socrates, Alcibiades' friend and mentor. Also factual are the plague that struck Athens, the accepted use of brothels, the use and abuse of slaves, and the Olympic games. What is fictional is the life of Timandra. All that is recorded about her is that she was a slave girl who was with Alcibiades when he died and arranged his funeral.


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Download or read book "Athens' Darling" written by Joanne Summers and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Athens' Darling" tells the story of a brilliant and handsome Athenian general who falls in love with a beautiful slave girl, Timandra... They meet at times but she is owned by Alcibiades' bitter enemy, Hiero, who revels in the knowledge that Alcibiades by Athenian law, cannot take Timandra from him. It is also the story of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, in which Alcibiades rises to power and to lead the Athenian army. She is still the slave of Hiero who, with his followers are plotting to kill Alcibiades. Timandra discovers this, escapes and flees to the man she loves to warn him. Some events in Alcibiades' life in this book are based on historical fact--his appeal to women, his marriage to his first wife, the decision of the Athenians to send him to conquer Sicily, and the rise of a faction which sought to kill him. Also factual is his switching his allegiance to Sparta after this, his affair with the Spartan queen Timaea, and his return to power in Athens. Some of the characters are also actual people that lived in the 5th Century B.C., including the general Nicias and Socrates, Alcibiades' friend and mentor. Also factual are the plague that struck Athens, the accepted use of brothels, the use and abuse of slaves, and the Olympic games. What is fictional is the life of Timandra. All that is recorded about her is that she was a slave girl who was with Alcibiades when he died and arranged his funeral.

Boston Directory

Boston Directory

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1856

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13:

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Athens Affair

Athens Affair

Author: Elle James

Publisher: Twisted Page Inc

Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1626955514

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Former Navy SEAL Ace “Hammer” Hammerson, on security detail in Jordan, corners a thief, who is vaguely familiar, absconding with portions of an ancient copper scroll. When the thief is attacked and the scroll is stolen, Ace is drawn into a dangerous quest to retrieve the priceless antiquity. Former Israeli Sayeret Matkal, Jasmine Nassar, is forced to steal an ancient copper scroll from a museum in Amman Jordan to save her son’s life. After she successful retrieves the scroll from the museum, she’s knocked out by two men. They take the scrolls, leaving her without the bargaining chip she needs to save her son. She has forty-eight hours to retrieve the scroll, or her son will be killed. When Ace finds the semi-conscious thief and learns of her dilemma, he joins her in a mad dash across the Mediterranean to Athens, following a trail of intrigue that leads to danger and rekindled love that wasn’t in his original Brotherhood Protectors mission statement.


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Download or read book Athens Affair written by Elle James and published by Twisted Page Inc. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Navy SEAL Ace “Hammer” Hammerson, on security detail in Jordan, corners a thief, who is vaguely familiar, absconding with portions of an ancient copper scroll. When the thief is attacked and the scroll is stolen, Ace is drawn into a dangerous quest to retrieve the priceless antiquity. Former Israeli Sayeret Matkal, Jasmine Nassar, is forced to steal an ancient copper scroll from a museum in Amman Jordan to save her son’s life. After she successful retrieves the scroll from the museum, she’s knocked out by two men. They take the scrolls, leaving her without the bargaining chip she needs to save her son. She has forty-eight hours to retrieve the scroll, or her son will be killed. When Ace finds the semi-conscious thief and learns of her dilemma, he joins her in a mad dash across the Mediterranean to Athens, following a trail of intrigue that leads to danger and rekindled love that wasn’t in his original Brotherhood Protectors mission statement.

Directory of the City of Boston

Directory of the City of Boston

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Publisher:

Published: 1862

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13:

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The Boston Directory

The Boston Directory

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Publisher:

Published: 1862

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13:

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The Writers of Greece

The Writers of Greece

Author: Gilbert Norwood

Publisher:

Published: 1925

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13:

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The 34th Degree

The 34th Degree

Author: Thomas Greanias

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-06-28

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1451612400

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New York Times bestselling author Thomas Greanias continues the thrilling reality-altering epic adventure that began with The Promised War, as counterterrorism agent Sam Deker embarks on his most daring and life-altering mission yet. Dishonorably discharged from the armed forces and haunted by nightmares of the past, counterterrorism agent Sam Deker is trying to build a new life in Los Angeles. The Pentagon, however, believes only he can endure their top-secret neuro-simulation program known as the 34th Degree, a stunning technological breakthrough that gleans priceless intel from the sliced brain tissues of dead terrorists. Their target: SS general Ludwig von Berg, the legendary Third Reich “Baron of the Black Order.” Deker’s mission is to discover the fate of the ultimate weapon—a supernatural alchemy for a fatal thermodynamic technology—before his counterparts in the Alignment, a twenty-first-century successor to the Nazi SS, beat him to it. Ultimately, Deker discovers that the past, present, and future are not what they seem, as his path leads to a shattering secret that will change everything he knows about the universe.


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Download or read book The 34th Degree written by Thomas Greanias and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Thomas Greanias continues the thrilling reality-altering epic adventure that began with The Promised War, as counterterrorism agent Sam Deker embarks on his most daring and life-altering mission yet. Dishonorably discharged from the armed forces and haunted by nightmares of the past, counterterrorism agent Sam Deker is trying to build a new life in Los Angeles. The Pentagon, however, believes only he can endure their top-secret neuro-simulation program known as the 34th Degree, a stunning technological breakthrough that gleans priceless intel from the sliced brain tissues of dead terrorists. Their target: SS general Ludwig von Berg, the legendary Third Reich “Baron of the Black Order.” Deker’s mission is to discover the fate of the ultimate weapon—a supernatural alchemy for a fatal thermodynamic technology—before his counterparts in the Alignment, a twenty-first-century successor to the Nazi SS, beat him to it. Ultimately, Deker discovers that the past, present, and future are not what they seem, as his path leads to a shattering secret that will change everything he knows about the universe.

In Tearing Haste

In Tearing Haste

Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1681371871

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Now in paperback, Patrick Leigh Fermor and Deborah Devonshire's witty, informative, and altogether delightful correspondence. In the spring of 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters, invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires’ house in Ireland. The halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining correspondence.


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Download or read book In Tearing Haste written by Patrick Leigh Fermor and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, Patrick Leigh Fermor and Deborah Devonshire's witty, informative, and altogether delightful correspondence. In the spring of 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters, invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires’ house in Ireland. The halcyon visit sparked a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining correspondence.

Selections from Plato

Selections from Plato

Author: Plato

Publisher:

Published: 1910

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13:

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Selections from Plato

Selections from Plato

Author: Plato

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9780806137766

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This classic text, which contains the complete Greek text of the Apology and of Crito with other selections, offers an introduction to Plato’s language as well as an introduction to Socrates as presented by Plato. These two goals determined Lewis Leaming Forman’s ample selection of passages from the writings of Plato. Forman’s detailed and helpful notes enhance appreciation of how Greek prose—particularly Plato’s—produces its effects. They include helpful discussions of syntax, the uses of particles, the effects of word order, and rhetorical devices. Forman also includes an appendix with an additional set of notes containing information chiefly on various syntactic patterns in the Greek language. Particularly suitable for second-, third-, or fourth-year students of Greek, this volume is also a useful resource for the Platonic scholar.


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Download or read book Selections from Plato written by Plato and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text, which contains the complete Greek text of the Apology and of Crito with other selections, offers an introduction to Plato’s language as well as an introduction to Socrates as presented by Plato. These two goals determined Lewis Leaming Forman’s ample selection of passages from the writings of Plato. Forman’s detailed and helpful notes enhance appreciation of how Greek prose—particularly Plato’s—produces its effects. They include helpful discussions of syntax, the uses of particles, the effects of word order, and rhetorical devices. Forman also includes an appendix with an additional set of notes containing information chiefly on various syntactic patterns in the Greek language. Particularly suitable for second-, third-, or fourth-year students of Greek, this volume is also a useful resource for the Platonic scholar.