Greece

Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind....

Lawrence Durrell's evocative memoir of living in Cyprus, just before the Greek/Turkish partition....

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait....

Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin....

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....

The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters....

The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the dominant geopolitical force from the later sixth century to its conquest by Alexander in the 330s BCE....

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style....

With the clarity and grace for which she is admired, Edith Hamilton writes of Plato and Aristotle....

The Greek Way interprets their meaning and brings a realization of the refuge and strength the past can be to us....