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The second edition of a successful reader (first published in 1979) for intermediate students of ancient Greek which introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles. Accompanying notes provide extensive help with vocabulary and translation. Extensively revised in order to better meet the needs of modern students.

Table of Contents
Homer: introductory passage: Akhilleus and Hektor (Iliad 22.1-130); Target passages: the death of Hektor (Iliad 22.131-end); Hektor and Andromakhe (Iliad 6.237-end); Herodotus: introductory passages: Persian customs (Histories 1.131-140); Xerxes at Abydos (Histories 7.44-53); Target passage: the battle of Thermopylai (Histories 7.56-238); Sophocles: introductory passage: Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus 300-862); Target passage: the fall of Oedipus (Oedipus Tyrannus 950-end).

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A Paperback by Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521736466, 978-0521736466
    ISBN10: 0521736463
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    Language: history and general works

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The second edition of a successful reader (first published in 1979) for intermediate students of ancient Greek which introduces three of ancient Greece's most important authors, Homer, Herodotus and Sophocles. Accompanying notes provide extensive help with vocabulary and translation. Extensively revised in order to better meet the needs of modern students.

    Table of Contents
    Homer: introductory passage: Akhilleus and Hektor (Iliad 22.1-130); Target passages: the death of Hektor (Iliad 22.131-end); Hektor and Andromakhe (Iliad 6.237-end); Herodotus: introductory passages: Persian customs (Histories 1.131-140); Xerxes at Abydos (Histories 7.44-53); Target passage: the battle of Thermopylai (Histories 7.56-238); Sophocles: introductory passage: Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus 300-862); Target passage: the fall of Oedipus (Oedipus Tyrannus 950-end).

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