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Edelstein, Ludwig, Ancient Medicine. A classic study of medicine in antiquity, Ancient Medicine brings together much of Ludwig Edelstein's most important work on a subject that occupied him throughout a distinguished career. Included is his widely known translation of and commentary on the Hippocratic Oath, as well as his other writings on the oath, which demonstrate how atypical it is of Greek medical thought. The book also explores the influence of empiricism and skepticism on Greek and Roman medicine, the practice of anatomy and dietetics in antiquity, and the relation of ancient medicine to ancient philosophy.

Erdemgil, Selahattin, Ephesus, Ruins and Museum. This guide provides a complete history of Ephesus as well as a thorough description of the ruins. The story starts with the mythical story of the city's founding by the Amazons, possibly as early as 1400 BC, and the regions history following the Trojan War which affected the entire area. No time period is left out, and the visits of St. Paul and St. John are thoroughly covered along with the tomb of St. John and the site of the home of the Virgin Mary and the burial place of Mary Magdalene. The many pictures and maps of the site will make the reader feel that they have been there. I bought this guide at Ephesus and used it extensively for writing about my visit in the eBook, Oedipus on a Pale Horse.

Euripides, Euripides, Vol. III, tr. by A. S. Way, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Loeb Classical Library. This is a four-volume set of which some may no longer be available since LCL is gradually replacing it with a new translation by David Kovacs. Euripides is the most modern of the three greatest dramatists of tragedy in ancient Greece. A great artist and bold rationalist, he depicted ordinary human beings, bringing 'heroes', and gods also, down to their level, and calling into question several widely accepted beliefs. He excels in beautiful emotional episodes and vigorous debate. 'Pacifist' as well as patriot, he strips bare the horrors of war. Euripides was also the first feminist.

Euripides, Iphigeneia at Aulis. Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. In their translation of Euripides' Iphigeneia at Aulis, W. S. Merwin and George E. Dimock, Jr. offer a compelling look at the devastating consequence of "man's inhumanity to man." A stern critique of Greek culture, Iphigeneia at Aulis condemns the Trojan War, depicting the ugly and awesome power of political ambition.

Euripides, Orestes and Other Plays, tr. by Philip Vellacott. Orestes, The Children of Heracles, Andromache, The Suppliant Women, The Phoenician Women, Iphigenia in Aulis. These six plays span the last twenty-five years of Euripides' life, and the period of Athens' long and fatal war with Sparta, culminating in the fall of the city in 404 BC. All of the plays follow the traditional cycles of heroic legend. While a large part of their purpose was that of dramatic entertainment, each of them bears ready comparison with the political climate of Athens, and the final three are in particular overshadowed by the prospect of imminent defeat.