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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Author: Chris NauntonFormat: Hardback, 153mm x 234mm, 880g, 304 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried...
The Rise of the Roman Empire
Penguin Classics relaunch The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their...
The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a grassy hill in Iraq, they chanced...
A Brief History of the Celts
Author: Peter Ellis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that...
The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii - the Instant Sunday
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POMPEII** 'The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY 'An essential read for anyone interested in this extraordinary...
In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater part of the...
Homer and His Iliad
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy....
Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet...
A Brief History of the Roman Empire
Author: Stephen P. Kershaw Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian...
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun
The gripping stories of the most colourful and formidable characters to challenge the might of Rome. Until recently, it was assumed that Rome carried the torch of civilization into the...
Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient
Despite the prominence of ancient temples in the landscape of Egypt, books about them are surprisingly rare. This new and essential publication from a prominent Czech scholar answers the need...
A History of Ancient Britain
Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the...
Thucydides: An Introduction for the Common Reader
This book is a concise, readable introduction to the Greek author Thucydides, who is widely regarded as one of the foremost historians of all time. Why does Thucydides continue to...
The Story of Egypt: The Epic History of the World's Greatest
The epic 4000-year story of the world's greatest civilisation from a world-leading Egyptologist The history of Egypt is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in...
Protector
'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid life...I'm blown away' - Anthony Riches. From the nation's finest historical novelist comes the second instalment in the Athenian series Themistocles stands...
Black Leopard, Red Wolf: Dark Star Trilogy Book 1
The story of a lost child, an extraordinary hunter, and a mystery with many answers . . . Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter...
Egypt
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The Cleopatras: Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of Ancient Egypt!
Author: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest...
Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion
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In a groundbreaking historical work that addresses religious conversion in the West from an uncompromisingly secular perspective, Susan Jacoby challenges the conventional narrative of conversion as a purely spiritual journey....
Cities that Shaped the Ancient World
John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations - and which in turn have shaped our own. The cities...
Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece
In the late 3rd century BC, while Rome struggled for her very survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon allied with Hannibal in pursuit...
Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads,Fall of Civilizationsbrilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse....
Religion and Classical Warfare: Archaic and Classical Greece
Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Greeks were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice...
Emperors of Rome
In 27 BC, after the tumultuous period of civil war that followed the assassination of Julius Caesar, Octavian was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate and given the title 'Augustus'....