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Victorian Sappho
What is Sappho, except a name? Although the Greek archaic lyrics attributed to Sappho of Lesbos survive only in fragments, she has been invoked for many centuries as the original...
Greek as a Treat: Introduction to the Classics
Greek history, drama, science, philosophy and art have had a lasting effect on our culture. Once, a grounding in Greek was a sign of being educated, but today a knowledge...
The Hittites: and their Contemporaries in Asia Minor
The Hittites were an Indo-European-speaking people who established a kingdom in Anatolia (modern Turkey) almost 4,000 years ago. They rose to become one of the great powers of the ancient...
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
$15.00 AUD
Deliver me from the Watchers who bear slaughtering knives, and who have cruel fingers . This luxurious silkbound edition presents the classic funerary text, The Egyptian Book of the Dead...
Summary And Analysis Of The Dialogues Of Plato; With An Analytical Index, Giving References To The Greek Text Of Modern Editions, And To The Translation In Bohn's Classical Library.
$65.00 AUD
Author: Alfred DayBinding: HardbackPublished: Bell & Daldy, 1870Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Damaged boards. Binding fragile. Cracked...
ABC Et Cetera: The Life & Times of the Roman Alphabet
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alexander & Nicholas HumezBinding: HardbackPublished: David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston , 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating non-fiction work, A·B·C Et Cetera: The Life & Times...
The Army Of The Caesars
$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Army Of The Caesars by Michael Grant is a compelling work of historical non-fiction that...
Ancient Jewish Art
$65.00 AUD
Author: Gabrielle Sed-RajnaBinding: HardbackPublished: Chartwell Books, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAncient Jewish Art by Gabrielle Sed-Rajna presents a comprehensive overview of artistic expressions within ancient Jewish culture....
The Last Days Of Pompeii
$30.00 AUD
Author: Lord LyttonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and dull boards. "Sandglass" laid in A vivid historical novel, The Last Days Of...
Treasures Of Tutankhamun
$15.00 AUD
Author: Katharine Stoddert Gilbert, Joan K/ Holt, Sara HudsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ballantine Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTreasures Of Tutankhamun presents a...
Greek And Roman Mythology
$40.00 AUD
Author: D.M. FieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Chartwell Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some very minor wear and tear at some edgesThis comprehensive volume chronicles...
The Ancient Maya: Fifth Edition
$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert J. SharerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Stanford University Press, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover.This comprehensive academic work chronicles the rich...
Breaking The Maya Code
$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael D. CoeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the monumental intellectual quest...
The Etruscans: A New Investigation
$15.00 AUD
Author: Mauro CristofaniBinding: HardbackPublished: Galahad Books, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dj repaired with tapes. Mauro Cristofani's The Etruscans: A New Investigation presents a...
From The Silent Earth: The Greek Bronze Age
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Author: Joseph AlsopBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFrom The Silent Earth: The Greek Bronze Age presents a compelling historical account of a pivotal...
The World Of The Huns: Studies In Their History And Culture
$30.00 AUD
Author: Otto J. Maenchen-HelfenBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, Berkeley, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markings'The World Of The Huns: Studies In Their History...
The Bodley Head Archaeologies: Ancient China
$15.00 AUD
Author: John HayBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive overview of the archaeological landscape of ancient China....
The Neanderthal Enigma: Solving The Mystery Of Modern Human Origins
$12.00 AUD
Author: James ShreeveBinding: PaperbackPublished: William Morrow, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work of scientific inquiry, The Neandertal Enigma: Solving The...
Life And Thought In The Greek And Roman World
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Author: M. Cary And T. J. HaarhoffBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Award plate on front pastedown. Glue stains on fep. Clean...
Plutarch's Lives: The Dryden Edition (Three-Volume Set)
$80.00 AUD
Author: Revised By Arthur Hugh CloughBinding: HardbackPublished: Everyman's Library, Dent Dutton, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - minor loss on spine ends. Light...
Classical Sculpture
$20.00 AUD
Author: George M. A. HanfmannBinding: HardbackPublished: London, Michael Joseph, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerGeorge M. A. Hanfmann's Classical Sculpture presents a comprehensive overview of ancient...
The Enterprise Of War
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books Amsterdam, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative volume The Enterprise Of War presents...
A Soaring Spirit: 600-400 Bc
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life Books, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, A Soaring Spirit: 600-400 Bc,...
Empires Besieged: Ad 200-600
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books , 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEmpires Besieged: Ad 200-600 chronicles a pivotal era...
Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost Civilization
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles GallenkampBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller , 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Gallenkamp's Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost...
Secret Of The Forest: On The Track Of The Maya And Their Temples
$15.00 AUD
Author: Wolfgang CordanBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles an immersive journey into the...
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
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Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis monumental reference work, The Oxford Classical Dictionary, presents an unparalleled compendium of...
The Museum Of Ancient Art: Brussels
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Author: Vermeersch, Valentin and Jean-Marie Duvosquel (Ed.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: MUSEA NOSTRA, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe volume The Museum Of Ancient Art:...
Imagining Egypt: A Living Portrait of the Time of the Pharoahs
The glory of ancient Egypt comes alive as never before in this colourful, information-packed book featuring new and detailed recreations of ancient pyramids and temples, plus the history, rituals, language,...
Chariot of Knowledge
Discover the lost history of the Ancient Olympic Games. In popular belief, the Olympic Games were primarily a Greek invention. Yet, this perception covers a secret history that connects the...
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....
Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, and
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division...
Caesar
As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in historyBoswell called him the greatest man...
Sparta's First Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta,
A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued."-David Stuttard, Classics for...
The Great Wall Through Time: A 2,700-Year Journey Along the World's
A beautifully illustrated children's book detailing the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks- the Great...
The Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely...
The Twelve Caesars
Covering the Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian, this remains one of the richest and most fascinating of all Latin histories. Suetonius gathered much of his information from eye-witnesses,...
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
*A FINANCIAL TIMES , GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER* 'The fascinating story of ancient words ... new revelations await' The Guardian 'A magisterial feat' New Scientist ________________________________ One...
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...
Glorious Exploits
'One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years' Irish Times An exhilarating and fiercely original story of brotherhood, war and art, set in ancient Sicily Ancient Sicily. Enter...
Cleopatra
$35.00 AUD
Author: Ernle BradfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and tear along edgesErnie Bradford's Cleopatra chronicles the...
The Oxford Companion To Classical Literature
$20.00 AUD
Author: Sir Paul HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning and slight warping from plastic jacket page edges lightly...
The Prehistory Of Sex: Four Million Years Of Human Sexual Culture
$25.00 AUD
Author: Timothy TaylorBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fourth Estate Ltd, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light crease through bottom corner of cover.The acclaimed work The Prehistory Of Sex: Four Million Years...
The Romans On The Riviera And The Rhone: A Sketch Of The Conquest Of Liguria And The Roman Province
$50.00 AUD
Author: W.H. HallBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ares Publishers, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light crease on front cover.This historical account chronicles the Roman Empire's expansion into the picturesque regions...
The House Of Israel
$50.00 AUD
Author: Israel PorushBinding: HardbackPublished: Hawthorn Press., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing and staining to top-edge of pages, some...
Early Christian Worship
$15.00 AUD
Author: Oscar CullmannBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Westminster Press, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded cover with mild creasing. This scholarly work presents...
The Body Beautiful In Ancient Greece
$30.00 AUD
Author: Ian Jenkins And Victoria TurnerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bendigo International Collections, 2014Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the profound...