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Archaic Greek Art
$65.00 AUD
Author: Jean Charbonneaux, Roland Martin, François VillardBinding: HardbackPublished: George Braziller, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: 445 illustrations including 106 color plates, 31 plans and 4 maps.Archaic...
Return To The Stars: Evidence For The Impossible
$15.00 AUD
Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear and some small pieces missing, price clipped, cloth cover...
Aristotle
$15.00 AUD
Author: George HowieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Collier Macmillan, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has wear along edges and spine, some staining on one area of...
The Sacred Executioner
$30.00 AUD
Author: Hyam MaccobyBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, light foxing along page edges top and side page edges have...
All Colour Book Of Roman Mythology
$15.00 AUD
Author: Peter CroftBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis vibrant volume presents a comprehensive overview of the rich tapestry of Roman mythology, bringing to life...
Darkness And Dawn: Or, Scenes In The Days Of Nero, An Historic Tale
$50.00 AUD
Author: F. W. FarrarBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight lean to...
The Age of Cats: How Cats Evolved from the Savannah to your Sofa
The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. 'Engaging and wide-ranging ... The Age of Cats...
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...
Visions of Ancient Egypt
From antiquity, when the Great Pyramid was revered as a wonder of the ancient world, to the Cleopatra of Shakespeare's stage, and from the medieval Arab scholars who sought hieroglyphs'...
Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's
'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern... a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A...
The Axe Of Bronze: A Story Of Stonehenge
$25.00 AUD
Author: Kurt SchmelzerBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Co. Ltd. London, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Award plate on FEP....
Justinian II of Byzantium
$40.00 AUD
Author: Constance HeadBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Wisconsin Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography meticulously chronicles the tumultuous reign of Justinian II, the last...
The Trojan Prince
$20.00 AUD
Author: E.G. MillerBinding: PaperbackPublished: E.G. MIller, 1996Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light marks on cover. Light foxing.Offers a condensed prose version of Virgil's epic poem, focusing...
A Time Of Gods: A Photographer In The Wake Of Odysseus
$45.00 AUD
Author: Roloff BenyBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Thames and Hudson, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis captivating travelogue and photography collection, "A Time of Gods:...
The Viking World
$15.00 AUD
Author: James Graham-CampbellBinding: HardbackPublished: Ticknor & Fields, New Haven, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive academic text, "The Viking World" by James Graham-Campbell, presents an authoritative overview...
The Pyramids
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alberto SiliottiBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAlberto Siliotti's "The Pyramids" is a comprehensive non-fiction work that meticulously details the history, construction,...
The Gold Of The Gods
$25.00 AUD
Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ with minor bumps, yellowed end-pages.In this work of speculative non-fiction,...
The Find Of A Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans And The Discovery Of Knossos
$15.00 AUD
Author: Sylvia L. HorwitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, New York, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed...
Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Records of the Rulers
Other work by the author includes "Rediscovery of Ancient Egypt".
Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's
'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern... a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A...
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization
A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from...
The Classical World in Bite-sized Chunks
Explore the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history in this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series. Perhaps more than any other period in history, the era of...
Arcesilayus At Tocra
$35.00 AUD
Author: Christopher TowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld AND Nicolson, 1992Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsArcesilayus at Tocra transports readers to the ancient world, immersing them in a compelling narrative set against the...
Aesop's Fables: A New Translation
From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and...
The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell
Human olfaction - the sense of smell - enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is...
A Guide To Roman Britain
$25.00 AUD
Author: Leonard CottrellBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Books, Philadelphia, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a triumph of archaeological investigation. The text describes a fascinating and detailed...
The 'Satyricon' Of Petronius: A Literary Study
$60.00 AUD
Author: J.P. SullivanBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book offers a scholarly examination of Petronius's ancient Roman novel, 'Satyricon'. This...
Sexti Properti Carmina: Recognovit Brevique Adnotatione Critica Instruxit
$20.00 AUD
Author: Ioannes S. PhillimoreBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Clarendon Press, London, 1946Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents "Carmina," a collection of poems by the Roman elegiac poet...
Rhesos
$40.00 AUD
Author: Euripides; Richard Emil Braun (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, New York, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a classical Greek tragedy. The narrative examines...
Petronii Arbitri. Cena Trimalchionis
$65.00 AUD
Author: Martin S. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents 'Cena Trimalchionis', a significant portion of Petronius's Satyricon. The...
The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell
Human olfaction - the sense of smell - enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is...
Erysichthon: A Callimachean Comedy
$40.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth John Mc KayBinding: SoftbackPublished: E. J. BRILL, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book appears to be a scholarly work, possibly a doctoral dissertation ('Proefschrift'...
Pharsalia: The Civil War
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lucan; translated by Douglas LittleBinding: SoftbackPublished: University of Otago Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis epic poem recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and...
Civilization
$15.00 AUD
Author: Dr Timothy PottsBinding: SoftbackPublished: Australian National Gallery, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA catalogue of the artefacts shown by the Australian National Gallery, on loan...
Greek Lyric Poetry
$40.00 AUD
Author: David A. CampbellBinding: SoftbackPublished: Bristol Classical Press, 1982Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a selection of early Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poetry. It...
Psyche: The Cult Of Souls & Belief In Immortality Among The Greeks (Two-Volumes Set)
$80.00 AUD
Author: Erwin RohdeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1966Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis two-volume set, "Psyche: The Cult of Souls & Belief in Immortality among the Greeks," delves...
Bibliotheca Corviniana 1490 - 1990
$20.00 AUD
Author: National Szechenyi Library, Csaba CsapodiBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Szechenyi Library, Budapest, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is about the Bibliotheca Corviniana, covering the years...
The Gladiator: The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves
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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for...
The Hamlyn History of Archaeology
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The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
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The Parthenon
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what...
The Age of Cats: How Cats Evolved from the Savannah to your Sofa
The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. 'Engaging and wide-ranging ... The Age of Cats...
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
A "splendid" ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of one of history's most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC,...
The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars
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Lion: 'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody
Discover the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire in the stunning first instalment of The Golden Age, an epic new series from the nation's finest historical novelist After...