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Author: R. Ross HollowayBinding: PaperbackPublished: Routledge, 1996Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work, The Archaeology Of Early Rome And Latium, meticulously...

Author: Basil KennettBinding: HardbackPublished: A. Swall and T. Child, 1696Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Very good for age. All fold-out...

Author: Frank G. SlaughterBinding: HardbackPublished: JARROLDS, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear and browning of external cover and spine, pages still in tact and in good conditionThis...

Author: M. I. FinleyBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS LONDON, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsM. I. Finley's The World Of Odysseus presents a compelling reconstruction of the society...

Roman Public Buildings was first published in the Exeter Studies in History series in 1989. It examines the development of Roman architecture and the significance of different types of buildings...

Focusing primarily on Rome and other cities of central Italy, James C. Anderson, Jr, describes the training, career path and social status of both architects and builders. He explains how...

Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian...

This pocket-size reference draws on the vast treasures of this ancient civilization to illustrate the remarkable achievements of one of the great empires of the West, from the traditional date...

The Roman poet Statius called the via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the...

Author: Harry Harrison And Leon StoverBinding: PaperbackPublished: SPHERE BOOKS LIMITED, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping historical saga transports readers to...

The first such dictionary since that of Platner and Ashby in 1929, 'A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome' defines and describes the known buildings and monuments, as well as...

This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social...

Author: Bernard AndreaeBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN LONDON LIMITED, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing of external dust jacketThis authoritative volume chronicles the magnificent artistic achievements of...

Author: K.D. WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tears to DJ, top-edge discoloured...

Author: Paul HolbertonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scala Publications., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edges.This volume presents a magnificent visual journey through the Eternal City, showcasing...

Illustrated and provided with a glossary and site index, this text examines the archaeology of housing throughout the Roman world. This breadth of scale enables the author to set local...

The sites of lost or abandoned cities present a unique and exciting aspect in archeology. They provide a tangiable link with ancestors, illuminating how and where they chose to live...

Author: Monuque Seerfried, Giuseppe DonatoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor markings to FEP, some bends to cover.-

How did the Romans go from a small village on the banks of the Tiber to an imperial power that at its height encompassed some 64 million people across three...

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...

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in...

Gladiatorial combat, animal displays, naumachiae (staged naval battles) and spectacular executions were all an important part of Roman culture. The provision of a wide range of purpose-built buildings (from theatres...

Author: Ernest NashBinding: HardbackPublished: Hacker Art Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards. Light bumping on corners. Internally...

Author: George DennisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor dents to cover.This abridged edition of The Cities And Cemeteries Of Etruria presents...

Author: T. W. PotterBinding: PaperbackPublished: British School at Rome, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, minor tear to spine, some discolouring to cover...

Author: Marc EtienneBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Exhibitions Australia., 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJourney To The Afterlife: Egyptian Antiquities From The Louvre presents...

Intended as a companion to "Roman Public Buildings"(0-85989-239-5) by the same editor, this volume completes the architectural picture of Roman society. The text covers the political, social and economic significance...

Andrea Carandini's archaeological discoveries and controversial theories about ancient Rome have made international headlines over the past few decades. In this book, he presents his most important findings and ideas,...

According to ancient sources, Hannibal was only nine years old when his father dipped the small boy's hand in blood and made him swear eternal hatred of Rome. Whether the...

Author: Barry Brukoff, Pablo Neruda, Isabel AllendeBinding: HardbackPublished: A Bulfinch Press Book / Little, Brown and Company, Boston New York London, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMachu Picchu presents a...

Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Gold Of The Gods presents a compelling argument for extraterrestrial influence on ancient civilizations,...

"Studies in Ancient Technology" forms a series of books, each containing a number of essays on ancient technology, covering both the preclassical and classical period and demonstrating the continuity and...

Unearth the history of the small nation of Israel - the troubled and devastating periods of loss and exile - once lost to time. Far from being a book of...

he authors of this text, originally published in England in 1991, are young scholars who present no less than a "chronological revolution." After tracing the development of Old World chronology,...

Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era,...

Author: translated by E V Rieu; introduced by Jacquetta HawkesBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis edition of The Odyssey presents the timeless epic...

Here, the Egyptian pyramids provide the inspiration for another book, although this one is not, and does not claim to be, thoroughly up-to-date. Originally published in Czech in 1997, this...

The epic true story of Themistocles and the Battle of Salamis, and a rousing history of the world's first dominant navy and the towering empire it built The Athenian Navy...

Author: Lynn And Gray PooleBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the intertwined lives of Heinrich...

Author: J. StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, The Catacombs: Rediscovered Monuments Of Early Christianity, presents a meticulous examination of the...

Author: Christiane Desroches-NoblecourtBinding: HardbackPublished: The Connoisseur and Michael Joseph, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsChristiane Desroches-Noblecourt's Tutankhamen: Life And Death Of A Pharaoh chronicles the brief yet impactful...

Author: G. M. A. GrubeBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN & CO LTD, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPlato's Thought presents a comprehensive analysis of the foundational ideas that shaped Western...

Author: Cyril BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents the foundational Epicurean...

Author: Flavius JosephusBinding: HardbackPublished: Albion Press, 1811Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age. Worn boards. Bumping...

**1st Place, CIBA Chanticleer Awards 2021, Chaucer Award for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction** At Olympia, there is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One...

Ancient Egypt, land of the pharaohs, bore witness to the rise and fall of the world's greatest civilization. A combination of evidence ranging from the pyramids and rock-cut tombs to...

A reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt. An introduction covers landscape and resources, followed by chapters on the prehistory and dynastic period. The main part of the book recounts the history...

This text charts 1000 years of Spanish history, from the 10th century BC to the Roman conquest. In recent years, the archaeological data on the first millenium BC in Spain...