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This book presents the acclaimed life story of one of the great Egyptologists of the last century.Arthur Weigall was Chief Inspector of Antiquities in Upper Egypt in its remarkable Edwardian...

Logistics have become a principle, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied and the larger the army, the greater the logistical...

The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for 1000 years. As the time for the expected dissolution approached in the middle of the third century...

2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! The Collegeville atlas of the Bible offers those with an interest in their historical and religious heritage a guided tour through the Bible. It...

The story of an inspired building and an inspirational civilization. The Parthenon is more than a magnificent building. Every marble statue, every graceful column, is an expression of a civilization...

The book titled Ancient Israel: Myths and Legends: v.1 by the author Angelo S. Rappoport. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on, and one had vanished for ever, while...

The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention....

The first popular history of The Amazons, the real warrior women of Central Asia, based on groundbreaking new research. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated...

'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery' Spectator...

The book titled China's Buried Kingdoms (part of "Lost Civilisations" Series) by the author the editors of Time-Life Books. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...

THE THRILLING NEW HISTORICAL ADVENTURE NOVEL FROM BOYD AND BETH MORRISON - DUEL OF BEASTS - AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW! The thrilling new historical adventure in the Tales of the...

The history of the Holy Land is as old as the history of man, so it is not surprising that such a relatively small region should contain such a wealth...

The richness of more than 3000 years of Egyptian civilization comes alive in the pages of this book. From the geology of the land, the first cities, social structure, religion,...

The story of thirteen modern Empires, a story full of suspense, cruelty, conflict, heroism, great explorations and extraordinary feats of endurance, is here told with a rich profusion of illustrations...

Deeply influential since the dawn of Romanticism, New Science is a monument to an isolated but true genius. Barely acknowledged in his lifetime, the New Science of Giambattista Vico (1668-1744)...

A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations...

'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery' Spectator...

An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world. 'A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today 'This is a history of epic scope that...

'A thrilling read' Tom Holland 'History-writing at its best' Barry Strauss By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to...

The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors annually now walk the paved streets...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon , a romp through the entire history of humankind-from 75,000 B.C. to the dawn of the modern age. From...

With extraordinary paintings and a moving narrative, award-winning author illustrator Lynn Curlee tells the story of some of humankind's greatest feats and explores a timeless desire of countless civilizations: to...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders,...

From seven masters of historical fiction-including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn-comes a richly imagined anthology of stories which bring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life. Troy:...

'Following on from his Atlas of Amazing Architecture , a book packed full of knowledge and a passion for the appreciation of cultures the world over, Peter Allen gives us...

More than 3000 years ago a village was established at Thebes on the west bank of the Nile. Situated amid a barren landscape are housed the workers who created the...

An ideal basic guide to the arts and crafts of ancient Egypt, covering the whole range of archaeological finds: from mummies and glowing jewels to everyday objects, such as baskets,...

The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself,...

'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely...

*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK, FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025, SCOTSMAN BOOKS OF 2025, COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025* 'Packed with anecdote and colour, it's...

No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans...

Expands on the traditional 'Seven Wonders' to examine an impressive number of ancient marvels from around the globe. The traditional list of seven wonders was derived from ancient Greek guidebooks,...

'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely...

'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley 'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world...

Solvieg lives in a land of glaciers and frozen waterfalls, the home of frost giants and trolls. Yet it is a world with a fiery heart, created from the ashes...

The wall paintings and reliefs of ancient Egyptian tombs and temples record a continuity of customs and beliefs over nearly 3000 years. Even the artistic style of the scenes seems...

A journey around the archeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain by the award-winning author of It's All Greek to Me. Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, the Thwaites...

'The people of Central Europe cannot be separated from European history; they cannot exist outside it; but they represent the wrong side of this history; they are its victims and...

*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK, FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025, SCOTSMAN BOOKS OF 2025, COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025* 'Packed with anecdote and colour, it's...

This volume presents a collection of more than 30 papers in honour of one of Europe's leading scholars on Roman pottery, Brenda Dickinson. Divided into thematic sections, papers are mostly...

Alan Sorrell's archaeological reconstruction drawings and paintings remain some of the best, most accurate and most accomplished paintings of their genre that continue to inform our understanding and appreciation of...

This book is an account of an almost completely neglected archaeological epic, the uncovering and restoration of all the classical monuments of Rome during the French occupation (1809-14). This was...

Cosa was a Latin colony founded by Rome in 273 BC in a territory confiscated from the Etruscan city of Vulci. The town became an agricultural and commercial centre, whose...

This is an archaeological report on the Roman town of Cosa. It covers a group of recently excavated houses between the forum and the Florentine gate, tracing the development of...

Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives is a concise examination of gender, sexuality and the family in ancient societies. The author draws on a wealth of recent studies, revealing the story of...