Ancient History & Archaeology

How to live happily in the modern world, guided by the ancient ideas of Aristotle 'Wonderful and timely ... Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRY What do you and an ancient philosopher...

'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...

'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...

An inventive translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan 'By the Power of Eternal Heaven; By the Protection of the Majestic Imperial...

Ovid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the...

Author: Domenico MonacoBinding: HardbackPublished: Naples, 1889Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and faded boards with some marks...

Author: Peter JonesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Duckworth, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive guide, Learn Latin: The Book Of The Daily Telegraph Qed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Author: Magnus MagnussonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMagnus Magnusson's Vikings! chronicles the dramatic saga of the Norse...

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...

Author: C.H. CurreyBinding: Other bindingPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover binding starting to come away, previous owner name inside, light foxing and yellowing to...

Author: Arthur CotterellBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket clipped and has some light wear, previous owner name insideThe First...

Author: William Rose (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wearBook involves the works of twenty-four of the world's...

Author: Werner KellerBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has minor wear and tearThe Bible As History: Archaeology Confirms The Book...

Author: A. PardoBinding: HardbackPublished: Minerva, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, slight peels to laminate.The acclaimed work The World...

Author: C.W. CeramBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips and bumps to DJ, discoloration from...

Author: Barbara WattersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Gods of Ancient Egypt chronicles the rich pantheon of deities...

Author: Sir Paul HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some foxing, general wear marks and...

Author: N & L PerryBinding: PaperbackPublished: Service Printing Co., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBorn in Western Australia in 1949 of Greek...

Author: Frank MacshaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Tuttle., 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: FEP has minor tear, minor chips and tears...

Author: Gilbert Charles-PicardBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hamlyn., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive volume, Larousse Encyclopedia Of Archaeology, presents a sweeping...

Author: Aude Gros de BelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Moliere., 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction book of Ancient Egypt showcases the centuries past and gves insight into the lives...

Author: Lionel Butler & Chris Given-WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight tears to DJ and some minor...

Author: Michael WoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerDrawing on William the Conqueror's eleventh-century survey of England the author traces the roots of English culture and...

Author: John BrightBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slightly yellowed DJ ith minor tear. A History Of Israel; Revised...

Author: The Rev. D. EdersheimBinding: HardbackPublished: The Religious Tract Society, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine....

Author: W. L. WardleBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Marks and...

Author: Graham HancockBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Sign And The Seal: A Quest For The Lost Ark Of The...

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*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel* From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics 'With a brilliant...

At the center of the world-famous pyramid field of the Memphite necropolis lies a group of pyramids, temples, and tombs named after the nearby village of Abusir. Long overshadowed by...

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read...

In this text, film maker Christopher Miles and historian John Julius Norwich tour the Mediterranean Basin, looking at how ancient civilizations regarded sex and sexuality. They take in European cave...

A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt's history--1550 BC to 1295 BC--that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt...

More than 350 bombs fell on Wimbledon during the Second World War, killing 150 residents and injuring a further 1,071. Around 12,000 houses were damaged and 810 destroyed. Notable people...

With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9...

The Vikings had an extraordinary historical impact. From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they ranged across Europe - raiding, exploring, colonizing - and their presence was felt as far...

This book places the remains of great houses such as Bignor and Chedworth and treasures like Thetford and Hoxne in their historical, literary and social context.'

Plato's Dialogues rank among Western civilization's most important and influential philosophical works. These 6 selections of his major works explore a broad range of enduringly relevant issues. Authoritative Jowett translations....

The author, a German geo-archaeologist, presents the evidence for his claim to have deciphered the legend of Atlantis. The legend of Atlantis originated about 2,500 years ago with Plato's account,...

Continuing the tradition of the Everyman Art Library, combining learned yet lively text by acknowledged scholars in the field withhigh quality illustrations in colour throughout. This eminently readable and engaging...

Sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller The Silence of the Girls Troy has fallen and the Greek victors are primed to return home, loaded with spoils. All they need is a...