Ancient History & Archaeology

Author: Zdenek BurianBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolutionary journey of early humans, detailing the emergence of Homo sapiens from their...

Author: Selahattin Erdemgil et al.Binding: SoftbackPublished: Do-Gu Yayinlari, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe 'Ephesus Museum' showcases the rich history and artifacts of the ancient city of...

Author: John ReaderBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the search for the earliest human ancestors, delving into the discoveries and theories that...

Author: James ShreeveBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Softback Preview, 1996Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the origins of modern humans and the role that Neandertals played in...

Author: J. JelinekBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1976, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a visual journey through the evolution of humanity, featuring illustrations and informative text...

Author: Barbara SilverbergBinding: HardbackPublished: New York Graphic Society, 1967, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the lives and cultures of prehistoric humans in Europe,...

Author: Geraldine HarrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tapestry of Egyptian mythology, presenting the gods and pharaohs that...

Author: Charles PellegrinoBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Softback Preview, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the archaeological findings related to the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah....

Author: John Baines, Jaromír MalékBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Limited, 1986, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Egypt, featuring detailed...

Author: Gene S. StuartBinding: HardbackPublished: National Geographic Society, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Mighty Aztecs explores the rich history and culture of the Aztec civilization, detailing...

Author: Alan Walker, Pat ShipmanBinding: SoftbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, TPS, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of humans through the study of...

Author: Peter LeviBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Limited, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive visual and textual exploration of the ancient Greek world. It serves...

Author: John Boardman and Others EdsBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume offers a detailed overview of the classical world, from...

Author: Thor HeyerdahlBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island,' Thor Heyerdahl recounts his fascinating journey...

Author: Brian M. FaganBinding: HardbackPublished: The National Geographic Society, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the field of archaeology through engaging stories and insights....

Author: Amos KlonerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis report details the findings from the excavations at Maresha, focusing on the subterranean...

Author: Henri StierlinBinding: SoftbackPublished: Taschen America, LLC, 2001Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive overview of the history and culture of ancient Greece, highlighting...

Author: Theodore H. FederBinding: SoftbackPublished: Abbeville Press, Inc., 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the remarkable archaeological discoveries from the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii...

Author: Olaf CaroeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press - Karachi, 1996, Ninth Impression Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive history of the Pathan...

Author: Emile MireauxBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1959Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the everyday lives of people during the time of Homer, providing...

Author: Hans D. Schneider; Maarten J. RavenBinding: SoftbackPublished: Western Australia Museum, 1998Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich artistic heritage of ancient Egypt, presenting...

Author: Thor HeyerdahlBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island', Thor Heyerdahl explores the enigmatic stone figures...

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In the Middle Ages, England had to contend with a string of usurpers who disrupted the British monarchy and ultimately changed the course of European history by deposing England's reigning...

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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...

Who were the ancient Phoenicians, and did they actually exist? The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation....

The first biography of Thomas Macaulay, from child prodigy to imperial administrator in India and revered elder statesman and historian in Britain Thomas Macaulay always inspired both admiration and hostility....

Two thousand years ago Julius Caesar came, saw and conquered southern Britain, but just where he landed and the precise routes his army marched through the south of the country...

AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first...

This compelling account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the a old monstera and his reign. The a monstera displayed here is, at the very...

This volume features fifteen new papers by an international group of scholars in ancient philosophy, with a particular focus on new work in ancient Greek and Roman ethics, epistemology, logic,...

A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking.The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at...

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...

What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book -...

Although Marcus Junius Brutus is one of the most famous, or infamous, conspirators of Rome and the ancient world, if not of all time, knowledge of this historical figure has...

In addition to their famous gods and goddesses, the ancient Greeks also worshiped deceased human beings, including child and baby heroes. Although these heroes played an essential role in Greek...

From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as...

A compact, portable version of Kim Krans' blockbuster New York Times bestselling tarot deck and guidebook, featuring her lush four-color illustrations. Kim Krans is not only a vanguard of the...

A major reinterpretation of Horace's famous literary manualFor two millennia, the Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry), the 476-line literary treatise in verse with which Horace closed his career, has served...

For the nobility and gentry in later medieval England, land was a source of wealth and status. Their marriages were arranged with this in mind, and it is not surprising...

Constantius is an important, but almost forgotten, figure. He came to the fore in or around 410 when he was appointed Magister Militum (Master of Troops) to Honorius, the young...

Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms (the fragments of Alexander the Great's short-lived empire) were near their peak. In terms of population, economy and military...

Justinian I was the last great conquering Roman emperor, who dramatically increased the size of his realm although he never actually led an army in person. His long reign (527-565)...