Ancient History & Archaeology

'Death on the Nile: Uncovering the Afterlife of Ancient Egypt' reflects the continuing public fascination with Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. This new volume draws on 100 objects from the...

Author: Richard E. LeakeyBinding: HardbackPublished: E.P. Dutton, 1981, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Making of Mankind offers Richard E. Leakey's insights into human evolution, focusing...

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small groups in...

Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis...

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Author: Martin Kavka (Florida State University)Format: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 550g, 256 pagesPublished: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, 2004Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy contests the ancient opposition between...

Author: Tim MurrayFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 261 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014The History and Philosophy of Archeology This volume forms a collection of papers tracking...

Author: Alfred Joshua Butler Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 796 0

Author: Daniel Russell (Wichita State University, Kansas)Format: Hardback, 163mm x 242mm, 585g, 284 pagesPublished: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2005Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and...

Author: Jacqueline Fabre-SerrisFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 612g, 360 pagesPublished: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States, 2016The martial virtues-courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength-were central to male identity in the ancient...

Author: Silvia Montiglio (Johns Hopkins University, USA)Format: Hardback, 138mm x 216mm, 570g, 336 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2015Sleep was viewed as a boon by the ancient Greeks: sweet,...

Author: Richard EvansFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and...

Author: Hannah Sheldon-DeanFormat: Hardback, 25mm x 25mm, 453g, 192 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Focus, United States, 2024From the grand heights of Olympus to the dark depths of the Underworld, discover the most...

Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...

Author: Duque Gomez, Luis; Hidalgo, FranciscoBinding: HardbackPublished: Delroisse, 1982, English EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of texts and photographs related to...

Author: Brian FaganBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the contributions of early archaeologists in uncovering the history of the Americas. It...

Author: Michael CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dolphin Press, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Golden Monarch explores the life of Tutankhamun, detailing the discoveries made during the search...

Author: Mike PittsFormat: Hardback, 153mm x 234mm, 500g, 256 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022Draws on a lifetime's study and a decade of new research to address the...

Author: Peter PentzFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 230mm, 830g, 304 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2021Join the Vikings - On Raid contains 16 fascinating accounts of Viking exploits during the early Viking...

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Author: Pisit Charoenwongsa & Subhadradis Diskulbinding: HardbackPublished: Nagel, 1978Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of Thailand, highlighting its culture, history,...

Author: Brian Faganbinding: HardbackPublished: Scribners, 1977Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the contributions of early archaeologists in the Americas, detailing their discoveries and...

Author: R. Hansford Worthbinding: HardbackPublished: 1953, 1953Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsDartmoor is a comprehensive guide to one of England's premier hiking destinations,...

Author: Alev Scott Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it's rich with lessons...

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Author: Duncan Mackay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'An engaged, informed companion for the armchair time traveller...captures the thrill and the difficulties of interpreting the past'. TLS 'Duncan has...

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Author: Colin ElliottFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 235mm, 328 pagesPublished: Princeton University Press, United States, 2024In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex....

Author: Duncan Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'Barrett has...

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Author: Professor Jason Koenig Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 A cultural and literary history of mountains in classical antiquity. The mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor...

How British authorities and Indian intellectuals developed ideas about deviant female sexuality to control and organize modern society in IndiaDuring the colonial period in India, European scholars, British officials, and...

Author: Joseph Farrell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A major new interpretation of Vergil's epic poem as a struggle between two incompatible versions of the Homeric heroThis compelling book...

Author: Madeline Miller Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD A 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR WINNER OF THE ORANGE...

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Author: Madeline Miller Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 A FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE....

Author: Willow Winsham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Following on from the hugely popular Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers and Woodlandand Forests comes Treasury of Folklore: Stars and...

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Author: Peter Stothard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES...

Author: Professor Mary Beard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller...

Author: Professor Mary Beard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller...

Author: Tom Holland Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun...

Author: Margo Jefferson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Taking in the jazz and blues icons whom Jefferson idolised as a child in the 1950s, ideas of what the female...

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