Ancient History & Archaeology

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine.This profound examination of the human condition dissects...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIan Wilson's The Turin Shroud presents a compelling investigation into one of Christianity's most enduring and controversial artifacts. This meticulous...

The 'great man' of later Greek historical thought is the long product of traceable changes in ancient ideas about the meaning and impact of an individual life. At least as...

An adventure story starring a lock of Beethoven's hair, this irresistable tale mixes history, music and science into a compelling narrative. Beginning in 1827, when 582 strands of the great...

Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads,Fall of Civilizationsbrilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse....

The book titled A Journey Through Ancient China by the author Hubert Delahaye. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This narrative non-fiction book brings to life the powerful story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, based on the first-hand account of Pliny the Younger....

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThe Earth And Its Cycles presents a comprehensive overview of our...

The 12 people in this book (the last five are linked) are: Imhotep, architect and sage, the Leonardo of Ancient Egypt; Heqanakhte, a peasant farmer with problems; Hatshepsut, female Pharoah,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis gripping historical account chronicles the extraordinary true story of a Nazi agent who became a pivotal figure in Allied...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous owner"Secret of the Forest: On the Track of the Maya and Their Temples" presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name penned on front pastedown and small inscription on copyright page. This historical account chronicles the enigmatic Sea...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name penned on front pastedown and small inscription on copyright page. This seminal work, Before Civilization: The Radiocarbon...

Edition: new impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Moderate marks and specks on boards. Name...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Light glue stains on endpapers. Internally sound. clean and bright...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis scholarly volume, Late Roman Painting, presents a comprehensive art historical analysis of a pivotal period in ancient art. It...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the enduring legacy of Roman civilization across the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis authoritative academic work, Archaic Greek Gems: Schools And Artists In The Sixth And Early Fifth Centuries Bc, meticulously chronicles...

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An all-new collection of short stories from the world of Magnus Chase! How well do you know the nine Norse realms? Do you get all those heims mixed up? Well,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis gripping historical thriller chronicles the final days of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, as a young aqueduct engineer uncovers...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis scholarly biography presents a profound examination of one of history's most pivotal figures. It chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Glue stains on endpapers. This authoritative art history volume, Roman Painting, chronicles the vibrant and diverse artistic expressions...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsRoman And Early Christian Painting chronicles the fascinating evolution of visual art during a pivotal era in Western history. This...

Interweaved within this central chronological story are accounts of uses of dialect around the world as well as in literary classics from The Canterbury Tales to The Lord of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis classical Greek comedy, The Wasps, satirizes the Athenian legal system through the uproarious tale of an elderly...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic of ancient Greek comedy, The Acharnians, presents a biting satire...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis authoritative work presents a comprehensive overview of the rich and complex mythological traditions of pre-Columbian Mexico and Central...

Edition: 9th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the brief, enigmatic reign of the boy king Tutankhamen, offering a meticulous reconstruction of...

Edition: 5th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Reading copy with markingsThis seminal work Athenian Democracy chronicles the intricate political landscape of ancient Athens, detailing the...

FROM THE SHADOWS. A NEW EVIL WILL RISE. FACELESS. NAMELESS. Since his appointment as Nomarch of Memphis, by the God-Pharaoh Rameses, Piay has thrown himself into pulling the city back...

Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about...

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...

Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empire From plebeians refusing...

A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Italy and Tudor...

In the northwestern corner of the great peninsula of the Peloponnese, close to the meeting point of the Cladeus and Alpheus rivers, lies a peaceful river valley overlooked by the...

Why was it that 2400 years ago the people who had recently conquered the world were unable to stop barbarian Galatians from looting the tombs of their revered royal line?...

Hadrian, the great, but flawed, Roman Emperor, was a traveller, intellectual and patron of the arts. But he was also melancholy, volatile and involved with at least one sinister death...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ with some wear and tear. Binding remains tight. Clean...

Edition: 3rd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the golden age of Athens under the leadership of Pericles, detailing the political, cultural,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name penned on front pastedown and small inscription on copyright page. New Roads To Yesterday presents a compelling...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small glue stains on endpapers. This scholarly volume, Urbs Roma: A Source Book Of Classical Texts On The...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerEuripidean Drama presents a rigorous academic analysis of the works of the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides. This scholarly volume meticulously...

Edition: 3rd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Includes foldout table of the Geometric Structure of Scenes in the Iliad.Homer And The...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsAncient Rome by Nigel Rodgers presents a comprehensive historical account of one of the world's most influential civilizations. This authoritative volume...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the magnificent Inca civilization, presenting a detailed examination of their sophisticated infrastructure, particularly the renowned royal...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThe monumental work The Dawn Of Civilization: The First World Survey Of Human Cultures In Early...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerVanished Civilizations: Forgotten Peoples Of The Ancient World presents a compelling historical account of...