Ancient History & Archaeology

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...

As he did in 'Britain B.C.' and 'Britain A.D.', eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground. The term...

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...

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...

Author: Judith Herrin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 576 A glorious history of the jewel-like city on the Adriatic which was a melting-pot of Greek, Latin, Christian and...

Author: Euripides Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 Of all the ancient Greek tragedians, Euripides was the most sensitive to the lives of women and other outcasts in...

Author: Peter Heather Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 A major new reinterpretation of the religious superstate that defined both Europe and Christianity, by one of our foremost medieval historians...

Author: Aristotle Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 144 Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, Aristotle's Poetics remains equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature....

Author: Herodotus Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 784 The work that established the study of history in the western world, Herodotus's The Histories is a dazzling contemporary account...