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Spartans: A New History
Spartans: A New History chronicles the complete history of ancient Sparta from its origins to the end of antiquity. Helps bridge the gap between the common conceptions of Sparta and...
Paul
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Clean text. A landmark work of New Testament scholarship, Paul...
Letters That Paul Did Not Write: The Epistle To The Hebrews And The Pauline Pseudepigrapha
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Clean text. A rigorous work of New Testament scholarship, Letters That...
The Hasideans And The Origin Of Pharisaism: A Study In 1 And 2 Maccabees
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rigorous work of biblical scholarship, this academic study argues that the Hasideans —...
The Giant Book Of Heroic Adventure Stories: From The Golden Age Of Greece And Rome
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA sweeping anthology of heroic fiction and mythology, this collection gathers some of the...
Epicurus And Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology Of Ataraxia
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pencil annotations throughout. A rigorous work of ancient philosophy, Epicurus and Democritean Ethics:...
The Immortal Fire: Volume 3
Charlotte and Zee get entangled in a conspiracy to take down Zeus in this thrilling third and final book in the middle grade Cronus Chronicles series inspired by Greek mythology-now...
Attila
The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself,...
Seventh-Century Popes and Martyrs: The Political Hagiography of
$85.00 AUD
This is the 2nd volume in the series Studia Antiqua Australiensia, produced within the Ancient History Documentation Research Centre, Macquarie University. This collection of Latin texts, published in a new...
Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal
A New Scientist Book of the Year Prehistory is all around us. We just need to know where to look. Juan Jose Millas has always felt like he doesn't quite...
Roman Architecture
This volume begins with a comparison between the Parthenon and the Pantheon, whose simplicity and dignity represented a new level of sophistication in architecture based on a system of vaults...
The Secret World of Connie Starr
A stunning evocation of Australian life through the war to the 1950s, this novel is intimate and sweeping, immediate and dreamlike - a magical rendering of darkness and joy, and...
Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Translated by H.M. Bird With an Introduction by Tamsyn Barton. Suetonius, chronicler of the extraordinary personalities of the first dynasties to rule the Roman Empire, was the greatest Latin biographer....
The Swell: The captivating, beautifully atmospheric Iceland-set
'Spellbinding . . . I could not put The Swell down' Anya Bergman 'A d eeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope 'Bewitching . ....
The Dawns Of Tradition
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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknownEmbark on a visual and philosophical journey into the heart of Japanese...
Eagles Of The Empire: Under The Eagle
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping historical novel transports readers to the heart of the Roman Empire, chronicling...
Santorini: A Guide To The Island And Its Archaeological Treasures
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive guide presents the captivating history and stunning archaeological wonders of Santorini. It...
Mysterious Britain
Throughout the length and breadth of Britain, ancient tribes, druids, Celtic saints, medieval knights, and eighteenth-century landowners have bequeathed future generations a wealth of extraordinary sights, structures, and landmarks. Homer...
The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed
What secrets lie behind the mysterious order of the Freemasons? Published to coincide with Dan Brown's new novel, set in the enigmatic world of Freemasonry, Laurence Gardner's new book draws...
Chequered Lives: John Barton Hack and Stephen Hack and the Early Days
Chequered Lives is the fascinating story of a Quaker family from England who camped on the beach in 1837 before the city of Adelaide was created, but rose to owning...
Treasures of the Pharaohs
This book celebrates, in superb photographs, ancient Egypt's greatest artistic achievements - from the spectacular sacred city of Thebes to the Valleys of the Kings and Queens. Dynasty by dynasty,...
Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds
Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the northwestern Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of once-lost ancient Egyptian cities that sank over 1,200 years ago, but...
Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024 'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can...
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun
The gripping stories of the most colourful and formidable characters to challenge the might of Rome. Until recently, it was assumed that Rome carried the torch of civilization into the...
Museum Mystery Puzzle Book - Ancient Adventure
Travel back in time with this exciting mystery puzzle book for kids. You're on a school trip at the Museum of Ancient History when suddenly you're transported through time! Solve...
The Ghost Lake
'Remarkable' OBSERVER 'Deeply profound... this is no ordinary memoir' THE TIMES 'Astounding' ADAM FARRER 'Brave and luminous' SARAH LANGFORD 'Mesmerising' POLLY ATKIN 'Beautifully written' YORKSHIRE POST 'Steadfastly honest' GEOGRAPHICAL A...
How to Teach Classics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the
It should have been a beautiful moment between a man and his dog. Philip Womack made a quip about Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound, but for Una, the beloved lurcher, it...
A History Of Greece To 322 B. C.
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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative historical account, A History Of Greece To 322 B.C., chronicles...
Right Thing, Right Now: Timeless Stoic values from the
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - HOW TO HARNESS THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF INTEGRITY'A message all of us need to hear' Arnold Schwarzenegger'This book is a gift to humanity'...
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely...
Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi
Fourteen experts examine the current state of Central Valley prehistoric research and provide an important touchstone for future archaeological study of the region The Mississippi Valley region has long played...
The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are treasured today--as they have been over the centuries--as an inexhaustible source of wisdom. And as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism,...
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians,...
Right Thing, Right Now: Timeless Stoic values from the
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - HOW TO HARNESS THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF INTEGRITY'A message all of us need to hear' Arnold Schwarzenegger'This book is a gift to humanity'...
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans...
The Great Commanders of the Ancient World 1479BC - 453AD
Which was the most brilliant of Hannibal's three crushing defeats of Roman armies? What tactics did Julius Caesar employ to defeat Pompey at Pharsalus? How was Alexander the Great able...
Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day
An essential guide for the discerning time-traveller: take a trip to ancient Egypt at the height of its power and prosperity in the reign of Ramesses II. More reliable than...
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How
Expands on the traditional 'Seven Wonders' to examine an impressive number of ancient marvels from around the globe. The traditional list of seven wonders was derived from ancient Greek guidebooks,...
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
Here is an informative and entertaining guide to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200. You need only pack your...
The Story Of Eve
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biographical work, The Story Of Eve, chronicles the multifaceted life and enduring...
Readings In The Classical Historians
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly compilation presents a curated selection of foundational texts from the most influential...
Lost City of the Incas
In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca...
Gladiator School 2: Blood & Fire
Blood and Fire is the second title in Gladiator School, a series of adventure novels set in the gladiator arenas of Ancient Rome. A distinguished senator has gone into hiding...
Gladiator School 1: Blood Oath
Introducing Gladiator School, a new series of novels set in a world of blood, sweat and sand, heated battles and fierce loyalty and fiercer rivalry. Young Lucius's privileged life is...
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
'Illuminating, thoughtful and scholarly' FINANCIAL TIMES'Does a fascinating job of exploring the history of women's bodies' GREG JENNER'Mind-blowing, fascinating stuff' BBC WOMAN'S HOUR'Authoritative, rich and wide-ranging, this is an immensely...
The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the
'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley 'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world...
The Shadow King: The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander
334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world....