Ancient History & Archaeology

Author: Basil KennettBinding: HardbackPublished: A. Swall and T. Child, 1696Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Very good for age. All fold-out...

Author: Frank G. SlaughterBinding: HardbackPublished: JARROLDS, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear and browning of external cover and spine, pages still in tact and in good conditionThis...

Author: M. I. FinleyBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS LONDON, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsM. I. Finley's The World Of Odysseus presents a compelling reconstruction of the society...

While the ancient Romans were not the first society to construct a system of great roads, they did introduce important technical advancements and develop a highly organized and pervasive network...

Roman Public Buildings was first published in the Exeter Studies in History series in 1989. It examines the development of Roman architecture and the significance of different types of buildings...

Focusing primarily on Rome and other cities of central Italy, James C. Anderson, Jr, describes the training, career path and social status of both architects and builders. He explains how...

Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian...

This pocket-size reference draws on the vast treasures of this ancient civilization to illustrate the remarkable achievements of one of the great empires of the West, from the traditional date...

Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives is a concise examination of gender, sexuality and the family in ancient societies. The author draws on a wealth of recent studies, revealing the story of...

The Roman poet Statius called the via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the...

Author: Harry Harrison And Leon StoverBinding: PaperbackPublished: SPHERE BOOKS LIMITED, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping historical saga transports readers to...

The first such dictionary since that of Platner and Ashby in 1929, 'A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome' defines and describes the known buildings and monuments, as well as...

Hadrian (r. AD 117-138) is known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture and his passion for Greece and Greek culture. This book and exhibition move beyond...

One of the best known figures from Roman history, Nero (r. AD 54-68) is most often characterised as a tyrannical and ineffectual ruler, who fiddled while Rome burnt. Such a...

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the...

The book titled The Roman Forum Site in London: Discoveries Before 1985 by the author Museum of London. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social...

Author: Bernard AndreaeBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN LONDON LIMITED, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing of external dust jacketThis authoritative volume chronicles the magnificent artistic achievements of...

Author: K.D. WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tears to DJ, top-edge discoloured...

Traditionally, a critical component of the education of any architect was to draw the ruins of ancient Rome, reconstructing either from ancient sources or, more often, pure fantasy, what the...

Author: N.G.L. Hammond, H.H. ScullardBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ has bumps and chips to corners and torn spine.The Oxford Classical...

Author: Paul HolbertonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scala Publications., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edges.This volume presents a magnificent visual journey through the Eternal City, showcasing...

Tirzah's people, the Israelites, have been in slavery to the Egyptians for many years. Tirzah and her lame brother, Oren, help gather straw to make bricks. She observes the suffering...

A history of the development of Roman gardens from humble vegetable patches to the sophisticated formats seen at the height of the empire. Domestic, public, town and country gardens are...

Author: Roberto MarteBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edizioni Kappa, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive examination of ancient Roman building...

Author: Roberto MartaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edizioni Kappa, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive examination of the sophisticated engineering...

Houses are often assumed to be reliable mirrors of society, fossils of family structures, social hierarchies and mental maps of worlds now vanished. This is particularly true of the elite...

Illustrated and provided with a glossary and site index, this text examines the archaeology of housing throughout the Roman world. This breadth of scale enables the author to set local...

Art and the Roman Viewer presents a fresh analysis of a major intellectual problem in the history of art: why did the arts of Late Antiquity move away from classical...

Art and Text in Roman Culture is a collection of specially commissioned essays exploring the interface between words and images in the Roman world. The relationship of pictures and writing...

The material world of European settlement in Australia has been uncovered not only by historians but also by the work of archaeologists. These archaeological inquiries have revealed new pictures of...

A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. In AD 378 the Roman Empire had been the...

This text describes 100 of the world's most important archaeological discoveries. Alongside the well-known are placed the equally important but less-familiar, all of which have helped our understanding of the...

The sites of lost or abandoned cities present a unique and exciting aspect in archeology. They provide a tangiable link with ancestors, illuminating how and where they chose to live...

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have...

Socrates spent a lifetime analyzing ethical issues, and the "Euthyphro" finds him outside the court-house, still debating the nature of piety with an arrogant acquaintance. "The Apology" is both a...

Author: Monuque Seerfried, Giuseppe DonatoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor markings to FEP, some bends to cover.-

How did the Romans go from a small village on the banks of the Tiber to an imperial power that at its height encompassed some 64 million people across three...

How did the Romans go from a small tribe living on the banks of the Tiber to an imperial power that at its height encompassed some 64 million people across...

Gladiatorial combat, animal displays, naumachiae (staged naval battles) and spectacular executions were all an important part of Roman culture. The provision of a wide range of purpose-built buildings (from theatres...

Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during...

Author: Ernest NashBinding: HardbackPublished: Hacker Art Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards. Light bumping on corners. Internally...

Author: George DennisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor dents to cover.This abridged edition of The Cities And Cemeteries Of Etruria presents...

Author: T. W. PotterBinding: PaperbackPublished: British School at Rome, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, minor tear to spine, some discolouring to cover...

Author: Wayne Crothers, Tonia Eckfeld, Zhang WeixingBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as...

Author: Wolfgang LeppmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWolfgang Leppmann's Winckelmann presents a compelling portrait...

Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. The Antiquaries Journal presents a scholarly collection of...