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The Oresteia
With wide format pages to give generous margins for notes, the editor presents the latest Aeschylus scholarship in an introduction, and also includes notes, plot summary, selected criticism and chronology...
Greek Tragedy: A Literary Study
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Provides illuminating answers to many questions: why did Sophocles develop character-drawing? How and why does it differ from that of Aeschylus? Why are some of Euripides' plots so bad and...
Neanderthals, Bandits and Farmers: How Agriculture Really Began
Tradition has it that agriculture began in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago, that once people realized the advantages of farming, it spread rapidly to the furthest outposts of...
The Master of Confessions
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The Eichmann in Jerusalem for the Khmer Rouge, The Master of Confessions is a harrowing yet humane account of the trial of Duch, a Khmer Rouge operative and the director...
Governing Savages
In 1928, after a white man was killed, a punitive party mounted a series of attacks on Aborigines northwest of Alice Springs. The party's leader admitted that 31 Aborigines were...
Stonehenge: Neolithic Man and the Cosmos
There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaelogical detail and a knowledge of the heavens as they were many millennia ago, North establishes the function...
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard examines the history of beauty in civilisation. Beginning with the Jericho painted skulls from 10,000...
The Secret Of Atlantis
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Author: Otto MuckBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work The Secret of Atlantis uncovers a provocative theory regarding the legendary lost continent. Otto...
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality
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Author: Wayne Crothers, Tona Eckfeld & Zhang MengBinding: PaperbackPublished: NGV, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdward Burman's Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality...
The Ruins Of Time: Four And A Half Centuries Of Conquest And Discovery Among The Maya
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Author: David AdamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate saga of the Maya civilization, tracing four and a half centuries of...
National Museum: Sculpture - Bronzes - Vases
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Author: Basil PetrakosBinding: PaperbackPublished: CLIO editions, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive catalog of ancient artistry, focusing...
Res Publica: Roman Politics And Society According To Cicero
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Author: W. K. Lacey And B. W. J. G. WilsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bristol Classical Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRes...
Treasure: Finding Our Past
This title gives a brief overview of the "history" of treasure, including origins of the law of Treasure Trove in England and Wales, and the events which led to its...
The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World
The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World traces the course of human ingenuity and innovation from the first crude stone tools of our earliest ancestors two and a half...
Pathways To The Gods: The Mystery Of The Andes Lines
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Author: Tony MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling work of archaeological investigation, Pathways To The Gods: The Mystery Of The Andes Lines, chronicles the...
The Oxford History Of The Classical World
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Author: John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn MurrayBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive overview of the classical world, chronicling the rise and...
The Eagle And The Raven
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Author: Pauline GedgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe historical novel The Eagle And The Raven transports readers to the tumultuous landscape of...
Form In Indigenous Art: Schematisation In The Art Of Aboriginal Australia And Prehistoric Europe
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Author: Peter J. UckoBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd, Humanities Press Inc., 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild...
Chariots Of The Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries Of The Past
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Author: Erich Von DanikenBinding: HardbackPublished: SOUVENIR PRESS, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work of speculative non-fiction presents a compelling argument...
Chekhov Then and Now: The Reception of Chekhov in World Culture
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Since his death in 1904, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's works have had an enormous resonance in different cultures and fields of artistic activity. The essays in this volume examine the various...
Three Essays On Thucydides
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Author: John FinleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Discoloured DJ spine. Chipping and light...
Through Greek Eyes
A collection of translated extracts from Greek writers from Homer to Pausanias. The extracts are organised into chapters with a brief linking narrative under the following headings - War, The...
The Wisdom Of Bones: In Search Of Human Origins
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Author: Alan Walker & Pat ShipmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work, The Wisdom Of Bones:...
Great People Of The Bible And How They Lived
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Author: Readers DigestBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Digest, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGreat People Of The Bible And How They Lived presents an insightful examination of pivotal...
Oxford Bible Atlas
This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with full-colour maps and illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship...
Civilizations Of The Holy Land
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Author: Paul JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Civilizations Of The Holy Land, chronicles the rich and complex tapestry of...
Vanished Civilisations
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Author: Reader's DigestBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Vanished Civilisations' chronicles the compelling narratives of ancient societies that once flourished and then mysteriously faded from...
The Greek Myths
The heroes and villains, gods and goddesses of ancient Greece have long inspired artists and, more recently, filmmakers to recreate their images. But how did the Greeks see them? And...
Prehistory To Politics: John Mulvaney, The Humanities and the Public
Explores the role of the public intellectual by examining the life and work of John Mulvaney, one of Australia's foremost prehistorians. Who are public intellectuals? Why do they matter? What...
Early Europe: Mysteries In Stone
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Author: Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the monumental achievements of prehistoric European civilizations, presenting a fascinating overview of their enigmatic...
The Reasons Of The Laws Of Moses From The 'More Nefochim' Of Maimonides
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Author: James TownleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a meticulous analysis of Maimonides'...
Apokrimata: Decisions Of Septimius Severus On Legal Matters
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Author: William Linn Westermann And A. Arthur SchillerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, New York, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly...
The Work And Life Of Solon: With A Translation Of His Poems
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Author: Kathleen FreemanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2014Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive account of the...
Art And Empire: Treasures From Assyria In The British Museum
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Author: J.E. Curtis And J.E. ReadeBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Museum Press, London, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume chronicles the magnificent...
Ancient And Oriental Music
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Author: Egon WelleszBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1957Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe New Oxford History Of Music:...
Alexander The Great: Power As Destiny
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Author: Peter BammBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor rips to top of DJ. This compelling historical biography...
City Of The Dead: Thebes In Egypt
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Author: Lise MannicheBinding: HardbackPublished: British Museum Publications., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, City Of The Dead: Thebes In...
Inscriptions In Stone: St. David's Burial Ground 1804-1872
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Author: Richard LordBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Georges Church, Hobart, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Presentation copy. Corrigenda stapled on fep.This meticulous...
Picture This
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Author: Joseph HellerBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis satirical novel chronicles the life and times of Aristotle, reimagining his philosophical pursuits and the...
Underwater Archaeology: A Nascent Discipline
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Author: CollectiveBinding: HardbackPublished: Unesco, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerPaul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter presents a compelling narrative of identity and reinvention, following a young American woman...
A School Atlas Of Classical Geography;
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Author: Alex. Keith JohnstonBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, 1854Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Original leather binding...
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Printed from the edition in twelve volumes. With introductory memoir of the author by William Youngman.
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Author: Edward GibbonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ball, Arnold, and Co., 1840Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards detached. Faded and...
Ages In Chaos: A Reconstruction Of Ancient History From The Exodus To King Akhenaton
$70.00 AUD
Author: Immanuel VelikovskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Strong spine. No loose pages.This provocative work, Ages In Chaos: A Reconstruction...
The Positive Sciences Of The Ancient Hindus
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Author: Brajendranath SealBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the profound scientific achievements of ancient Indian...
Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical And Buddhist
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Author: Radha Kumud MookerjiBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, Delhi, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor stains on prelims. Name on title page. Clean text. This...
The Mahabhāsya Of Patanjali
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Author: Surendranath DasguptaBinding: HardbackPublished: ICPR (Indian Council of Philosophical Research)., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pen markings and underlining throughout pages.This academic work presents a profound...
The Exodus Case: New Discoveries Confirm the Historical Exodus
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In this book you will follow a chain of events that has effected our culture far more than we believe. You must decide for yourself if there is any reason...