Ancient History & Archaeology

Author: John Evangelist WalshBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical non-fiction work The Science Fraud Of The Century And...

Author: William J. Anderson, R. Phené Spiers, Revised And Rewritten By William Bell DinsmoorBinding: HardbackPublished: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1927Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and...

Author: Peter D. ArnottBinding: PaperbackPublished: Macmillan; St. Martin's Press, 1959Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, remainder marks in FEPAn...

Author: J. C. StobartBinding: HardbackPublished: BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work of historical non-fiction, The Grandeur That Was Rome chronicles the rise and...

Author: PlautusBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: faded jacket, tear on frontPlautus, a master of ancient Roman...

Author: Carlo Maria FranzeroBinding: PaperbackPublished: HERON BOOKS, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical biography The Life And Times...

Author: John LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Epworth Press, 1948Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Reading copy with minimal markings in grey lead. This distinguished...

Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems, glittering fragments and...

Bestselling author Harry Sidebottom takes readers on a thrilling journey through a day in the life of the best-known figure of the ancient world- the Roman gladiator Bestselling author Harry...

A brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been misrepresented and co-opted over centuries for political, nation-building ends. By Professor Janina Ramirez, bestselling historian and author of FEMINA...

A major reinterpretation of Horace's famous literary manualFor two millennia, the Ars Poetica (Art of Poetry), the 476-line literary treatise in verse with which Horace closed his career, has served...

The wall paintings and reliefs of ancient Egyptian tombs and temples record a continuity of customs and beliefs over nearly 3000 years. Even the artistic style of the scenes seems...

The study of art history and archaeology depends substantially on dates which are given to artefacts and works of art. Very few students, however, have an understanding of matters of...

The book titled The Fall of the Roman Empire by the author Michael Grant. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A journey around the archeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain by the award-winning author of It's All Greek to Me. Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, the Thwaites...

Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook convincingly argues that the influence of Mesopotamian legal traditions and thought did not stop at the shores of...

Theodosius II (AD 408-450) was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Ever since Edward Gibbon, he has been dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual. Yet Theodosius ruled an empire which retained its...

'The people of Central Europe cannot be separated from European history; they cannot exist outside it; but they represent the wrong side of this history; they are its victims and...

An expansive look at ancient art and architecture over four centuries highlighting the diversity of makers and viewers within and beyond Rome's ever-changing political boundaries Roman art and architecture is...

Continuing the tradition of the Everyman Art Series, combining learned yet accessible text with high-quality illustrations, detailing Rome's rich cultural history in the Renaissance, dominated bt Papal authority.

In addition to their famous gods and goddesses, the ancient Greeks also worshiped deceased human beings, including child and baby heroes. Although these heroes played an essential role in Greek...

Flavius Claudius Julianus was the last pagan to sit on the Roman imperial throne (361-363). Born in Constantinople in 331 or 332, Julian was raised as a Christian, but apostatized,...

Primitive Man as Philosopher is influential anthropologist and ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including those of the Winnebago, Oglala Sioux,...

Modern scholarship tends to focus on the social, political and economic information that can be gleaned from Pindar's treatment of the subject of his victory odes - the athlete who...

With its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea - both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea - and the Nile, this book offers a new and...

The book titled The Wisdom of Ancient Rome by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A magnificent new translation of the Odyssey by best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn With his Odyssey, best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn has created a momentous new work, hailed...

A window onto the past, full of fire and life- two immortal traditions as the English language has never seen them before SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR...

Author: P. J. F. CouttsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Victoria Archaeological Survey, Ministry for Planning and Environment, Victoria, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly...

Author: Martin S. BergmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Columbia University Press., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight sun-fading to DJ, minor foxing to page edges. Some bumps to...

Author: Donald Malcolm Reid Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 516 The sensational discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun's tomb, close on the heels of Britain's declaration of Egyptian independence, accelerated the...

Author: Gawdat Gabra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Christianity and monasticism have flourished in Upper (southern) Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The...

This is the story of Ancient Egypt as it was revealed to the world - a succession of discoveries and treasures. The book provides a trip through the golden ages...

Author: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest...

Author: P. Vergili MaronisBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN AND CO, LIMITED, 1927Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's writing...

Author: Robert RaymondBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Out Of The Fiery Furnace: The Impact Of Metals On The History Of...

Author: Edited By Robin Lane FoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, New Haven, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: "Cancelled" on prelimsThe Long March: Xenophon And The Ten...

Author: A. Houghton BrodrickBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins,, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Aged endpapersThis book explores the intricate relationship between animals and archaeology, offering insights...

From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire. "The only way...

Author: John Ward-PerkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical thriller chronicles the final days of the ancient Roman city of...

Author: James B. PritchardBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the meticulous archaeological efforts undertaken...

Author: Glen GardenBinding: PaperbackPublished: HEINEMANN EDUCATIONALCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown

Author: R. Allen Brown; P.E. CurnowBinding: PaperbackPublished: Her Majesty's Stationery OfficeCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative historical account, Tower Of London,...

Author: James W. ErmatingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenwood, 2004Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: ex-library with stamps on spine and stickered...

'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars...

Author: Fiona Robertson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 One of the Telegraph's 'Greatest Books of 2025' 'Superb' Telegraph 'There's a real sense of peace and magic in this beautiful...

Author: Emily Rath Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 592 With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is...

'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND...