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Women and War in Antiquity
Author: Jacqueline Fabre-SerrisFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 612g, 360 pagesPublished: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States, 2016The martial virtues-courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength-were central to male identity in the ancient...
The Spell of Hypnos: Sleep and Sleeplessness in Ancient Greek Literature
Author: Silvia Montiglio (Johns Hopkins University, USA)Format: Hardback, 138mm x 216mm, 570g, 336 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2015Sleep was viewed as a boon by the ancient Greeks: sweet,...
Fields of Battle
Author: Richard EvansFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and...
Who's Who: Greek Mythology: The Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Legend
Author: Hannah Sheldon-DeanFormat: Hardback, 25mm x 25mm, 453g, 192 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Focus, United States, 2024From the grand heights of Olympus to the dark depths of the Underworld, discover the most...
Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate
Author: Daniel MendelsohnFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 120g, 128 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2022Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France's best foreign book of the year.'Astounding'...
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...
Antony and Cleopatra
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Wonderful Things: Uncovering the World's Great Archaeological Treasures
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Author: Paul BahnBinding: SoftbackPublished: W&N, 1999Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores some of the most significant archaeological discoveries around the world. It captures the...
San Agustin
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Author: Duque Gomez, Luis; Hidalgo, FranciscoBinding: HardbackPublished: Delroisse, 1982, English EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of texts and photographs related to...
Elusive Treasure: The Story of Early Archaeologists in the Americas
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Author: Brian FaganBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the contributions of early archaeologists in uncovering the history of the Americas. It...
The Golden Monarch
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Author: Michael CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dolphin Press, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Golden Monarch explores the life of Tutankhamun, detailing the discoveries made during the search...
How to Build Stonehenge: 'A gripping archaeological detective story' The Sunday Times
Author: Mike PittsFormat: Hardback, 153mm x 234mm, 500g, 256 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022Draws on a lifetime's study and a decade of new research to address the...
Join the Vikings: The Raid
Author: Peter PentzFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 230mm, 830g, 304 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2021Join the Vikings - On Raid contains 16 fascinating accounts of Viking exploits during the early Viking...
Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: A Celtic Guide to Listening to Our Souls and Saving the World
Author: John Philip NewellFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 200g, 288 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2022Leading spiritual teacher John Philip Newell reveals how Celtic spirituality, listening to the sacred around...
Attila The Hun
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Reading the Medieval Book: Word, Image, and Performance in Wolfram Von Eschenbach's Willehalm
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Nero: the man behind the myth
Author: Thorsten OpperFormat: Paperback, 250mm x 280mm, 1660g, 304 pagesPublished: British Museum Press, United Kingdom, 2021One of the best known figures from Roman history, Nero (r. AD 54-68) is most...
Shamanic Regalia in the Far North
Author: Patricia Rieff AnawaltFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 240mm, 880g, 192 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014The striking accoutrements of shamanism give us a rare window into the deep...
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain
Author: David MilesFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 400g, 448 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2021Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change...
Athenian Democracy
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Poetry, Place, and Gender: Studies in Medieval Culture in Honor of Helen Damico
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Escape from Atlantis
Author: Kate O'HearnFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 194mm, 340g, 464 pagesPublished: Simon & Schuster, United States, 2022From the author of the Pegasus series comes a spellbinding first book in a new...
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
Author: Barry Strauss Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers "an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire...much of Ten Caesars reads like a script...
Thailand
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Author: Pisit Charoenwongsa & Subhadradis Diskulbinding: HardbackPublished: Nagel, 1978Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of Thailand, highlighting its culture, history,...
Elusive Treasure: The Story of Early Archaeologists in the Americas
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Author: Brian Faganbinding: HardbackPublished: Scribners, 1977Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the contributions of early archaeologists in the Americas, detailing their discoveries and...
Dartmoor
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Author: R. Hansford Worthbinding: HardbackPublished: 1953, 1953Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsDartmoor is a comprehensive guide to one of England's premier hiking destinations,...
Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays
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Power & the People: Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy
Author: Alev Scott Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it's rich with lessons...
Antiquity Matters
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In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
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Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier
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Echolands: A Journey in Search of Boudica
Author: Duncan Mackay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'An engaged, informed companion for the armchair time traveller...captures the thrill and the difficulties of interpreting the past'. TLS 'Duncan has...
This Dark Business: The Secret War Against Napoleon
Author: Tim Clayton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Between two attempts in 1800 and 1804 to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, the British government launched a campaign of black propaganda of...
The First Century: Emperors, Gods, and Everyman
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Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World
Author: Colin ElliottFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 235mm, 328 pagesPublished: Princeton University Press, United States, 2024In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex....
Hitler's British Isles
Author: Duncan Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'Barrett has...
How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Author: Seneca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 A vibrant new translation of Seneca's 'On the Shortness of Life', a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Who...
The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
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The Vikings
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Meet the Ancestors
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Petrarch: Everywhere a Wanderer
Author: Christopher S. Celenza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Born in Tuscany in 1304, Italian poet Francesco Petrarca is widely considered one of the fathers of the modern Italian...
The Search for Ancient China
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Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18): Roman army heroes Cato and Macro face treachery in the ranks
Author: Simon Scarrow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 TRAITORS OF ROME: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An enthralling Cato and Macro adventure from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to be...
Letters from a Stoic (Collins Classics)
Author: Lucius Seneca Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...
Savage Beasts
Author: Rani Selvarajah Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin 'Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning...
The Age of Cats: From the Savannah to Your Sofa
Author: Jonathan B. Losos Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great...
70 Wonders of the Ancient World and How They Were Built
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