Ancient History & Archaeology

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the flickering candlelight of medieval Europe, the boundary between the living and the dead was not a...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the dawn of primitive tool-making to the twilight of the Roman Empire, What Happened in History presents...

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Edition: bomcCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the tradition of his landmark work The Kon-Tiki Expedition, Thor Heyerdahl turns his fearless gaze upon one of the world's...

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Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA cornerstone of classical scholarship, Roman Literary Theory and Criticism: A Study in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedTwo thousand years ago, the most powerful military force the ancient world had ever seen set its sights on a remote, fog-shrouded...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the turbulent year of AD 60, a warrior queen named Boudica led one of the most ferocious and dramatic uprisings the Roman Empire...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor centuries, Latin has been the cornerstone of Western education, and this comprehensive self-instruction manual brings that venerable tradition directly into the hands of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn September 1991, two hikers stumbled upon a frozen corpse high in the Ötztal Alps — and what...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the sun-scorched sands of Roman North Africa to the smoke-filled skies above the Persian Gulf, Desert Warfare: From Its Roman Origins to the Gulf...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the catacombs of Rome to the towering cathedrals of medieval Europe and the sprawling mission churches of the New World, Atlas of the Christian...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedSet against the sweeping backdrop of the Roman Empire at the time of Christ, Ben-Hur chronicles the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum stand as the most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingLong before the age of universities and academic institutions, one man's insatiable curiosity reshaped the known world — and Alexander the Great:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back two thousand years into the beating heart of Roman civilisation, where ambition, engineering genius, and civic...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the prehistoric mystery of Stonehenge to the soaring ambitions of twentieth-century modernism, Great Architecture of the World presents one of the most comprehensive...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFrom the mists of medieval England to the consolidation of the Tudor crown, The Kings of England: Ever Since It Was So Called presents...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; slightly creased spineNestled in the picturesque hilltop village of Mougins in the south of France, the Mougins...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor anyone captivated by the mysteries buried beneath our feet, An Introduction to Archaeology by Lesley and Roy Adkins presents a comprehensive and authoritative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; Chinese - English Text; minor tear along the edge; internally sound.One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn 1494, a Franciscan friar named Luca Pacioli published a mathematical compendium that would quietly revolutionise...

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Some of the oldest and most famous stories in the world?the adventures of Perseus, the labors of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts?are vividly retold in this single,...

A comprehensive a-z guide to all aspects of world archaeology, comprizing of 3000 articles writte by an international team of specialists. The guide is designed for anyone with an interest...

Robert Harris returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar's...

'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true...

The Goths' sack of Rome in AD 410 was an event which shook the Roman world to its core. This gripping book uncovers the key factors that contributed to Alaric...