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The Gold Of The Gods
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Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1972Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some creases to the DJ.This book presents a compelling argument for extraterrestrial involvement...
The Emergence Of Man
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Author: John E. PfeifferBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear to the front of the DJThis book presents a comprehensive account of...
In Search Of Ancient Gods: My Pictorial Evidence For The Impossible
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Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped DJThis book presents a collection of visual evidence supporting unconventional theories regarding...
The Genius Figure In Antiquity And The Middle Ages
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Author: Jane Chance NitzscheBinding: HardbackPublished: Columbia University Press, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic work examines the concept of the genius figure across two pivotal historical...
The Works Of Flavius Josephus
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Author: William WhistonBinding: HardbackPublished: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1111Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents the complete writings of Flavius Josephus, a pivotal figure in...
The Early Church: Historical And Theological Studies
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Author: Oscar CullmannBinding: HardbackPublished: London: SCM Press, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Blue board in good condition. Chipped and worn DJ. Light foxing on...
Greek Culture: The Adventure Of The Human Spirit
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Author: Alice Von HildebrandBinding: HardbackPublished: George Braziller, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Board in good condition. Minor surface wear on DJ. Clean text. This volume presents...
An Examination of Plato's Doctrines (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: I. M. CrombieBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul; The Humanities Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work presents a thorough analysis of Plato's philosophical doctrines....
Medusa
An intimate look into the life of a legendary mythical villain who has so often been stripped of her voice and humanity in this debut novel, perfect for fans of...
Everyday Stoicism: Ancient Solutions to Modern Day Problems from
Grow in wisdom with this practical guide to Stoic philosophy for modern day-to-day life Discover the path to a more contented, fulfilled life through the teachings of Stoic philosophers, from...
Brief Histories: Ancient Greece: Everything you wanted to know but
Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history. In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from...
Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy
Pisciculture -- the process of raising fish -- held a lasting fascination for the people of ancient Rome. Whether bred for household consumption, cultivated for sale at market, or simply...
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World
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"Our women are serving actively in many ways in this war, and they are doing a grand job on both the fighting front and the home front." -- Eleanor Roosevelt,...
Storming The Heavens: Soldiers, Emperors and Civilians in the Roman
At the close of the third century BC, the ancient world was in awe of Rome's clear political, military and cultural hegemony. But however secure Rome's power may have seemed...
The Man in the Ice: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Body Reveals the
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In 1991, the world was electrified to hear of the discovery of the almost perfectly preserved corpse of a Neolithic hunter who died 5,300 years ago. Now, the leader of...
Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars
'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A...
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power to ?
From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of...
Rediscovering Homer: Inside the Origins of the Epic
Scholar Andrew Dalby delves into the world that first heard the Odyssey and the Iliad, asking new questions about the poet named Homer. Rediscovering Homer follows the growth of the...
The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archaeological Discovery
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The first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story. From a historical point of view, the uniqueness of this cave is that it contains archaeological evidence that...
A History of the Twentieth Century: 1933-1951
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The world was still reeling from the ravages of the century's first Great War when a dramatic and inexorable chain of events set it afire once again. In the Second...
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
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National Bestseller New York Times Editors' Choice Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Silver Medalist for the Arthur Ross Book Award of the...
Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: An
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How did people make sense of the end of one era and the start of another? The Year 1000 plunges readers into the past in colorful detail and provides them...
The Architecture of Mediaeval Britain
This is an approach to the social history and architectural heritage of medieval Britain through an examination of its buildings. History and archaeology are brought together to study those characteristics...
Being Happy
'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly' Being Happy contains all of the extant writing by Epicurus - one of the most...
Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland and outlines the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have...
A History of the Ancient World
A classic survey of history from the beginnings of mankind to the fall of the Roman Empire, Chester Starr's A History of the Ancient World makes the latest scholarship available...
The Histories
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But...
Theaetetus
Plato's philosophical consideration of the nature of knowledge Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great philosopher considering the nature of...
Timaeus and Critias
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Taking the form of dialogues between Socrates, Timaeus, Critias and Hermocrates, these two works are among Plato's final writings. In Timaeus, he gives a thorough account of the world in...
Genes, Peoples, and Languages
Historians relying on written records can tell us nothing about the 99.9% of human evolution which preceded the invention of writing. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up...
Gods and Monsters: The Myths and Legends of Ancient Worlds
This book brings the world of ancient Greek mythology to life in jaw-dropping detail. Alongside stunning photographs of ancient treasures, you'll see awe-inspiring CGI scenes from the classic myths. It's...
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
'With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites...
Aesop's Fables: A New Translation
From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and...
Aesop's Fables: A New Translation
From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and...
Discover and Do: Ancient Greeks
DISCOVER the facts and DO the activities in this fun history series! Discover and Do! History is the perfect introduction to history for readers aged 7 and up who enjoy...
Egypt: How A Lost Civilisation Was Rediscovered
For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten for ever. Then, in the late eighteenth...
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain
Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age' - through the most iconic artifact of its time:...
A Letter to the Luminous Deep: the perfect cosy magical academia read!
'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world...
Children of the Raj
And then there were the children educated in India. Brendon reveals appalling stories of abuse at the hands of servants. What frequently unites Brendon's wildly different subjects is their loneliness--drawing...
Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes: Animals in the Roman World
Why did the emperor Augustus always have a seal skin nearby? What was the most dangerous part of a chariot race? How could a wolf help with toothache? Take a...
Great Excavations: John Romer's History of Archaeology
Most believed it had begun when God placed Adam & Eve, fully formed, into the Garden of Eden. Archaeology changed all that. Besides revealing to us the treasures, tombs and...
City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, its Popes and its People
In Rome the echoes of the past resound clearly in its palaces and monuments, and in the remains of the ancient imperial city. But another presence has dominated Rome for...
Factology: Romans: Open Up a World of Information!
Factology: Romans is a fact-packed introduction to this iconic time in history, presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Travel through time to explore one of history's most stupendous superpowers:...
Property and Dispossession: Natives, Empires and Land in Early Modern
Allan Greer examines the processes by which forms of land tenure emerged and natives were dispossessed from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries in New France (Canada), New Spain (Mexico),...
In the Cause of Humanity: A History of Humanitarian Intervention in
In the Cause of Humanity is a major new history of the emergence of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention during the nineteenth century when the question of whether,...
The Cambridge Companion to Twenty-First Century American Fiction
Reading lists, course syllabi, and prizes include the phrase '21st-century American literature,' but no critical consensus exists regarding when the period began, which works typify it, how to conceptualize its...
Eusebius and Empire: Constructing Church and Rome in the
Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, written in the early fourth century, continues to serve as our primary gateway to a crucial three hundred year period: the rise of early Christianity under the...