Ancient History & Archaeology

More than 3000 years ago a village was established at Thebes on the west bank of the Nile. Situated amid a barren landscape are housed the workers who created the...

In a work that re-investigates archival materials and deploys an innovative theoretical framework, Jean Mills explores the intellectual and political relationship between Virginia Woolf and the Cambridge classicist Jane Ellen...

How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient worldHere is the...

How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety. The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For...

Ivory is a wonderful material: tactile, beautiful, workable into many different forms and the strongest in the animal kingdom. Unfortunately for the elephant, it has been highly prized, by virtue...

It's contents are as curious as its price: subtitled Language of the Megaliths' this is a book for believers in the Earth Mother, with corn dollies, megalithic art and sexual...

A comprehensive presentation of the whole range of Plato's thought, this book focuses in particular on how Plato developed his metaphysics in order to support his deepest educational convictions.

Longlisted for the PEN Translation Award Best Spiritual Books of 2025 - Spirituality and Practice The first comprehensive English collection from one of the world's most influential mystics-Attar-the twelfth-century poet...

Condition remarks:Book: Poor , ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA foundational work in the field of art history and anthropology,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis volume presents a meticulous gathering of scholarly insights from the renowned historian N. Denholm-Young. Spanning a diverse array of...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA towering achievement of historical literature, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire chronicles the trajectory of one of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerSet against the vivid backdrop of fourth-century BCE Greece and Sicily, The Mask of Apollo is a richly imagined work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich treasury of Japanese mythology and oral tradition, Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan presents a sweeping collection of...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerA beloved classic of Victorian children's literature, The Heroes: Or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children presents three of ancient...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of ethnological memoir and cultural reflection, The Four Suns: Recollections and Reflections of an Ethnologist in Mexico...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of investigative nonfiction, The Ark File chronicles author René Noorbergen's exhaustive search for evidence of Noah's Ark, drawing...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA rich work of comparative mythology and classical scholarship, The Gods of the Classics presents the divine pantheons...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of popular science and Earth history, The Winters of the World: Earth Under the Ice Ages chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of early twentieth-century natural history and evolutionary science, The Earth Before History: Man's Origin and the Origin...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA work of historical and biblical scholarship, Crime Before Calvary: Herodias, Herod Antipas, and Pontius Pilate:...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of literary scholarship, The Gallo-Roman Muse: Aspects of Roman Literary Tradition in Sixteenth-Century France examines the profound...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rich literary anthology rooted in classical scholarship, The Greek Way: An Anthology presents a carefully curated selection of ancient Greek...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of medieval political literature, The Revolution of Cola di Rienzo chronicles...

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The Seven Wonders of the World were first listed over 2000 years ago but they remain a source of fascination and their influence can still be seen in the cities...

Originally published in 1929, this is Stein's account of the expeditions he mounted following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great during the triumphant invasion that, interestingly, left no trace...

This is the sixth edition of the bestselling (over 200,000 copies sold) introduction to archaeology, printed in full colour for the first time, with hundreds of photographs and diagrams. It...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly illustrated work of Egyptology and art history, Gold of the Pharaohs presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA landmark work of classical scholarship, The Murder of Herodes: And Other Trials from...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of historical adventure and archaeology, Search for the Maya: The Story of Stephens and Catherwood chronicles the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageKey Features: Detailed archaeological exploration of Casa Rinconada, the famous great kiva located in...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of popular science and natural history, Mammoths, Mastodons and Man chronicles the fascinating story of humanity's ancient...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly informative volume in the art history genre, Art Of The World: Ancient America presents a sweeping survey of the...

The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed. This volume is a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of cultural history and archaeology, Peoples of the Sun: The Civilizations of Pre-Columbian America chronicles the rich...

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That man ever managed to develop a 'scientific' attitude to the natural world is one of the true wonders of human thought. And answering the question of where and how...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerOne of the foundational works of Western literature, The Illustrated Odyssey presents Homer's timeless epic in E. V. Rieu's celebrated prose translation...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of science journalism, The Neandertal Enigma chronicles one of the most...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA pioneering exploration of the ancient world, Science and the State in Greece and Rome by...