Ancient History & Archaeology

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNestled in the heart of Victoria, the Latrobe Valley holds a rich and layered past that stretches from...

The book titled Sunken Egypt - Alexandria by the author Franck Goddio. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A witty, informative narrative of one of history's most fascinating, enigmatic monarchs. Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history. Her...

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CRITIC AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF NEGROLAND Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2022 Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 'This is one of...

It has been almost three decades since the first traveling exhibition of Tutankhamun's treasures drew nearly 10 million viewers and sparked worldwide "Tut-mania." Now, celebrating this priceless collection's new tour...

Shakepeare's "lass unparallel", the mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Cleopatra was born in 69 BC and died before she reached the age of forty, when Alexandria fell to...

This text recounts the discovery of "Lindow Man" and how this transformed the archaeological tradition of understanding Celtic Britain. The "Pete Marsh" story hit the media and public attention when...

The story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes. Surviving Rome unearths another history, one of ordinary Romans, who worked with their hands and survived...

The story of an inspired building and an inspirational civilization. The Parthenon is more than a magnificent building. Every marble statue, every graceful column, is an expression of a civilization...

In the second century A.D., Corinth was the largest city in Roman Greece. A center of learning, culture, and commerce, it served as the capital of the senatorial province of...

The book titled Ancient Israel: Myths and Legends: v.1 by the author Angelo S. Rappoport. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When did the ancient Olympic Games begin? What popular game used the ankle joints of goats or sheep? Why did people cross the River Styx? What could a dinner guest...

The book titled Discovering the World of the Ancient Greeks by the author Zofia Archibald. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Brad Fox takes us on a mind-bending exploration of meaning, matter, and plants, stemming from a year in the high jungles of northeastern Peru. In Another Bone-Swapping Event, Brad Fox...

Sparta - its legendary warriors and steadfast resilience are famous throughout the world as a model for toughness, justice and masculinity. The Spartans' reputation as fighters is matched only by...

The Military History of Late Rome Volume 457-518 provides a fresh, new look into the events that led to the collapse of West Rome, while East Rome not only survived...

In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on, and one had vanished for ever, while...

The neo-Hellenic revival of the late 18th and early 19th century, introduced the features of Greek art to the West, but divorced them from their original context. This book explores...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the world of first-century Palestine with Bernard R. Youngman's richly detailed third volume in...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back through the sands of time and become a sleuth of the ancient world — The Time...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilizations have cast as long a shadow over human history as ancient Greece, and Greece: History -...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodLong before European settlers ever set foot on Australian soil, a rich and complex civilisation flourished across the continent — one whose spiritual traditions, oral...

This boxed set of two encyclopedias charts the rise and fall of the ancient American empires - including the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Olmec and Zapotec. It is an absorbing guide...

The family has played a central role in most societies and the complexity, and variety of that role has engaged the minds of many froma wide range of disciplines. There...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew moments in Western history carry the seismic weight of the sixteenth-century Reformation, a period that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat if the myths and monuments of ancient civilisations are not the products of primitive imagination, but rather the recorded memories of extraterrestrial visitors?...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBeneath the scorching sands of Egypt, where dynasties rose and fell like the Nile's eternal flood, lies a secret powerful enough to shake the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the crossroads of antiquity and modernity lies a turbulent age that forged the very foundations of Western civilisation — and The Origins of Modern...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of art and power, Roman Literature and Society by R. M. Ogilvie presents a sweeping and authoritative account of Latin literature...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of the ancient and medieval worlds stands one of history's most transformative figures — Constantine...

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Standing stones come in a variety of guises. Some are erected in circles; some make up megalithic tombs; some have intriguing patterns on them, or are steeped in myth. Long-standing...

The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention....

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and brain-enhancing podcast out there' ( The Times ) - also including puzzles and a quiz! Tom...

' A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John Guy 'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore A definitive and thrilling new account of...

A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 "A brilliant exploration of Cyprus's long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian "Poetic...Compelling" -- New Statesman One of National Geographic 's...

It should have been a beautiful moment between a man and his dog. Philip Womack made a quip about Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound, but for Una, the beloved lurcher, it...

Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls,...

Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 'Impressive' Sunday Times 'Audacious' Scotsman 'Beautifully written' Michelle Paver What the years have buried is about to be exposed... The gloomy fortress of...

To anyone scanning the sea from the southern coast of Britain in the year 43 AD, the sight of hundreds of ships appearing one by one as dots on the...

The first popular history of The Amazons, the real warrior women of Central Asia, based on groundbreaking new research. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated...

The story of Pausanias, the general who defeated the Persians invading Greece and changed the course of history Weaving together ancient sources, Daniel Ogden tells the gripping story of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFrom the primordial dawn of human civilisation to the glittering intellectual rebirth of the Renaissance, History of the World: Prehistory...

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