Ancient History & Archaeology

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLong before Captain Cook set foot on Australian soil, a fierce and fascinating historical debate was already brewing...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat did it truly mean to be Greek? H. D. F. Kitto's landmark work, The Greeks,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to be Greek? H. D. F. Kitto's The Greeks answers that question with...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a work of extraordinary scholarly ambition, Robert Graves resurrects the ancient world of gods, heroes, and monsters...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the crumbling remnants of Saxon burhs to the formidable gatehouse towers of the late medieval period, Town Defences in England and Wales presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the celestial courts of jade emperors to the shadow-draped halls of samurai legend, Myths and Legends Series: China and Japan transports readers into the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA landmark achievement in biblical scholarship, The New English Bible: New Testament represents a monumental collaborative effort planned and directed by representatives of Britain's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the banks of the Nile to the mysteries of the ancient pharaohs, Gordon Waterfield's Egypt presents a vivid and authoritative portrait...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSpanning centuries of thought, artistry, and human drama, Voices From the Past: Plautus to Saint Augustine...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the misty hillforts of Iron Age Europe to the sacred groves of the Druid priests, The Celts transports readers into the vibrant, warrior...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Latrobe Valley, one of Victoria's most historically rich and industrially significant regions, holds within its landscape centuries...

Edition: 5th PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark in the study of human origins, Man the Hunter presents a sweeping examination of...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew disciplines reveal the ambitions, anxieties, and intellectual courage of civilisation quite like cartography —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spiral binding,Few corners of the world preserve a cultural heritage as ancient and visually arresting as Groote...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the renaissance of Western art, Chinese painters of the Han and T'ang dynasties were producing breathtaking...

Rome - Urbs Roma : city of patricians and plebeians, emperors and gladiators, slaves and concubines - was the epicentre of a far-flung imperium whose cultural legacy is incalculable. How...

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Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash must fight gladiators in Ancient Rome in this hilarious full-colour graphic novel. Fans of Bunny vs Monkey or InvestiGATORS will love it. 'You'll laugh your...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2025 "A brilliant exploration of Cyprus's long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian One of National Geographic 's Summer Reads 2024...

Telling the compelling story of western philosophy from Plato to Nietzsche, Mark Anderson presents a series of through-provoking interpretations of its major figures. Anderson traces western thought through the conflict...

This volume is the first attempt to reconsider the entire corpus of an ancient canonical author through the lens of queerness broadly conceived, taking as its subject Euripides, the latest...

The Great Wall of China - stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea - remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might....

For more than 2,000 years the art of Greece and Rome has lain at the heart of western civilization. This book recaptures the excitement of the artists who first created...

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The history of the Holy Land is as old as the history of man, so it is not surprising that such a relatively small region should contain such a wealth...

This text describes 100 of the world's most important archaeological discoveries. Alongside the well-known are placed the equally important but less-familiar, all of which have helped our understanding of the...

Orion's Door explores the enormous influence one star system has had over humanity. For aeons, Orion and his key stars were worshipped all over the ancient world. Through alignments with...

'Delightful ... Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The Times We all know...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore archaeology was a science, it was a plunder — and Digging up the Past chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the Roman legions marched across Europe, a fierce, artistic, and profoundly spiritual people had already carved...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works have reshaped our understanding of human civilization as profoundly as What Happened in History, a sweeping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Roman Empire, beneath the marble grandeur of its temples and the thunder of...