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Reasons Not to Worry: How to be Stoic in chaotic times
Author: Brigid Delaney Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge...
1946: The Making of the Modern World
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Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier
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Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian (336 BC - AD 138)
Author: Prof. Dr. Angelos Chaniotis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The ancient world that Alexander the Great transformed in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death. The...
Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch
Author: Nicola Tallis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 As the battle for royal supremacy raged between the houses of Lancaster and York, Margaret Beaufort, who was descended from Edward...
Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
Author: Caroline Vout Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless - cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to...
Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis
Author: Dr Stephen P. Kershaw Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 Praise for the author's A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: 'Eminently sane, highly informative' PAUL CARTLEDGE, BBC History...
This Dark Business: The Secret War Against Napoleon
Author: Tim Clayton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Between two attempts in 1800 and 1804 to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, the British government launched a campaign of black propaganda of...
Pocket Philosophy: Epictetus' Raven
Author: Alice Briere-Haquet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Epictetus (c. 50-c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He believed that philosophy should be a way of life and...
Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age
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The Naked Neanderthal
Author: Ludovic SlimakFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 158g, 208 pagesPublished: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey...
Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World
Author: Colin ElliottFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 235mm, 328 pagesPublished: Princeton University Press, United States, 2024In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex....
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Author: Dr. Jerry Toner (Fellow Teacher and Director of Studies in Classics) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and informative.' - The...
Hitler's British Isles
Author: Duncan Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'Barrett has...
How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Author: Seneca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 A vibrant new translation of Seneca's 'On the Shortness of Life', a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Who...
The Rise And Fall of Athens
Author: Plutarch Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 768 Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this...
Quest for the True Cross
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Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
Author: Gareth Harney Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects- coins. The extraordinary story of ancient...
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher
Author: John Sellars Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach...
The Bull of Minos
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Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archeology and the Battle for Native American Identity
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Meet the Ancestors
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Petrarch: Everywhere a Wanderer
Author: Christopher S. Celenza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Born in Tuscany in 1304, Italian poet Francesco Petrarca is widely considered one of the fathers of the modern Italian...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...
Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
Author: Thomas Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages...
The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
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Meditations
Author: Marcus Aurelius Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Few ancient works have been as influential as the MEDITATIONS of Marcus Aurelius. A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom,...
Pilate
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Another Woman's Husband: From the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Wife a sweeping story of love and betrayal behind the Crown
Author: Gill Paul Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND is the latest gripping novel from Gill Paul. 'A triumph' Dinah Jefferies on the USA Today bestselling The...
The Great Wall Through Time: A 2,700-Year Journey Along the World's Greatest Wall
Author: DK Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 A beautifully illustrated children's book detailing the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along...
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science
Author: Carlo Rovelli Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography,...
The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
Author: Oded Galor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A grand unifying theory of human flourishing and inequality from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkers A bold retelling of the...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...
Savage Beasts
Author: Rani Selvarajah Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin 'Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning...
The Age of Cats: From the Savannah to Your Sofa
Author: Jonathan B. Losos Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great...
The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times
Author: Adrienne Mayor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures...
1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
Author: Eric H. Cline Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Eric Cline's 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history's greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilisations of the...
The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture
Author: Professor Jason Koenig Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 A cultural and literary history of mountains in classical antiquity. The mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor...
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
Author: Jean-Pierre Vernant Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a a stunning reconfiguration of...
Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought
How British authorities and Indian intellectuals developed ideas about deviant female sexuality to control and organize modern society in IndiaDuring the colonial period in India, European scholars, British officials, and...
Juno's Aeneid: A Battle for Heroic Identity
Author: Joseph Farrell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A major new interpretation of Vergil's epic poem as a struggle between two incompatible versions of the Homeric heroThis compelling book...
The Origins and Growth of Archaeology
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The Gold of Tutankhamen
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The Whispering Muse: The most spellbinding gothic novel of the year, packed with passion and suspense
Author: Laura Purcell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The perfect gothic, dark tale to curl up with this winter _______________ 'Laura Purcell, a skilful purveyor of gothic tales, has...
Kingdom of the Ark: That Startling Story of How the Ancient British Race is Descended from the Pharaohs
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The First Emperor: China's Entombed Warriors
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
Author: Jessica Rawson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs. The three millennia up to...
General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier : a Biography
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