Ancient History & Archaeology

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew civilisations have left behind a visual legacy as breathtaking and enduring as that of ancient Egypt, and Egyptian Art: Drawings & Paintings presents this...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before the age of modern archaeology, Egypt's magnificent ancient treasures were plundered, bartered, and shipped across the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodJacques-Louis David's The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons stands as one of the most politically charged...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew archaeological discoveries have ever gripped the world's imagination quite like the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922,...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of faith, power, and stone, Mamluk History Through Architecture presents a groundbreaking examination of one of the medieval world's most...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Hinges cracked. Signed by Grazia Gunn (Melbourne-based writer, art curator, and critic)Before the written word, before cities and...

Discover the Worlds of the Greek GodsFor centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds...

Discover the Worlds of the Greek GodsFor centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds...

The remarkable, true story of a slave who gained fame as a gladiator and led a revolt against the Roman slave owners.Ages: 6+ The remarkable, true story of a slave...

The year is 1160 BCE. Pharaoh Rameses is dead, his tomb and the treasures within safely hidden in the majestic Valley of the Kings. Or so you thought...The papyrus scroll...

To read the history of ancient Greece as it has been written for centuries is to enter a thoroughly male world. This book, a comprehensive history of women in the...

Written by Dr Roy Jackson, who Senior Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, Plato: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one...

The richness of more than 3000 years of Egyptian civilization comes alive in the pages of this book. From the geology of the land, the first cities, social structure, religion,...

The story of thirteen modern Empires, a story full of suspense, cruelty, conflict, heroism, great explorations and extraordinary feats of endurance, is here told with a rich profusion of illustrations...

Flying the notorious "Hump" route between India and China in 1943, a twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed in a dense mountain jungle, deep within Japanese-held territory. Among the...

Designed for visitors to Christian, Jewish, and Islamic archaeological sites in the Holy Land, from earliest times to 1700, this guide includes the Damascus Gate, the Holy Sepulchre, the Via...

'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of a true...

Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was...

Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and explores its intimate connections with his discussions of value and human psychology. Russell offers a fresh perspective on how...

This work combines a guide with a cultural history. The first section, which provides a background to ancient Egypt, its institutions and its people, is fully cross-referenced to the sights...

The book titled Romans and Barbarians by the author Derek Williams. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Blue Peter Award winning author David Long takes readers on a captivating exploration into the culture and legacy of ancient Greek civilisation. Around 3,000 years ago, the ancient Greeks created...

Conventional wisdom tells us that chemistry was 'invented' in the eighteenth century. In truth, it emerged gradually over the course of thousands of years, as scientific knowledge was discovered, collected,...

This sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. In between comes the battles in the...

The book titled Mysterious Places of the World by the author Ronald Pearsall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the first stirrings of life on a primordial Earth to the geopolitical complexities of the modern age,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew questions in the sweep of Western civilization have provoked as much debate as the collapse of the Roman Empire, and Santo Mazzarino's The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of history's most audacious acts of scientific deception, a carefully constructed forgery fooled the world's leading...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFirst published in 1860, Jacob Burckhardt's The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy stands as one of the most monumental and enduring works of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before the dynasties of emperors and the chronicles of court historians, China's story was being written in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the dawn of recorded civilization, mighty rulers rose to claim divine authority over the ancient world — and The Age of God-Kings: 3000-1500 BC chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the turbulent centuries between 1500 and 600 BC, vast waves of nomadic warriors and displaced peoples crashed across Europe, the Near East, and the Mediterranean...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the first glowing ember of a prehistoric forge to the towering steel frameworks of the modern city, Out of the Fiery Furnace:...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLong before mammals inherited the Earth, a dynasty of magnificent reptiles ruled every continent for over 160 million years —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor anyone captivated by the deep history written in stone, Fossils of the World stands as the definitive companion to the ancient record of life...

Q: What is your Roman Empire? A: A sapphic, feminist romantasy, set in the age of ancient Rome. The Roman Goddesses have grown weary of the rule of Gods and...

What if the path to a meaningful life isn't about what happens to you, but how you respond Learn to master your mindset when it matters most. The Stoic Habit...

One of the New York Times 's 100 Notable Books of 2016 One of NPR's 10 Best Books of 2016 "Heartachingly relevant...the Eleanor Roosevelt who inhabits these meticulously crafted pages...

"My Lords, The several Goals and Places for the Confinement of Felons in this Kingdom being in so crouded a State ... I ... signify to your Lordships His Majesty's...

In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and then slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20,000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not...

Can Christians today read the great classics of Greco-Roman pagan literature for spiritual formation and growth in the virtues Classical scholar Nadya Williams responds with an unequivocal "Yes!" Even in...

Five of Euripides' boldest and most moving tragedies,all focussing on strong female characters Written during a period overshadowed by the fierce struggle for supremacy between Sparta and Euripides' native Athens,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have produced artistic and cultural heritage as breathtaking in its scope and antiquity as China's, and Treasures of China by Michael Ridley...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFor anyone who has ever wondered what creatures walked alongside the prophets or filled the skies above Jerusalem, The Animals...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markOne of the most intimate and revealing documents in the English language, The Diary of Samuel Pepys transports readers directly into the heart...

Edition: 3rd ed., revised and enlarged// Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionLong before the Western world developed the vocabulary to articulate it,...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsWhat happens when the greatest scientific revolutions in human history are driven not by cold logic, but by mysticism, obsession,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have left behind a visual legacy as magnificent and enduring as those of the...