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The Art of Illustrated Maps: The Art of the Illustrated Map
$70.00 AUD
While literally hundreds of books exist on the subject of "cartographic" maps, The Art of Illustrated Maps is the first book EVER to fully explore the world of conceptual, "imaginative"...
Non-fiction Classics Bargain Book Box
$120.00 AUD
This collection features 16 monumental works of non-fiction, encompassing philosophy, politics, autobiography, and practical advice. Spanning over two millennia, from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Marcus Aurelius to the...
The History of Alexander
A compelling narrative of the life of the greatest conqueror of all time- Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt,...
Ideas & Influences of the Ancient World Bargain Book Box
Ideas & Influences of the Ancient World Bargain Book Box The men and women who built the ancient world — and the fights that tore it apart. Inside: Caesar and...
The Lion and the Lamb
Condemned to a hovel, beaten by a merciless commander, crushed by the weather and forced to survive on starvation rations: no one looking at Paul would ever guess that he...
Attila The Hun
The first popular biography of the great warlord, Attila the Hun. The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household...
Augustus: A Novel
'Williams has fashioned an always engaging, psychologically convincing work of fiction-a consistent and well-realized portrait' The New Yorker By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller After the brutal...
Attila
The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself,...
Romans On The Bay Of Naples: A Social And Cultural Study Of The Villas And Their Owners From 150 B.C. To A.D. 400
$80.00 AUD
Author: John H. D'ArmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press; Cambridge Massachusetts, 1970Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tanning; in very good...
The Pope's Army: The Papacy in Diplomacy and War
For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters....
France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
'For his final book, the late Norwich tackled the dauntingly vast subject of two millennia of French history with admirable lightness and urbanity . . . his comic footnotes deserve...
The Civil Wars
John Carter's modern translation conveys the compelling style of the original. His extensive introduction provides an in-depth assessment of Appian as historian and places the work in context Taken from...
The Roman Villa
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Author: John PercivalBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford LTD, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General yellowing of cover and internal pagesThe acclaimed work The Roman Villa by John Percival...
Roman Circuses: Arenas For Chariot Racing
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Author: John H. HumphreyBinding: HardbackPublished: Batsford., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slightly tanned edges, slight shelf wear to...
A Smaller History Of Rome From The Earliest Times To The Death Of Trajan
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: FEP missing Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Previous owner. Foxing and tanning. A foundational work in classical education, this...
Unbound from Rome: Art and Craft in a Fluid Landscape, ca. 650-250 BCE
An expansive look at ancient art and architecture over four centuries highlighting the diversity of makers and viewers within and beyond Rome's ever-changing political boundaries Roman art and architecture is...
Pompeii
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Author: John Ward-PerkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical thriller chronicles the final days of the ancient Roman city of...
The Nisibis War: The Defence of the Roman East, AD 337-363
Author: John S Harrel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 The war of 337-363 (which the author dubs the Nisibis War), was an exception to the traditional Roman reliance on...
Power Without Glory
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: usual aging, still in good conditon. A landmark of Australian fiction, Power Without Glory chronicles the rise of John...
Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us about How to
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful lives What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do...
Ancient Dynasties: The Families that Ruled the Classical World, circa 1000 BC to AD 750
Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis...
Bath: Innercities Cultural Guides
Bath, Queen of the West, is internationally famous as one of England's oldest and most beautiful cities. The picturesque setting in the Avon valley, surrounded by green hills knit town...
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England
The Sunday Times bestseller ' A clever, lively ... splendid new book' DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES 'A big gold bar of delight' SPECTATOR Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the...
Llanelli: Story of a Town
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Author: John Edwards Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 John Edwards has written the first-ever comprehensive history of Llanelli. Originally written in Welsh, it was commissioned by Carmarthenshire...
The Flavian Amphitheatre, Commonly Called The Colosseum At Rome: Its History And Substructures Compared With Other Amphitheatres. (SIGNED)
$800.00 AUD
Author: John Henry Parker, C.B.Binding: HardbackPublished: JAMES PARKER AND CO., JOHN MURRAY, 1876Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Presentation copy ‘with...
The Shrine Of St. Peter And The Vatican Excavations
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Author: Jocelyn Toynbee And John Ward PerkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the archaeological investigations and historical significance surrounding...
The Anglo-Saxons
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew civilisations have shaped the foundations of England as profoundly as the Anglo-Saxons, and The Anglo-Saxons stands as one of the most authoritative and richly...
John Jewel And The Problem Of Doctrinal Authority
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Author: W. M. SouthgateBinding: HardbackPublished: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intellectual contributions of John Jewel,...
Testament (ABC TV Series): The Bible and History
The book titled Testament (ABC TV Series): The Bible and History by the author John Romes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Classical Architecture In Renaissance Europe: 1419-1585
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Author: John Fitzhugh MillarBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thirteen Colonies Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, bending on front/back coverThis scholarly volume chronicles the...
Classics
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
SELECTING THE POPE
This compelling book by award-winning author Greg Tobin uncovers the mysteries of papal elections. Selecting the Pope examines each rule of the papal election, an incredibly secretive process which still...
I, Claudius: Popular Penguins
Regarded as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. Regarded as little more than...
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of
The untold story of the first nomadic empire and the making of China. 'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks- he conjures up an ancient people in...
The Pope's Divisions
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner. A compelling work of religious journalism and modern...
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE - 1492)
'Unforgettable...a delicious cacophony of conversations and clamorous arguments echoing across history' Daily Telegraph The landmark history of a people, culture and a world. It is a story like no other-...
On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian
What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world The...
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Newman's theological autobiography, explaining his reasons and thoughts on his conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism John Henry Newman, one of the towering figures of the early Victorian Church of England,...
Papal Art and Cultural Politics: Rome in the Age of Clement XI
This book examines the intellectual, cultural, political, and social context of papal art during the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Separating the early eighteenth century from the context that...
The Annals of London: A Year by Year Record of a Thousand Years of
"The Annals of London" chronicles the events which have changed the face of London and engaged, diverted or outraged its inhabitants in the years since the settlement of Londinium was...
The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery
A spellbinding journey through the life of an English monk, an age of discovery and the mysteries of the medieval mind The Middle Ages were a time of wonder. They...
The Heir of Venus: The story of Aeneas as it's never been told before
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A NEW SPELLBINDING RETELLING SET AT THE DAWN OF THE ROMAN WORLD 'Brilliant' Rosie Hewlett 'Enthralling' Luna McNamara 'Sweeping' Rosie Andrews 'Gripping' Caroline...