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Augustine: Conversions and Confessions
A major interpretation of how one of the great figures of Christian history came to write the greatest of all autobiographies 'Give me chastity, but not yet', young Augustine famously...
Homer and His Iliad
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy....
The Long March: Xenophon And The Ten Thousand
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Author: Edited By Robin Lane FoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, New Haven, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: "Cancelled" on prelimsThe Long March: Xenophon And The Ten...
The Histories
One of the great books in Western history and the very first work of non-fiction, in Tom Holland's compelling new translation The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half...
The Inner Sea: The Mediterranean and Its People
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The book titled The Inner Sea: The Mediterranean and Its People by the author Robert Fox. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Oxford History Of The Classical World
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have cast as long a shadow over human thought, art, and governance as those of Greece...
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...
Ideas & Influences of the Ancient World Bargain Book Box
Ideas & Influences of the Ancient World Bargain Book Box Caesar and Cato hated each other enough to bring down a republic that had stood four hundred years. That’s the...
The Far Edges of the Known World: A New History of the Ancient Past
'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery' Spectator...
The Thirteenth Century: 1216-1307
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. At the heart of England's most turbulent and transformative century stands a...
Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box
Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box Your body runs on electricity. Not metaphorically — there is a measurable electrical field governing how your cells divide, heal, and communicate, and we...
Through the Lion Gate: Using Evidence in Ancient History
The book titled Through the Lion Gate: Using Evidence in Ancient History by the author Barbara Vance Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
The Eagle and the Spade: Archaeology in Rome during the Napoleonic Era
This book is an account of an almost completely neglected archaeological epic, the uncovering and restoration of all the classical monuments of Rome during the French occupation (1809-14). This was...
Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity
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This book tackles how and why 'landscape' (farms, gardens, countryside) set the scene in the first centuries BCE and CE for Romans keen to talk up and about (but also...
Between and the Beyond: Essays on the Prehistory and History of North Britain in Honour of George Jobey
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The Oxford History Of The Classical World
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Author: John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn MurrayBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive overview of the classical world, chronicling the rise and...
The Far Edges of the Known World: A New History of the Ancient Past
'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery' Spectator...
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers,...
Winding Quest: The Heart Of The Old Testament In Plain English
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of faith and human history stands Winding Quest: The Heart of the Old Testament in...
Ancient Egyptian Warfare: Tactics, Weapons and Ideology of the
A concise introduction to Ancient Egyptian warfare from the Neolithic period through to the Iron Age, covering everything from battle tactics to weaponry and battle injuries. The excellent preservation of...
The Olmec & Their Neighbors: Essays In Memory Of Matthew W. Stirling
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. light bumping and rubbing on edges.A landmark volume in Mesoamerican archaeology, The Olmec & Their Neighbors: Essays in...
Collected Papers Of N. Denholm-Young
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis volume presents a meticulous gathering of scholarly insights from the renowned historian N. Denholm-Young. Spanning a diverse array of...
A Little History of Archaeology
The thrilling story of archaeological adventure, and astonishing discoveries around the globe Archaeology tells the story of our ancestors: how they lived, what they believed in and how their cultures...
The Penguin Companion To Literature 4: Classical And Byzantine, Oriental And African
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. This ambitious reference anthology presents a sweeping survey of world literature spanning...
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...
The World According to Colour: A Cultural History
A beguiling, human history of colour by one of art history's most exciting voices The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as...
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in
How rhetoric-the art of persuasion-can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimonyThe discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for over two thousand...
The History of Philosophy
The first truly authoritative and accessible history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions The story of philosophy is an epic tale- an exploration of the ideas, views...
Gray Fox: Robert E.Lee and the Civil War
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Mysteries Of The Mummies: The Story Of The Manchester University Investigation
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Author: Dr Rosalie DavidBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears to DJ.This compelling non-fiction work chronicles the...
Transactions Of The Ancient Monuments Society: New Series (13-vols.)
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Author: -Binding: HardbackPublisher: The Ancient Monuments Society, 1958-1972Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Volume 6-8;...
How to Win a Roman Chariot Race: Lives, Legends and Treasures from the
Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems, glittering fragments and...
Alexander: God, King, Man
'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...
Roman Africa In Colour
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the enduring legacy of Roman civilization across the...
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...
Historical Agency and the 'Great Man' in Classical Greece
The 'great man' of later Greek historical thought is the long product of traceable changes in ancient ideas about the meaning and impact of an individual life. At least as...
The Adventure Of Archaeology
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear along seams of jacket folds. Binding firm and bright. A richly illustrated survey of the history and...
How the World Made the West: 'World history at its best' Simon Sebag
'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' William Dalrymple 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we...
The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the
'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world are...
How the World Made the West: 'World history at its best' Simon Sebag
'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' William Dalrymple 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we...
Brilliant Discourse: Pictures and Readers in Early Modern Rome
Sixteenth-century Roman presses turned out hundreds of technical treatises and learned discourses written in the vernacular. Covering topics as diverse as the cultivation of silkworms, the lives of the saints,...