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Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Illustrated History by DK
RRP: £30.00£20.38Take a journey through Ancient Egypt and see how the pharaohs once lived!An enticing and insightful guide that covers 3000 years of life under the pharaoh's rule (c.3200-30 BCE), from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman... -
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo
RRP: £25.00£15.95The bestselling phenomenon - an enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES'A literary phenomenon.' TLS'Masterly... -
The Hellenistic Gulf: Greek Naval Presence in South Mesopotamia and the Gulf (324-64 B.C.) by MR Andreas P Parpas 9781535352772
RRP: £24.00£21.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535352772Author MR Andreas P ParpasFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 9781913097172
RRP: £10.99£6.17Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba - the catastrophe that led to the displacement and expulsion of more than 700,000 people - and the Israelis celebrate as the War of... -
Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox 9781541600447
RRP: £32.50£22.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541600447Author Robin Lane FoxFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 155mm * 41mm -
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask by Peter Jones
RRP: £10.99£6.17The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from our calendar and coins, to our language and laws - but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of Veni, Vidi, Vici, which tells... -
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
RRP: £12.99£8.18'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny'... -
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes 9781474610322
RRP: £25.00£15.95From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' GuardianTheir names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon... -
How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by Josephine Quinn 9781526605184
RRP: £30.00£21.00A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' THE TIMES 'A... -
Lydia by Paula Gooder 9781444792058
RRP: £9.99£6.48Winner - CRT Christian Book of the Year, 2023The New Testament tells us very little about Lydia, a seller of purple cloth who was living in Philippi when she met the apostle Paul on his second missionary journey. And yet she is considered the first... -
The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain by David R. Abram
RRP: £30.00£20.38A spectacular collection of aerial photographs of Britain's most extraordinary prehistoric sites. This breathtaking collection of aerial images reveals ancient monuments from all around the British Isles, as they have never been seen before:... -
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
RRP: £12.99£6.52'The book that really held me, in fact, obsessed me, was Rubicon . . . This is narrative history at its best. Bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, brilliant oratory, amazing feats of conquest and cruelty' Ian McEwan, Books of the... -
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes 9781474610339
RRP: £16.99£12.68From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' GuardianTheir names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon... -
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Wonderful and timely ... Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think... Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to... -
The Spartans: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew J. Bayliss
RRP: £8.99£6.45Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The myths surrounding Sparta are as old as the city itself. Even in antiquity, Sparta was a unique society, and considered an enigma. The Spartans who fought for freedom against the Persians... -
Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Marcus Aurelius 9781541673854
RRP: £25.00£15.55Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and deep reservoirs of personal insight. He collected his... -
The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual by Ward Farnsworth
RRP: £20.99£14.59"Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn't just a book to read-it's a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation... -
The Emperor's Exile (Eagles of the Empire 19): The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller by Simon Scarrow
RRP: £20.00£13.09From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a thrilling new adventure in Simon Scarrow's acclaimed Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF SIMON SCARROW'S BOOKS!'I could not put it... -
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day - The Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Fill-Color Images by Ogden Goelet
RRP: £27.00£18.38For the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in seventy four magnificent, large-format, color pages. Maybe the most stunning presentation of this... -
The Great Book of Ancient Egypt New Edition: In the Realm of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass 9788854413450
RRP: £30.00£21.18In this superbly illustrated volume, distinguished Egyptologist Zahi Hawass guides you through the architectural landscape of ancient Egypt. From houses and palaces to the temples of the gods, to the tombs, hundreds of photographs and a compelling text... -
Latin for the Illiterati: A Modern Guide to an Ancient Language by Jon R. Stone 9780415777674
RRP: £19.99£18.52This revised and updated edition includes a brand new foreword by Richard LaFleur and more than fifteen hundred new entries and abbreviations. Organized alphabetically within the categories of verba (common words and expressions), dicta (common phrases... -
Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual History by DK
RRP: £30.00£20.38Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline.Covering more than 1,000 years of history, and an empire... -
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 9780140449334
RRP: £8.99£6.45'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake MorrisonWritten in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the... -
Meditations: The Philosophy Classic by Marcus Aurelius 9780857088468
RRP: £11.99£8.37A deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as "The Philosopher" Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 169 to 180 AD. The last of the "Five Good Emperors," he... -
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca
RRP: £9.99£7.11'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman... -
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age by Tom Holland
RRP: £30.00£18.04THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is History, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' Sunday TimesThe definitive... -
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold by Stephen Fry
RRP: £10.99£8.43IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily... -
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
RRP: £10.99£7.51'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but... -
Egyptian Book of the Dead by EA Wallis Budge 9781398803695
RRP: £8.99£5.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398803695Author EA Wallis BudgeFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars by Peter Stothard
RRP: £22.00£14.23'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly'Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has... -
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 9780141395869
RRP: £14.99£10.95Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by... -
Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom by Tom Holland
RRP: £12.99£5.31Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared... -
Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths by Simon Connor 9781617971341
RRP: £39.99£33.17A fascinating, richly illustrated study of the role and significance of ancient statues in Egyptian history and beliefWhy do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals broken? Although the Late Antiquity period appears to have... -
Egyptology by Dugald Steer
RRP: £25.00£16.84If you enjoyed Templar's extraordinary Dragonology (New York Times Bestseller & Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week), then just wait until you see Egyptology. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three 'jewels', and with its... -
Meditations (Collins Classics) by Marcus Aurelius 9780008425029
RRP: £2.99£2.34HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a... -
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
RRP: £14.99£11.08'With icy remorselessness, it puts paid to any notion that the horrors of modern history might be an aberration - for it tells of universal war, of terrorism, revolution and genocide' Tom HollandThe long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta... -
Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland
RRP: £12.99£5.31'A masterly account of this first wicked century of the Roman Empire' Sunday Times'Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative - its founding myths, the fall of... -
Legion: life in the Roman army by Richard Abdy 9780714122939
RRP: £45.00£29.88The Roman army has been immortalised in heroic art and screen epics, but what was life really like for an ordinary soldier? 'Everything the best history books can be: erudite, entertaining and eloquent.' - Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories... -
Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion'I must die. But must I die bawling?'Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical... -
Ancient Britain by Ordnance Survey
RRP: £7.99£5.79The OS Historical Map series comprises of Ancient Britain and Roman Britain. Each archaeological period is identified using different symbols and colours to show sites from the Stone Age through to the early Middle Ages against a modern map base,...