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A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture by Sarah B. Pomeroy 9780190925369
RRP: €82.10€75.27Revised and updated throughout, the fourth edition of A Brief History of Ancient Greece presents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety. Written by six leading ancient... -
The History of Sexuality: 3: The Care of the Self by Michel Foucault
RRP: €15.46€10.82'Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self' Times Higher EducationIn the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a ... -
Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson
RRP: €19.03€13.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143122210Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 167g -
The Life of Cicero: Lessons for Today from the Greatest Orator of the Roman Republic by Philip Kay-Bujak 9781399097413
RRP: €29.75€20.97Cicero was Rome's greatest orator and one of the key statesmen of the late Roman Republic. He championed traditional Republican values against populist demagogues like Julius Caesar during a tumultuous period of civil war and unrest. During his term as... -
The Library, Books 16-20: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Successors by Diodorus Siculus
RRP: €15.46€10.82Starting with the most meagre resources, Philip made his kingdom the greatest power in Europe The Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily is one of our most valuable sources from ancient times. His history, in forty volumes, was intended to range from... -
Devil's Reign by Chip Zdarsky 9781804910320
RRP: €20.22€13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804910320Author Chip ZdarskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Panini BooksPublisher Panini Publishing Ltd -
Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian (336 BC - AD 138) by Prof. Dr. Angelos Chaniotis 9781846682971
RRP: €17.84€13.03The ancient world that Alexander the Great transformed in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death. The imperial dynasties of his successors incorporated and reorganized the fallen Persian empire, creating a new land empire stretching from the... -
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome by Harry Sidebottom
RRP: €23.80€17.48What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? Discover the scandalous life and times of Rome's worst emperor. 'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old... -
A Brief History of the Druids Peter Ellis 9781841194684
RRP: €13.08€8.81A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author's interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeological and etymological findings. Peter Berresford Ellis sifts... -
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher by John Sellars 9780241615645
RRP: €11.89€8.46'John Sellars excels at writing short books for a general audience on ancient philosophy. . . A great way into one of the greatest philosophers of all time' Nigel Warburton, Five Books Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world?... -
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
RRP: €26.18€19.78Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen... -
Pharaoh: art and power in ancient Egypt by Marie Vandenbeusch 9780714191317
RRP: €35.70€23.09Explores the ideals, symbolism and ideology of Egyptian kingship and uncovers the stories behind the objects and images left as a legacy by this ancient civilisation. The rulers of ancient Egypt were not always male, nor always Egyptian. At times,... -
Seneca: Oedipus: Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by A. J. Boyle
RRP: €66.64€66.27Seneca's Oedipus is a work of exceptional historical and dramatic interest. It is the only surviving ancient Roman play on one of the most important and enduring myths of European intellectual history. It is poetically experimental, intellectually... -
In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire Adrian Goldsworthy 9780753817896
RRP: €17.84€11.66The complete and definitive history of how Roman generals carved out the greatest and longest-lasting empire the world has ever seen.The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an... -
A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC Marc Van De Mieroop (Columbia University) 9781118718162
RRP: €46.35€41.17Incorporating the latest scholarly research, the third edition of A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC presents a comprehensive overview of the multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Integrates the most up-to-date research,... -
An Archaeology of Interaction: Network Perspectives on Material Culture and Society by Carl Knappett 9780198706939
RRP: €54.73€54.29Think of a souvenir from a foreign trip, or an heirloom passed down the generations - distinctive individual artefacts allow us to think and act beyond the proximate, across both space and time. While this makes anecdotal sense, what does scholarship... -
Understanding Greek Vases - A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques by . Clark 9780892365999
RRP: €20.22€17.39What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colours? This volume offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters and techniques encountered in museum... -
The If Odyssey: A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8 - 16-Year-Olds by Peter Worley
RRP: €23.79€18.22The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus, but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with Odysseus the value... -
From the Holy Mountain by William Dalrymple 9780805061772
RRP: €21.41€16.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805061772Author William DalrympleFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 726g -
Defence Speeches by Cicero
RRP: €13.08€9.25'But I must stop now. I can no longer speak for tears - and my client has ordered that tears are not to be used in his defence.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world: he dominated the Roman courts, usually appearing for the... -
Temporary Palaces: The Great House in European Prehistory by Richard Bradley 9781789256611
RRP: €20.22€18.71The Great Houses of the prehistoric and early medieval periods were enormous structures whose forms were modelled on those of domestic dwellings. Most were built of wood rather than stone; they were used over comparatively short periods; they were... -
An Evil Spirit Out of the West (Akhenaten Trilogy, Book 1): A story of ambition, politics and assassination in Ancient Egypt by Paul Doherty
RRP: €11.89€7.09Known as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he is overlooked and despised by his own father. As an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless,... -
Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines: More Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans by Garrett Ryan 9781633888937
RRP: €20.22€14.61Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have conspiracy theories? How did they prove their identity? And how much of the modern gold supply comes from the Romans?In a series of short and humorous essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines... -
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage by William E. Metcalf 9780199372188
RRP: €55.92€52.09A large gap exists in the literature of ancient numismatics between general works intended for collectors and highly specialized studies addressed to numismatists. Indeed, there is hardly anything produced by knowledgeable numismatists that is easily... -
There Were Giants Upon the Earth: Gods, Demigods, and Human Ancestry: the Evidence of Alien DNA by Zecharia Sitchin
RRP: €24.98€16.49In whose genetic image were we made? From his first book The 12th Planet on, Zecharia Sitchin has asserted that the Bible's Elohim who said "Let us fashion The Adam in our image and after our likeness" were the gods of Sumer and Babylon - the Anunnaki... -
The Search For Nefertiti by Joann Fletcher
RRP: €20.22€13.73Joann Fletcher, presenter of BBC2's 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' has written an enthralling account of Nefertiti, one of Egypt's most compelling and mysterious figures. She and her controversial pharaoh husband Akhenaten... -
Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher by Edward J. Watts 9780190210038
RRP: €45.21€30.87A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best-known female intellectuals. For the sixteen centuries following her murder by a mob of Christians Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a... -
King David: A Biography by Steven L. McKenzie 9780195132731
RRP: €40.45€36.54One of the most important and complex characters in the Bible, King David has been the subject of innumerable portraits, both artistic and literary. Michaelangelo's magnificent sculpture of him is perhaps the single best known work of art in the world,... -
The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities: Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits of Ancient Egypt and Nubia by Tamara Siuda PhD 9780738770796
RRP: €97.58€64.96Presenting modern devotional perspectives that are rarely covered in other works, this premium hardcover offers comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred Egyptian gods, goddesses, and other divine beings. This thoroughly researched, full-color tome... -
Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500: The Classical and Late Empire Raffaele D'Amato (Author) 9781849087957
RRP: €14.27€10.03In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa. The men who spearheaded this expansion were the centurions, the tough, professional warriors who led from the front,... -
Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins 9780471686132
€15.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471686132Author Stephen Dando-CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)... -
Attila The Hun: Barbarian Terror and the Fall of the Roman Empire by Christopher Kelly
RRP: €19.03€13.82Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered... -
The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China by Christopher I. Beckwith
RRP: €41.65€33.49A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient worldIn the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors conquered and unified most of the vast Eurasian continent, creating an innovative empire that... -
Teutoburg Forest AD 9: The destruction of Varus and his legions by Michael McNally
RRP: €20.22€14.61Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!' supposedly yelled Augustus Caesar when he received the news of the disaster in the Teutoburg Forest. One of the greatest military disasters of the Roman Empire, Teutoburg Forest witnessed the near-total... -
Into the labyrinth: in search of Daidalos by Michael Wilson
RRP: €24.98€17.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528988148Author Michael WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
All the Violet Tiaras: Queering the Greek Myths by Jean Menzies 9781912489848
RRP: €8.93€5.88For a period in time that gave us Sappho and the love affair of Achilles and Patroclus, the Ancient Greek relationship with queer folk is more complicated that at first glance. Tales as old as antiquity persevere, whether the goddess of love Aphrodite,... -
The Treasures of the Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Temples of the Theban West Bank in Luxor by Kent Weeks
RRP: €35.70€24.99Take a spectacular armchair voyage to one of earth's most magnificent and ancient sites: Egypt's Valley of the Kings. This exquisitely produced guide is lavishly illustrated with more than 800 pictures (including archeological reconstruction drawings);... -
The Histories by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: €15.46€10.82In AD68 Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, though not of chaos.In the surviving books of his Histories the barrister-historian Tacitus, writing some thirty years after the... -
Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy by Aidan Dodson 9789774167744
RRP: €17.84€14.93The latter part of the fifteenth century bc saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings... -
Viking Migration and Settlement in East Anglia: The Place-Name Evidence by David Boulton 9781914427251
RRP: €47.54€43.60This book shows how analysis of Scandinavian-influenced place-names in their landscape contexts can provide crucial new evidence of differing processes of Viking migration and settlement in East Anglia between the late ninth and eleventh centuries.The...