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New Science by Giambattista Vico
RRP: £12.99£9.09Barely acknowledged in his lifetime, the New Science of Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) is an astonishingly perceptive and ambitious attempt to decipher the history, mythology and laws of the ancient world. Discarding the Renaissance notion of the... -
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch
£17.02Spanning Ancient Egyptian culture (ca. 3200 BC to AD 400), this 'Handbook of Egyptian Mythology' is a complete survey of Egyptian mythology.About the AuthorGeraldine Pinch is an Egyptologist at the Oriental Institute of Oxford University and a Member of... -
In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: £14.99£9.80The 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 Ancient Egypt, Volume 3: From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy by John Romer
RRP: £45.00£31.81The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known stateArchaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of an era dominated by titans of the... -
Amarna: A Guide to the Ancient City of Akhetaten by Anna Stevens 9789774169823
RRP: £29.99£25.16This informed and richly illustrated guidebook brings the ancient city of Akhetaten alive with a keen archaeological eye, drawing on ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of Amarna's modern-day communities and caretakers to... -
Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds by John Montagu
RRP: £16.99£9.08This comprehensive reference book on the battles of the ancient world covers events from the eighth century BC down to 31BC, when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium. The author presents, in an exciting and vivid style,... -
The Celts: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: £8.99£6.45Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. From the ancient Romans to the present day, their real nature has been obscured by a tangled web of... -
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy
RRP: £16.99£12.28'The classic, groundbreaking account of women's lives in Greece and Rome' Mary BeardFor centuries, half the ancient world remained invisible -- until Sarah Pomeroy's pioneering history, which at last revealed the women of antiquity to modern eyes.What... -
The Great Book of Ancient Egypt New Edition: In the Realm of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass 9788854413450
RRP: £30.00£21.80In 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... -
The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies by Charlotte Booth 9780470065440
RRP: £15.99£11.33Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the... -
Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past by Robert Twigger
RRP: £10.99£4.71Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to... -
The Fall of the Roman Republic: Roman History, Books 36-40 by Cassius Dio 9780198822882
RRP: £10.99£7.77'That was how things stood in the city at the time. With no one in charge, murders were taking place almost every day and the elections could not be held.' Books 36-40 of the Roman History by Cassius Dio (born ca. 163 CE), covers 69-50 BCE, the last... -
Letters by Pliny the Younger
RRP: £24.95£22.92Correspondence from a distinguished and eventful life.The Younger Pliny was born in AD 61 or 62, the son of Lucius Caecilius of Comum (Como) and the Elder Pliny's sister. He was educated at home and then in Rome under Quintilian. He was at Misenum at... -
Histories: Bk.I-II by Herodotus
RRP: £24.95£22.92The "Father of History."Herodotus the great Greek historian was born about 484 BC, at Halicarnassus in Caria, Asia Minor, when it was subject to the Persians. He traveled widely in most of Asia Minor, Egypt (as far as Aswan), North Africa, Syria, the... -
Hellenistic Lives: including Alexander the Great by Plutarch
RRP: £13.99£9.75Alexander * Demosthenes * Phocion * Eumenes * Demetrius * Pyrrhus * Agis and Cleomenes * Aratus * Philopoemen * Flamininus This selection of ten Lives traces the history of Hellenistic Greece from the rise of Macedon and Alexander's conquest of the... -
The Return: The gripping breakout historical thriller of 2020 by Harry Sidebottom
RRP: £8.99£2.97145BC - CALABRIA, ANCIENT ROME. After many years of spilling blood for Rome, Gaius Furius Paullus has returned home to spend his remaining days working quietly on the family farm.But it seems death has followed Paullus from the battlefield. Just days... -
Blessed Thessaly: The Identities of a Place and Its People from the Archaic Period to the Hellenistic by Emma Aston 9781835530016
RRP: £34.99£31.72Thessaly was a region of great importance in the ancient Greek world, possessing both agricultural abundance and a strategic position between north and south. It presents historians with the challenge of seeing beyond traditional stereotypes (wealth and... -
Persia - Ancient Iran and the Classical World by Jeffrey Spier
RRP: £55.00£46.09The founding of the first Persian Empire by the Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great in the sixth century BCE established one of the greatest world powers of antiquity. Extending from the borders of Greece to northern India, Persia was seen by the Greeks as a... -
A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC by Marc van de Mieroop 9781118718162
RRP: £38.95£34.60Incorporating 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,... -
On Obligations: De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £9.99£7.11On Obligations (De officiis) was written by Cicero in late 44 BC after the assassination of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. It explores the apparent tensions between honourable conduct and expediency in public... -
Warrior of Woden by Matthew Harffy
RRP: £8.99£6.45AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Oswald has reigned over Northumbria for eight years and Beobrand has led the king to... -
The Philosophers' Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination by Patrick Harpur 9781906069063
RRP: £14.95£12.27In this dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and modern models of the Universe, to trace how myths have been... -
The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World by Rachel Mairs 9780367550271
RRP: £43.99£39.44This volume provides a thorough conspectus of the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thought-provoking case studies in archaeology, history, literature and art.The chapters from... -
The Digest of Roman Law: Theft, Rapine, Damage and Insult by Justinian I, Emperor of the East
RRP: £12.99£9.09Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this celebrated work of legal history forms a fascinating picture of ordinary life in Rome.About the AuthorJustinian I (483 -565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his death. One... -
OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE Route 2: Women in the Ancient World by Robert Hancock-Jones
RRP: £24.99£23.53This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for GCSE Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers the Thematic Study Component 12 and all three Literature and Culture options (Components 21-23): Thematic Study:... -
Laws by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.32The statesman on statecraft.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician, and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius ... -
Horace: Epodes by Horace
RRP: £32.99£29.23The Epodes, with the first book of the Satires, were Horace's first published work. They consist of a collection of seventeen poems in different versions of the iambus, the metre traditionally associated with lampoon. David Mankin's introduction and... -
The Roman Empire: Roots of Imperialism by Neville Morley
RRP: £27.99£21.57Over a millennium after the end of its unrivalled dominance, the spectre of Rome figures highly in western culture. This book explores what the empire meant to its subjects. The idea of Rome has long outlived the physical empire that gave it form, and... -
Military Vehicles , The World Encyclopedia of: A complete reference guide to over 100 years of military vehicles, from their first use in World War I to the specialized vehicles deployed today by Pat Ware 9780754835622
RRP: £15.00£10.96An authoritative 100-year overview of the fascinating history of the cargo/troop-carrying trucks, wreckers, tankers, ambulances, communications vehicles and other specialized types that provide technical support to the front-line troops. The author... -
Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam by Dr. Sean W. Anthony 9780520340411
RRP: £28.00£21.36In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new life into the historical study of Muhammad and how his message transformed the world. By placing these... -
Rome: An Empire's Story by Greg Woolf 9780192895172
RRP: £13.99£9.75The complete history of the Roman Empire - how it was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects, from the eighth century BCE to the dawn of the Middle Ages. Rome in the archaic age was a minor... -
Hekate: Goddess of Witches by Courtney Weber
RRP: £13.99£11.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578637164Author Courtney WeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
Psyche and Eros: The spellbinding and hotly-anticipated Greek mythology retelling that everyone’s talking about! by Luna McNamara
RRP: £16.99£11.94'A riotous adventure, populated by a cast of vivid, glittering characters' JENNIFER SAINT'An enthralling tale of adventure, romance, and star-crossed lovers' SUE LYNN TANNTHE GOD OF LOVE HAS FINALLY MET HIS MATCH...Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy... -
Divine Institutions: Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic by Dan-el Padilla Peralta 9780691247632
RRP: £30.00£22.82How religious ritual united a growing and diversifying Roman RepublicMany narrative histories of Rome's transformation from an Italian city-state to a Mediterranean superpower focus on political and military conflicts as the primary agents of social... -
The Rome that Did Not Fall: The Survival of the East in the Fifth Century by Gerard Friell
RRP: £49.99£43.50The Rome that Did Not Fall provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive narrative and analysis of the Roman empire in the east, charting its remarkable growth and development which resulted in the distinct and enduring civilization of Byzantium. It... -
The Tombs of Pompeii: Organization, Space, and Society by Virginia L. Campbell
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of social class and self-representation, and developing a broad understanding of... -
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: Compact Edition by Diogenes Laertius
RRP: £14.99£13.49Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a... -
Tiberius by Robin Seager
RRP: £32.95£29.14Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor's complex character as the key to understanding his reign. The most readable account available of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor.Argues that... -
Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks by David Weston Marshall 9781682682111
RRP: £19.99£17.37Tales of the forty-eight classical constellations have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present. Compiled from literature spanning from Homer to Claudius Ptolemy, with illustrations and star charts reconstructed from ancient... -
By the Emperor's Hand by Timothy Dawson 9781848325890
RRP: £30.00£21.95By the sixth century of the common era the Roman Empire already had many hundreds of years of accumulated ceremonial embedded in its government, and practical science embodied in its army. The transition from Republic to Imperium and the more...