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The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola
RRP: £14.99£10.95*Picked as one of the best historical novels of 2023 by The Times!*'A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola triumph!' JENNIFER SAINT'Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca' ESSIE FOXSometimes the secrets of the past... -
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard 9780520401495
RRP: £14.99£11.87"Superbly acute and unashamedly complex."-The Telegraph "Rich and provocative."-Times Literary Supplement "An engaging exploration."-The New Yorker"The phenomenal Ms. Beard has written another cracking book, one of her best."-The Independent What made... -
Cities of the Classical World: An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization by Colin McEvedy 9781846144288
RRP: £12.99£9.09'This book will delight any historian. It's a superb gazetteer of 120 centres of ancient civilization' (Daily Telegraph)From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The key... -
Lydia by Paula Gooder
RRP: £16.99£15.02The 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 recorded convert to Christianity in Europe. In her... -
Armies of Julius Caesar 58-44 BC by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £14.99£10.95Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time. Although he never bore the title, historians since Suetonius have judged him to be, in practice, the very first 'emperor' - after all, no other name in history has been synonymous... -
The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God by Robert Louis Wilken 9780300105988
RRP: £17.99£17.57"[A] magnificently learned, deeply felt and surprisingly pellucid set of essays."-Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World"A delight to read. It is written as history ought to be, especially for nonspecialist readers."-Richard A. Kauffman, Christian... -
The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids by Bill Manley
RRP: £25.00£15.47A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of... -
Parmenides' Vision: A Study of Parmenides' Poem by Stuart B. Martin
RRP: £75.00£68.30This book intends to establish, against his numerous modern critics, that the ancient philosopher Parmenides was a mystic. Instead of arriving at his conclusions by cold reason, Parmenides found the unity of Being, which he called "the Truth,"... -
Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology by James Whitley 9781472532848
RRP: £21.99£17.82Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance... -
Assassin's Creed: Atlas by Guillaume Delalande
RRP: £40.00£30.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419752759Author Guillaume DelalandeFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint ABRAMSPublisher ABRAMS -
Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World by Bob Brier
RRP: £21.99£15.61It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of dazzling items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the boy-king's story... -
Egyptologists’ Notebooks by Chris Naunton
RRP: £32.00£21.61For centuries the beguiling ancient ruins of Egypt have provided an endless source of fascination for explorers, antiquarians, treasure hunters and archaeologists. All, from the very earliest travellers, were entranced by the beauty and majesty of the... -
After Jesus, Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements by Erin Vearncombe
RRP: £29.99£19.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063062153Author Erin VearncombeFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme
RRP: £18.99£13.96The Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The... -
Killer of Men by Christian Cameron
RRP: £10.99£7.78In the epic clash of Greece and Persia, a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series.Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing... -
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction by Hugh Bowden
RRP: £8.99£6.45Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army... -
Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363: The New Empire by Jill Harries
RRP: £32.00£29.41A distinct perspective on the momentous religious change in the region Diocletian (284-305) and his principal successor, Constantine (306-337), would rule the Roman world for over half a century and Constantine's sons would build on their legacy... -
State Formation in Italy and Greece: Questioning the Neoevolutionist Paradigm by Donald Haggis 9781842179673
RRP: £36.00£30.01State Formation in Italy and Greece offers an up-to-date and comprehensive sampler of the current discourse concerning state formation in the central Mediterranean. While comparative approaches to the emergence of political complexity have been applied... -
The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant: The Discovery of the Treasure of Solomon by Graham Phillips
RRP: £13.99£8.77According to legend the Ark of the Covenant was an ornate golden chest that was both a means of communicating with God and a terrible weapon used against the enemies of the ancient Israelites. In order to use it the high priest had to wear a breastplate... -
Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar 9781496428769
RRP: £14.99£11.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496428769Author Tessa AfsharFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers -
Mesolithic Britain and Ireland: New Approaches by Chantal Conneller
RRP: £19.99£14.69The general perception of the archaeology of the Mesolithic in Britain and Ireland is that the period is somewhat impoverished. Often assumed to have an exceptionally limited range of evidence, the period is also perceived as a theoretical backwater,... -
Coptic Civilization: Two Thousand Years of Christianity in Egypt by Gawdat Gabra 9789774166556
RRP: £39.99£35.17Egypt's Copts make up one of the oldest and largest Christian communities in the Middle East. Yet despite the availability of a large number of books on aspects of Coptic culture, including art and architecture, monasticism, theology, and music, there is... -
The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five by Livy
RRP: £10.99£7.77`the fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world's mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods' Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the bridge, the saga of Coriolanus, Cincinnatus called... -
A History of Ship Launches and Their Ceremonies by George Hodgkinson 9781399049450
£31.65Throughout history, man has been performing rituals at the launch of a new ship to seek supernatural or divine protection for his ship and those who will sail in her. The form of the ritual varies according to local custom and religion: from the breaking... -
Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces 1: 31 BC-AD 195 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £12.99£9.09Between the reigns of Augustus and Septimius Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and intermittent clashes... -
Rome and Italy: The History of Rome from its Foundation by R. M. Ogilvie
RRP: £12.99£9.09Books VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this... -
Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them by Stephane Rossini 9780486260136
£8.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486260136Author Stephane RossiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 295g -
Imperial Triumph: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine (AD 138-363) by Michael Kulikowski
RRP: £14.99£11.07Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Hadrian in Rome and ending with the death of Julian the Apostate on campaign in Persia, it offers an intimate account of the twists and often... -
Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge 9780486218663
RRP: £16.99£11.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486218663Author Sir E. A. WallisFormat PaperbackPage Count 533Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Imperial Roman Warships 193-565 AD by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £11.99£8.84The period of relative peace enjoyed by the Roman Empire in its first two centuries ended with the Marcomannic Wars. The following centuries saw near-constant warfare, which brought new challenges for the Roman Navy. It was now not just patrolling the... -
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
RRP: £16.99£12.28Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone... -
Roman History, Volume II by Appian
RRP: £24.95£23.23Rome's foreign wars, nation by nation.Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War and the destruction... -
Celtic from the West 3: Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages - questions of shared language by Barry Cunliffe 9781785702273
RRP: £60.00£50.24The Celtic languages and groups called Keltoi (i.e. 'Celts') emerge into our written records at the pre-Roman Iron Age. The impetus for this book is to explore from the perspectives of three disciplines-archaeology, genetics, and linguistics-the... -
Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 9780198828853
RRP: £8.99£6.45Nobel Laureate George Bernard Shaw remains one of the world's most important and popular writers. His plays are regularly performed around the world, from the boards of Broadway and the West End to regional, community, and college stages. The three... -
Roman Law: An Introduction by Rafael Domingo 9780815362777
RRP: £36.99£32.53Roman Law: An Introduction offers a clear and accessible introduction to Roman law for students of any legal tradition. In the thousand years between the Law of the Twelve Tables and Justinian's massive Codification, the Romans developed the most... -
Diocletian and the Military Restoration of Rome by Lee Fratantuono 9781526771834
RRP: £25.00£17.62The third century AD was one of unprecedented crisis and chaos for the Roman Empire. Nightmares both internal and external threatened to spell the end of Rome's thousand-year history. Diocletian was born either a slave or a freedman, and he grew up to... -
The Age of Alexander by Plutarch
RRP: £16.99£12.28The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western literature, and have exerted a profound influence on writers and statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably Shakespeare. This selection of ten biographies spans the period from the start of... -
Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint by David Potter 9780190692759
£19.09Two of the most famous mosaics from the ancient world, in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, depict the sixth-century emperor Justinian and, on the wall facing him, his wife, Theodora (497-548). This majestic portrait gives no inkling of Theodora's... -
Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen by Jane Draycott 9781800244825
RRP: £12.99£8.32Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium. Paraded as a prisoner in a... -
Republic by Plato 9780141442433
RRP: £10.99£7.77An authoritative new translation of Plato's The Republic by Christopher Rowe, with notes and an introduction.'We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it was good we would find justice in it' The Republic,...