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Letters of Pliny: A Selection by Carl Hope
RRP: £12.99£11.86This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Pliny, Letters 1.9; 3.16; 4.2; 4.19; 8.8; 8.16; 8.17; 9.6, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the... -
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume III: Later Ionian and Athenian Thinkers by Glenn W. Most
RRP: £24.95£23.39A major new edition of the so-called Presocratics.The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the 'Presocratics') have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient... -
The Material Fall of Roman Britain, 300-525 Ce by Robin Fleming
RRP: £35.00£31.14Although lowland Britain in 300 CE had been as Roman as any province in the empire, in the generations on either side of 400, urban life, the money economy, and the functioning state collapsed. Many of the most quotidian and fundamental elements of... -
Magic in the Ancient Greek World Derek Collins (University of Michigan) 9781405132398
RRP: £29.95£26.61Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain by Martin Millett 9780198854890
£47.92This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes... -
History Year by Year: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World by DK 9780241605400
RRP: £30.00£21.80Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years.When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover... -
Statius: Silvae Book II by P. Papinius Statius
RRP: £71.99£63.30With the exception of a poem on the unscripted death of a lion in the Colosseum, Book II of Statius' Silvae is largely domestic in theme. It reflects the more private side of Roman culture, its pleasures, houses, gardens, friendships, and personal... -
Roman Conquests: North Africa by Nic Fields 9781844159703
RRP: £19.99£14.28The third in the Roman Conquests series briefly covers Rome's first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars, then covers in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The... -
The First and Second Italian Wars 1494-1504: Fearless Knights, Ruthless Princes and the Coming of Gunpowder Armies by Julian Romane 9781526750518
RRP: £25.00£18.02The First and Second Italian Wars describes the course of military operations and political machinations in Italy from 1494 to 1504/. The narrative begins with the French conquest of much of Italy. But the French hold collapsed. The second French... -
An Ancient Dream Manual: Artemidorus' The Interpretation of Dreams by Peter Thonemann 9780198843825
£27.75Artemidorus' Oneirocritica ('The Interpretation of Dreams') is the only dream-book which has been preserved from Graeco-Roman antiquity. Composed around AD 200, it comprises a treatise and manual on dreams, their classification, and the various... -
The Roman Empire: Roots of Imperialism Neville Morley 9780745328690
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... -
The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet by Tamas Mekis
£55.74The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment - an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar, although it occasionally has a concave shape (in such cases, it... -
Hathor Rising: The Secret Power of Ancient Egypt by Alison Roberts
RRP: £15.99£10.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952423300Author Alison RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Northgate PublishersPublisher Northgate PublishersWeight(grams) 510g -
The Roman History: From Romulus and the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius by Velleius Paterculus 9781603845915
RRP: £16.99£14.13This essential document for the study of Roman history traces the story of Rome from Romulus and the foundations of Rome to the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. It is especially valuable to historians and students for its vivid eyewitness account of the... -
Old Testament Warriors: The Clash of Cultures in the Ancient Near East by Simon Elliott
RRP: £20.00£14.29The period covered by the Old Testament - beginning in approximately 3000 BC - was one of great technological development and innovation in warfare, as competing cultures clashed in the ancient Middle East. The Sumerians were the first to introduce the... -
The World of Odysseus by Professor M I Finley
RRP: £16.95£9.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590170175Author M. I. FinleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen Jane Draycott 9781800244801
RRP: £27.99£24.67The first modern biography of one of the most fascinating, and unjustly neglected, female rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene. Princess, prisoner, African queen - and surviving daughter of Cleopatra VII. In 1895, archaeologists excavating a... -
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours by Gregory Nagy
RRP: £23.95£21.86What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Gregory Nagy has taught for well over thirty years, The... -
The Tomb of Tutankhamun: Volume 1: Search, Discovery and Clearance of the Antechamber by Howard Carter
RRP: £23.99£20.94The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian King Tutankhamun [Tut.ankh.Amen] in November 1922 by Howard Carter and the fifth Earl of Carnarvon was the greatest archaeological find the world had ever seen. Despite its plundering by thieves in... -
Philosophy of Epicurus by ,George,K. Strodach
RRP: £9.99£6.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486833033Author George K StrodachFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant: The Discovery of the Treasure of Solomon by Graham Phillips
RRP: £13.99£12.61According 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... -
Mutina 43 BC by Nic Fields
RRP: £14.99£10.95In the aftermath of the murder of Gaius Julius Caesar, his self-declared successor Mark Antony struggled to hold together his legacy. Following an abortive coup attempt by Caesar's adopted son Octavian, two of Antony's legions declared for him, leading... -
The Story of Greece and Rome by Tony Spawforth
RRP: £12.99£11.46The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the... -
A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period Volume 1 from the Beginnings to the End of the Exile by Rainer Albertz 9780334025535
£25.46No comprehensive history of Israelite religion has been published for some time now, so this new, encyclopaedic work meets a considerable need. The two volumes cover the history of the religion of Israel and Judah from the earliest recognizable... -
Rome: Strategy of Empire by James Lacey
RRP: £32.49£23.01The first work to lay out Roman strategic thinking from its start under Augustus until its final demise in 476 CE From Octavian's victory at Actium (31 B.C.) to its traditional endpoint in the West (476), the Roman Empire lasted a solid 500 years - an... -
The Age of Alexander by Plutarch
RRP: £16.99£11.41The 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... -
Death in Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook by Valerie Hope
RRP: £37.99£33.38Presenting a wide range of relevant, translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world,this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of recent scholarship. The breadth of material included ensures that this... -
Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe by David Green 9780752425283
RRP: £30.00£22.43Sacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboo subjects of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, murder most horrid and even cannibalism could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in... -
In Search of the Phoenicians by Josephine Quinn 9780691175270
RRP: £32.00£25.16Who were the ancient Phoenicians, and did they actually exist? The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really... -
Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden
RRP: £35.49£25.85In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently, ancient magic has hit a high in popularity, both as an area of... -
Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine’s Confessions by Kate Cooper
RRP: £20.00£13.35'A brilliant new take' Janina Ramirez, author of Femina'A masterpiece of the historian's art' Peter Brown, author of Augustine of HippoThe powerful and surprising story of the four remarkable women who changed Augustine's life - and history - forever... -
Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days by Tudor Times 9781913134891
RRP: £15.00£10.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134891Author Tudor TimesFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology versus History by Hoffmann, Birgitta 9781526756633
RRP: £14.99£10.95The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in... -
Virgil: Eclogues by Virgil
RRP: £26.99£23.44Pastoral poetry was probably the creation of the Hellenistic poet Theocritus, and he was certainly its most distinguished exponent in Greek. Vergil not only transposed the spirit of Greek pastoral into an Italian setting, blending details from the life... -
Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity by Walter Scheidel 9780691172187
RRP: £30.00£24.29The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern worldThe fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's... -
The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy by Paul Anthony Rahe
RRP: £27.50£22.89An authoritative and refreshingly original consideration of the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek history For centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, and popular art. Yet the true nature of a... -
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity Paul Strathern 9781529356342
RRP: £25.00£16.38'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born... -
The Little Book of Kent by Alex Tulloch 9780752458342
RRP: £14.99£11.55The Little Book of Kent is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric... -
The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt by Gene Kritsky
RRP: £32.49£24.20According to Egyptian mythology, when the god Re cried, his tears turned into bees upon touching the ground. Beyond the realm of myth, the honey bee is a surprisingly common and significant motif in Egyptian history, playing a role in the mythology,... -
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 Paul-Alain Beaulieu 9781405188982
RRP: £31.95£28.29Provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople Written by an expert in the field, this book presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time...