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The Hillforts of Iron Age Wales by Toby Driver 9781910839676
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839676Author Toby DriverFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
How To Be a Stoic by Epictetus
RRP: £7.99£5.79'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen'How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great Stoic philosophers -... -
The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories by Philip Matyszak
RRP: £14.99£9.50This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient... -
The New Kingdom: Global bestselling author of River God, Wilbur Smith, returns with a brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic by Wilbur Smith
RRP: £8.99£6.64Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body by Caroline Vout
RRP: £25.00£18.02WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity' Gavin Francis 'Vout... -
Roman Britain by Ordnance Survey 9780319263259
RRP: £7.99£5.79The OS Historical Map series comprises of Ancient Britain and Roman Britain. The Roman Britain Map provides the ideal overview of nearly 400 yearsof history, during which Britain was a part of the Roman Empire. This map covers the whole of Great Britain... -
Selected Works by Cicero
RRP: £10.99£7.77Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics.Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero... -
From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome 133 BC to AD 68 by H. H. Scullard
RRP: £18.99£18.05From the Gracchi to Nero is an outstanding history of the Roman world from 133 BC to 68 AD. Fifty years since publication it is widely hailed as the classic survey of the period, going through many revised and updated editions until H.H. Scullard's death... -
The Little Book of World Mythology: A Pocket Guide to Myths and Legends by Hannah Bowstead
RRP: £6.99£4.87Step into a world of gods, heroes and monstersThroughout history, mythologies have been fundamental to societies and cultures across the world. They are the collected stories of a people - the fascinating folk tales and the epic legends that shape the... -
Agricola and Germania by Tacitus
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of... -
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by David Womersley
RRP: £12.99£9.49Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto... -
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
RRP: £19.99£13.95The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian... -
Wales from the Air: history in the hills by Paul R. Davis 9781910839690
RRP: £20.00£16.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839690Author Paul R. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
London's Hidden Walks Volume 4 by Stephen Millar 9781902910680
RRP: £11.99£8.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902910680Author Stephen MillarFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Metro Publications, N1Publisher Metro Publications, N1Weight(grams) 105g -
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day by Philip Matyszak
RRP: £9.99£6.61Here is an informative and entertaining guide to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200. You need only pack your imagination and a toothbrush - this guide provides the rest, describing all the best places... -
Testament by Wilbur Smith 9781838776350
RRP: £22.00£14.71An epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith.FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLEA HERO MUST RISEFOR THE GLORY OF EGYPTYears of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been... -
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca 9780141395852
RRP: £14.99£10.95Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the... -
The Histories by Herodotus 9780199535668
RRP: £10.99£8.17Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the... -
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (Collins Classics) by E. M. Berens
RRP: £2.99£2.82HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'This was the slaying of the Minotaur, which put an end forever to the shameful tribute of seven youths and seven maidens which was exacted from the... -
Pocket Museum: Ancient Egypt by Campbell Price
£7.72If all the portable artefacts of Ancient Egypt were in a single location, the lives of students, historians and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler - but the objects are scattered in museums and collections all over the world. This book brings... -
Mystery Cults in the Ancient World by Hugh Bowden 9780500297278
RRP: £14.99£9.50A landmark study of ancient Greek and Roman cults, from the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis to the cults of Dionysus and Mithras. Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis,... -
Attila The Hun by John Man
RRP: £10.99£7.77The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived? This riveting biography reveals... -
The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History by Colin McEvedy
RRP: £12.99£9.09The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., it is one of the most successful of the... -
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood
RRP: £12.99£9.09This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of... -
Philip V of Macedon in Polybius' Histories: Politics, History, and Fiction by Emma Nicholson 9780192866769
RRP: £100.00£90.50Philip V of Macedon in Polybius' Histories: Politics, History, and Fiction offers a historiographical and literary study of Polybius' portrait of Philip V and aims to advance our knowledge of both the Macedonian king and the historian. It takes a... -
Athens: A History of the World's First Democracy by Thomas N. Mitchell
RRP: £13.99£12.81A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every... -
OCR Classical Civilisation A Level Components 31 and 34: Greek Religion and Democracy and the Athenians by Athina Mitropoulos
RRP: £14.99£13.54This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers Components 31 and 34 from the 'Beliefs and Ideas' Component Group: Greek Religion by Athina Mitropoulos and... -
Groovy Greeks (newspaper edition) by Terry Deary 9780702312410
RRP: £6.99£4.64Discover all the foul facts about the history of the mythological land with history's most horrible headlines: Greek edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the Groovy Greeks. From why girls... -
Callanish and Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides: And Other Megalithic Sites of the Outer Hebrides by Gerald Ponting 9781904263081
RRP: £5.99£4.11On the remote north-western Isle of Lewis stands one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in the world, a stone circle forming part of a huge Celtic Cross, built over four thousand years ago. Behold Callanish! This small book, packed with fine... -
Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language by Peter Jones
RRP: £10.99£7.32Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that... -
Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction by Trevor Bryce
RRP: £8.99£6.45The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly... -
Byzantium: The Apogee by John Julius Norwich
RRP: £16.99£12.28In Byzantium: The Early Centuries John Julius Norwich told the epic tale of the Roman Empire's second capital up to Christmas Day AD 800 - when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as a rival emperor. This second volume of his magnificent history covers the... -
The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss 9780753826980
RRP: £9.99£6.48The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator.Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who started a prison breakout with 74 men, armed with kitchen knives. It grew into a full scale rebellion... -
Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther: Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
RRP: £24.99£20.44A Spectator 2023 Book of the Year Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an... -
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes 9781529089486
RRP: £20.00£14.29Get ready to meet the goddesses.In Divine Might, Natalie Haynes, the bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora's Jar, introduces us to the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it's time to look... -
OCR Classical Civilisation AS and A Level Component 11: The World of the Hero by Sally Knights
£17.41This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specifications for AS and A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers all three options for Component 11: World of the Hero (Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's... -
Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery by Honor Cargill-Martin
RRP: £27.99£19.61This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. The scandalous image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless and sexually insatiable schemer, derived from the work... -
Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock
RRP: £12.99£9.09From the bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, and creator of the explosive Netflix series, Ancient Apocalypse____________________________________'Supernatural: of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws.''As... -
Hesiod and Theognis by Hesiod
RRP: £9.99£7.11Together the poetry of Hesiod and Theognis offers a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece. Hesiod's Theogoney (c. 725 BCE) is a powerful creation myth: an epic, bloody tale of dark forces, sex and violence, tracing the history of... -
The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
RRP: £14.99£10.95AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an...