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The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628 by Geoffrey Greatrex
RRP: $105.28$91.40Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in... -
Virgil: Aeneid Book XI by Scott McGill 9781107416789
RRP: $44.83$39.21Virgil's Aeneid XI is an important, yet sometimes overlooked, book which covers the funerals following the fierce fighting in Book X and a council of the Latins before they and the Trojans resume battle after the end of the truce. This edition contains a... -
A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones
RRP: $113.10$51.36In 1901 divers salvaging antiquities from a Hellenistic shipwreck serendipitously recovered the shattered and corroded remains of an ancient Greek gear-driven device, now known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Since its discovery, scholars relying on direct... -
The Little Book of Kent by Alex Tulloch 9780752458342
$22.52The 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 Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy by Paul Anthony Rahe
RRP: $53.63$44.64An 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... -
The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet by Tamas Mekis
$108.69The 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... -
Works: v. 7 by Demosthenes
$45.61The preeminent orator of ancient Athens.Demosthenes (384-322 BC), orator at Athens, was a pleader in law courts who later became also a statesman, champion of the past greatness of his city and the present resistance of Greece to Philip of Macedon's... -
The Roman History: From Romulus and the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius by Velleius Paterculus 9781603845915
$27.55This 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... -
War and Trade with the Pharaohs: An Archaeological Study of Ancient Egypt's Foreign Relations by Garry J. Shaw
RRP: $38.98$28.63The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies - people from Nubia, Libya and the Levant - or crushing them beneath his chariot. Officially,... -
Old Testament Warriors: The Clash of Cultures in the Ancient Near East by Simon Elliott
RRP: $39.00$27.87The 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... -
Suetonius: Vol 1 by Suetonius
$45.61Antiquity's imperial biographer par excellence.Suetonius (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, born ca. AD 70), son of a military tribune, was at first an advocate and a teacher of rhetoric, but later became the emperor Hadrian's private secretary, 119-121. He... -
The Etruscans: The History and Culture of the Ancient Italian Civilization that Preceded the Romans by Charles River Editors 9781516856572
RRP: $19.97$16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781516856572Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The World of Odysseus by Professor M I Finley
RRP: $33.05$19.50Apologies 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)... -
A History of the Roman Republic by Klaus Bringmann 9780745633718
RRP: $48.73$42.53In this new and authoritative history of the Roman republic, distinguished historian Klaus Bringmann traces the rise of a small city state near the Tiber estuary into a power that controlled the Italian peninsula and created the final Empire of... -
Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen by Jane Draycott
RRP: $54.58$48.11The 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... -
Galen: A Thinking Doctor in Imperial Rome by Vivian Nutton
RRP: $66.28$58.50This volume offers a comprehensive biography of the Roman physician Galen, and explores his activities and ideas as a doctor and intellectual, as well as his reception in later centuries. Nutton's wide-ranging study surveys Galen's early life and medical... -
Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days by Tudor Times 9781913134891
RRP: $29.25$21.37Apologies 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 -
Mutina 43 BC by Nic Fields
RRP: $29.23$21.35In 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... -
Humanology: A Scientist's Guide to our Amazing Existence by Luke O'Neill
RRP: $54.58$40.19Taking us on an incredible journey across centuries and galaxies, accompanied by his characteristic wit, Professor Luke O'Neill explains how it all began, how it all will end and everything in between. Readers will benefit from Luke's insatiable... -
Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton 9781032282824
RRP: $74.08$65.09The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade.This revised volume... -
Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden
RRP: $69.21$50.41In 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: $39.00$22.72'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... -
The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology versus History by Hoffmann, Birgitta 9781526756633
RRP: $29.23$21.35The 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... -
The Romans in Scotland and The Battle of Mons Graupius by Simon Forder
RRP: $21.43$14.14In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain to pacify the Caledonian tribesmen. For seven years, the Romans campaigned across what is now Scotland. In AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius, where... -
Virgil: Eclogues by Virgil
RRP: $52.63$45.71Pastoral 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... -
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity by Paul Strathern
RRP: $48.75$31.94'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... -
Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations by Martin Goodman
RRP: $37.03$26.54In Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations, Martin Goodman explores the history of a titanic struggle whose repercussions are still felt today. In 70CE, after four years of Jewish rebellion, Roman legions devastated the great city of... -
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 by Paul-Alain Beaulieu
RRP: $62.30$55.17Provides 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... -
Greek Unseen Translation by Dr John Taylor 9781350336179
RRP: $37.03$32.96This is a useful collection of 130 passages from Greek authors, ideal for students from pre-GCSE to A Level. Part 1 contains ten passages for the new Intermediate Certificate and twenty at GCSE level. Part 2 contains thirty lightly adapted post-GCSE... -
The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Anon
$34.69Ancient Egyptians imagined the afterlife as a kind of journey you had to make to get to paradise - but it was quite a hazardous journey so you would need help along the way. So spells and magic formulas written on papyrus were placed in coffins and... -
Empress of Rome by Kate Quinn
RRP: $19.48$11.62'Fans of Philippa Gregory will be entranced. Kate Quinn's unforgettable third novel is a mesmerising story of passion, ambition and betrayal.' ELLEUnder its beloved Emperor Trajan, the Roman Eagle spreads its wings, advancing ever further into the... -
Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD by Peter Brown 9780691161778
$40.15Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual... -
Roman Britain's Pirate King: Carausius, Constantius Chlorus and the Fourth Roman Invasion of Britain by Elliott, Simon 9781399094368
RRP: $42.90$27.90In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain's regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and English Channel were over-run by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of Britain, and the... -
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece by Josiah Ober 9780691173146
$26.62Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly... -
Londinium: A Biography: Roman London from its Origins to the Fifth Century by Richard Hingley
RRP: $56.53$51.13*** Winner of the PROSE Award (2019) for Classics *** This major new work on Roman London brings together the many new discoveries of the last generation and provides a detailed overview of the city from before its foundation in the first century to... -
Tollund Man by Christian Fischer 9780752486352
$32.06On May 6, 1950, Viggo and Emil Hojgaard from the small village of Tollund were cutting mud to find peat for their stove in the Bjaeldskovdal peat bog, 12km west of Silkeborg, Denmark. As they worked, one of their wives noticed in the peat layer a corpse... -
The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East by Robert Drews
$54.09When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these... -
Roman Chester: Fortress at the Edge of the World by David Mason
$36.93Much of Roman Chester has been lost through post-Roman dismantling and `recycling' of building materials, though excavations over recent years have added substantially to our knowledge of the town known as Deva. In this companion volume to Chester:... -
Juvenal: Satire 6 by Juvenal 9780521671101
RRP: $50.68$44.09Juvenal's sixth Satire is a masterpiece of comic hyperbole, an outrageous rant against women and marriage which, in its breadth and density, represents the high point of the misogynistic literature of classical antiquity. The Introduction situates... -
The Frontiers of Imperial Rome by Breeze, David J 9781526760807
RRP: $29.23$22.64At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined...