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Ancient Greece: Everyday Life in the Birthplace of Western Civilization by Robert Garland 9781454909088
RRP: £15.99£11.33Ancient Greece comes alive in this vibrant portrait of the daily lives of ordinary people: men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. Robert Garland presents a wealth of fascinating, sometimes surprising information... -
A Companion to Roman Britain by Malcolm Todd 9781405156813
RRP: £39.95£35.44This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman BritainBrings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates... -
Out of Our Minds: What We Think and How We Came to Think It by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto 9781786077851
RRP: £12.99£8.18'Immensely learned and ambitious...seam-bursting eclecticism and polymathic brio... This is by any standards a significant book and its author deserves high praise.' Literary Review To imagine - to see that which is not there - is the... -
The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword by M. C. Bishop
RRP: £15.99£11.61One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena. Literary sources tell of the terror it inspired, while archaeological evidence of wounds inflicted is testament to its deadly effect. By... -
Armies of the Roman Republic 264-30 BC: History, Organization and Equipment by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £25.00£17.62The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges. In 264 the Romans were pitted against the might of Carthage in the first of the three Punic Wars, which would push Rome to the brink but end with the... -
Early Roman Warfare: From the Regal Period to the First Punic War by Jeremy Armstrong 9781781592540
RRP: £19.99£6.99While copious amounts have been written about the Roman army, most study has focussed on the later Republic or the Imperial period when the legionary system was already well-developed. Here Dr. Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome's military... -
A Brief History of Roman Britain by Joan P. Alcock
RRP: £10.99£7.40In BC 55 Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until AD 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. For the next 400... -
The Greeks: History, Culture, and Society by Ian Morris 9780197586891
RRP: £62.99£57.18In The Greeks, Ian Morris and Barry B. Powell try to see ancient Greece as a whole: not just a narrative of events or an overview of culture, but history and culture taken together. From ancient Greece comes the modern conviction that through open... -
Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World by John Baines 9781800500266
RRP: £35.00£33.49Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World offers linked essays on uses of the past in prominent and diverse cultures in ancient civilizations across the world. The contributors are leading experts in Ancient Near Eastern... -
The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Biology by Sophia M. Connell
RRP: £26.99£25.45Aristotle's voluminous writings on animals have often been marginalised in the history of philosophy. Providing the first full-length comprehensive account of Aristotle's biology, its background, content and influence, this Companion situates his study... -
Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527-1071 by Brian Todd Carey
RRP: £14.99£10.95In August 1071, the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenese led out a powerful army in an attempt to roll back Seljuk Turkish incursions into the Anatolian heartland of the Empire. Outmanoeuvred by the Turkish sultan, Alp Arslan, Romanus was forced to... -
Norse Mythology: The Heroes, Gods, Sagas, Beliefs, and Rituals of Nordic Mythology by Oliver Laine 9781548281465
RRP: £7.99£6.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781548281465Author Oliver LaineFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Gordian III and Philip the Arab: The Roman Empire at a Crossroads by Ilkka Syvanne 9781526786753
RRP: £25.00£17.62Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BCE by Matt Waters
RRP: £26.99£26.43The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r.522-486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the western Himalayas to northeast Africa. In this book,... -
Running The Roman Home by Alexandra Croom 9780752465173
RRP: £22.50£16.43Running of the Roman Home explores the real 'every-day' life of the Romans and the effort required to run a Roman household. It considers the three elements of housework - supply, maintenance and disposal.It is divided into sections on how the Romans... -
The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert K. Ritner
RRP: £42.00£39.89To date, no comprehensive treatment of Egyptian magic has focused on the practice of the magician. Both general studies and textual publications have emphasized instead the religious elements in the contents of recited spells, while the accompanying... -
The Making of Late Antiquity by Peter Brown 9780674543218
RRP: £28.95£22.44Peter Brown presents a masterly history of Roman society in the second, third, and fourth centuries. Brown interprets the changes in social patterns and religious thought, breaking away from conventional modern images of the period.About the AuthorPeter... -
In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire by Robert G. Hoyland
RRP: £21.99£19.44In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far... -
Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice by Markham J. Geller
RRP: £24.95£21.78Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. Represents the first... -
The Road to Geometry: How Euclid's Elements Built the World by Benjamin Wardhaugh
£7.69 - £16.83Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics - often hailed as the world's first textbook - shaped two thousand years of art,... -
The Roman Occupation of Britain and its Legacy by Rupert Jackson
RRP: £31.99£28.78This book tells the fascinating story of Roman Britain, beginning with the late pre-Roman Iron Age and ending with the province's independence from Roman rule in AD 409. Incorporating for the first time the most recent archaeological discoveries from... -
Hadrian's Wall: Everyday Life on a Roman Frontier by Patricia Southern
RRP: £12.99£8.48Hadrian's Wall is a major World Heritage site, set in stunning countryside in Cumbria and Northumberland, where the Wall and its forts are the most visited Roman remains in Britain. It runs through the narrow gap across the Pennines between the Solway... -
Writings from Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered'In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a... -
The Cambridge Companion to Horace by Stephen Harrison
RRP: £30.99£29.75Horace is a central author in Latin literature. His work spans a wide range of genres, from iambus to satire, and odes to literary epistle, and he is just as much at home writing about love and wine as he is about philosophy and literary criticism. He... -
Roman Law and the Legal World of the Romans by Andrew M. Riggsby
RRP: £29.99£25.45In this book, Andrew Riggsby offers a survey of the main areas of Roman law, both substantive and procedural, and how the legal world interacted with the rest of Roman life. Emphasising basic concepts, he recounts its historical development and focuses... -
The Augustinian nunnery of St Mary Clerkenwell, London by Barney Sloane 9781901992045
RRP: £27.00£22.85The development of the nunnery site is revealed in this study - from evidence for Iron Age occupation, the nunnery's foundation in 1144 and the expansion of the early convent, through to its conversion in the 16th and 17th centuries to a close of large... -
A Search In Secret Egypt by Paul Brunton
RRP: £17.99£12.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583949818Author Paul BruntonFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Evolution of a Taboo: Pigs and People in the Ancient Near East by Max Price
RRP: £29.49£23.25Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East. Their story, from domestication to taboo, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and religious studies scholars for decades. Rejecting simple explanations, this book... -
Hot Fat by Russell Alford 9781999379919
RRP: £13.00£8.67Russell Alford and Patrick Hanlon are fried food aficionados - they are absolutely obsessed with anything that can be put in a deep fryer or a pot full of dripping. They've taken familiar favourites, chipper classics and the flavours we can't get enough... -
Early Aegean Warrior 5000–1450 BC by Dr Raffaele D’Amato 9781780968582
RRP: £14.99£12.55The mainland and islands of Greece were extensively settled by peoples moving from Asia Minor in c.5000 BC, while a further wave in c.5000 BC introduced bronze-working to the region. It is form this point on that it is possible to discern a distinct... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers by Vicki Cummings 9780198831044
£45.91For more than a century, the study of hunting and gathering societies has been central to the development of both archaeology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and has also generated widespread public interest and debate. The Oxford Handbook of... -
Xenophon's Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War by Larry Hedrick
£12.31In 1906, a stilted English translation of "Xenophon of Athens", story about Cyrus the Great's military campaigns was published. Now, a century later, a much more accessible edition of one of history's most extraordinary and successful leaders is emerging... -
The Two Eyes of the Earth: Art and Ritual of Kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran by Matthew P. Canepa 9780520294837
RRP: £30.00£23.22This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Bridging the... -
Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel: When Archaeology and the Bible Intersect by William G. Dever 9780802867018
RRP: £23.99£15.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802867018Author William G. DeverFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing... -
Delphi by Manolis Andronicos 9789602130339
RRP: £14.99£12.55Delphi is part of the volume entitled "treasures of the Greek Museums" which introduces the reader to the priceless works of art housed in the museums of Greece. The texts, written by experts, furnish details of the historical and cultural context of... -
Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology by Apollodorus 9780872208209
RRP: £17.99£14.58By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's... -
Prehistory in the Peak by Mark Edmonds
RRP: £17.99£13.73Anyone who lives in Derbyshire or has walked in the Peak District will have marvelled at the rich variety of prehistoric remains: how and why did our remote ancestors choose to live in this seemingly wild and inhospitable. Arranging the text around a... -
Macedonian Phalangite vs Persian Warrior by Dr Murray Dahm
RRP: £13.99£9.75In August 334 BC, Alexander the Great invaded the Persian Empire and systematically set about its conquest. At the core of Alexander's army were 10,000 members of the phalanx, the phalangites. Armed with a long pike and fighting in formations up to 16... -
Electras: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides by Michael Davis 9781587312083
RRP: £16.00£15.77Michael Davis revisits questions of interpretation in Greek tragedy emerging in the thought of the late Seth Benardete. While this is not the book Benardete would have written, it wrestles with problems that bear his indelible mark. In the extant... -
The Library: v. 2 by Apollodorus
RRP: £24.95£23.74Antiquity's most influential mythological handbook.The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in clear and unaffected style, the compendium faithfully follows the Greek literary...