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A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There by Dr Donald P. Ryan
RRP: £12.99£8.73Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt. While builders from the... -
The Routledge History of Disability by Roy Hanes
RRP: £43.99£38.84The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from the age of antiquity to the twenty-first century. Taking an international view of the subject, this wide-ranging collection shows that... -
On Ancient Warfare by Professor Richard A. Gabriel 9781526718457
£27.15Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century. He has written fifty-five books on the subject (before this one) and over three hundred published articles. These decades of scholarship are complemented by... -
Homer: Odyssey Books XIX and XX by Homer 9780521347600
RRP: £28.99£25.82The Odyssey, besides being one of the world's first and best adventure stories, is a poem of great subtlety, rich in irony and sophisticated characterisation. The poet's art is amply illustrated by books XIX and XX, in which Odysseus, disguised as a... -
Classical Literary Careers and their Reception by Philip Hardie 9780521762977
RRP: £90.00£67.65This is a wide-ranging collection of essays on ancient Roman literary careers and their reception in later European literature, with contributions by leading experts. Starting from the three major Roman models for constructing a literary career - Virgil... -
Orations. Other Fragments by Cato
RRP: £24.95£23.39Ancient Rome's original archconservative.M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman Republic, remains legendary for his political and military career, especially his staunch opposition to Carthage; his modest way... -
Cicero: Pro Milone by Thomas J. Keeline
RRP: £25.99£22.61The Pro Milone numbers among Cicero's most famous speeches. In it he defends his friend T. Annius Milo against the charge of murdering P. Clodius Pulcher, Cicero's own archenemy. Clodius' death, Milo's trial, and their aftermath consumed Roman public... -
Alexander The Great: Selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius by James Romm 9780872207271
RRP: £16.99£14.13Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of Alexander the Great still survive--Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius--this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in Alexander's life. The... -
Pro Caecina, etc. by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.39The ascending statesman.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius... -
Euripidean Polemic: The Trojan Women and the Function of Tragedy by Neil T. Croally 9780521041126
RRP: £48.99£41.07The book offers an interpretation of Euripides' The Trojan Women which issues from the argument that the function of Greek tragedy was to educate. The author demonstrates that the play performs its function by examining Athenian ideology. By making the... -
Greek Historical Inscriptions 478-404 BC by Robin Osborne
£41.47This volume is both a companion to the editors' Greek Historical Inscriptions, 404-323 BC, and a successor to the later part of the Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions to the End of the Fifth Century BC, edited by Russell Meiggs and David M. Lewis... -
Hellenica: Bks. 5-7 by Xenophon
RRP: £24.95£23.39A continuation of Thucydides.Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BC) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. After... -
Time and Temporality in the Ancient World by Ralph M. Rosen 9781931707671
RRP: £27.40£26.13Considering the topic of time in antiquity, juxtaposing cultures and societies, yields remarkable intersections, continuities, and discontinuities in the ways people have engaged with temporality. One of the most persistent dichotomies we find across... -
Lucan: De bello civili Book II by Lucan 9780521422413
RRP: £29.99£26.67In this edition Professor Fantham offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. Book II presents all three leading figures - Cato, Caesar and Pompey - in... -
Ishtar by Louise M. Pryke 9780367901103
RRP: £41.99£36.75Ishtar is the first book dedicated to providing an accessible analysis of the mythology and image of this complex goddess. The polarity of her nature is reflected in her role as goddess of sexual love and war, and has made her difficult to characterise... -
Constantine the Emperor by David Potter
RRP: £18.49£13.28No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues... -
The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395 by David S. Potter
RRP: £43.99£39.44The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion-Christianity. The book... -
The End of Roman Britain by Michael E. Jones
RRP: £32.00£24.96Among the provinces long occupied by Rome, Britain retained the slightest imprint of the invading civilization. To explain why this was true, Jones offers a lucid and thorough analysis of the economic, social, military, and environmental problems that... -
Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy by A. G. Long
RRP: £22.99£19.56Death and immortality played a central role in Greek and Roman thought, from Homer and early Greek philosophy to Marcus Aurelius. In this book A. G. Long explains the significance of death and immortality in ancient ethics, particularly Plato's... -
Castle to Fortress: Medieval to Post-Modern Fortifications in the Lands of the Former Roman Empire by Kaufmann, J E
RRP: £25.00£18.02Across western Europe the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later medieval period and then, in response to the development of gunpowder weapons, it underwent a fundamental change - from castle to fortress. This,... -
Variety: The Life of a Roman Concept by William Fitzgerald 9780226299495
RRP: £48.00£45.99The idea of variety may seem too diffuse, obvious, or nebulous to be worth scrutinizing, but modern usage masks the rich history of the term. This book examines the meaning, value, and practice of variety from the vantage point of Latin literature and... -
Moralia: v.13 by Plutarch
RRP: £24.95£23.39Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45-120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given... -
On Buildings by Procopius
RRP: £24.95£23.39Late antique architecture.Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the fifth century, became a lawyer. In AD 527 he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 ... -
Alexander the Great: A Reader by Ian Worthington
RRP: £45.99£40.53This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.The twelve thematic chapters... -
Virgil: The Aeneid by K. W. Gransden 9780521539807
RRP: £19.99£17.13The Aeneid is a landmark of literary narrative and poetic sensibility. This 2004 guide gives a full account of the historical setting and significance of Virgil's epic, and discusses the poet's use of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, as well as the most... -
Bandits in the Roman Empire: Myth and Reality by Thomas Grunewald
RRP: £53.99£46.87This wide-ranging and informative survey of 'outsider' groups in the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of Roman social history.Examining men such as as Viriatus, Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called latrones after... -
Greek Mathematical Works: Selections: v. 2: From Aristarchus to Pappus by I. Thomas 9780674993990
RRP: £24.95£23.39Elemental learning.The splendid achievement of Greek mathematics is here illustrated in two volumes of selected mathematical works. Volume I (LCL 335) contains the divisions of mathematics; mathematics in Greek education; calculation; arithmetical... -
Medieval Mercenaries by William Urban 9781848328549
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time, when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. Feudal oaths and local militias were more often than not incapable of... -
Mycenae: Agamemnon's Capital by Elizabeth French 9780752419510
RRP: £27.50£20.28Famous from ancient Greek literature as King Agamemnon's capital, Mycenae was the site of almost unbroken excavation during the 20th century, and this continues today. In presenting a full up-to-date account of the site and placing it in its geographical... -
Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary - History and Heritage by Sarah Court
RRP: £26.00£22.10This volume vividly recounts, for general readers, the Roman town of Herculaneum, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and uniquely preserved for nearly two thousand years. Initial chapters offer an engaging historical overview of the... -
Justinian II: The Roman Emperor Who Lost his Nose and his Throne and Regained Both by Peter Crawford
RRP: £30.00£21.35Justinian II became Roman emperor at a time when the Empire was beset by external enemies. His forces gained success against the Arabs and Bulgars but his religious and social policies fuelled internal opposition which resulted in him being deposed and... -
By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire by Ian Worthington 9780199929863
RRP: £30.49£21.68Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded... -
Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah
RRP: £8.99£6.52'A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin 'Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating' Claire Heywood, author of... -
Flame of Miletus: The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How It Changed the World) by John Freely 9781788312455
RRP: £12.99£9.79Miletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in the 6th century BC, that the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy sparked into life, setting in motion a chain of... -
The Greek Experience of India: From Alexander to the Indo-Greeks by Richard Stoneman 9780691154039
RRP: £40.00£32.53An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with India from the third to first centuries BCEWhen the Greeks and Macedonians in Alexander's army reached India in 326 BCE, they entered a new and strange world. They knew a few legends and... -
On the Natural Faculties by Galen
RRP: £24.95£23.39Antiquity's most prolific and influential medical writer and practitioner.If the work of Hippocrates is taken as representing the foundation upon which the edifice of historical Greek medicine was raised, then the work of Galen, who lived some six... -
The Emerald Tablet of Hermes by Hermes Trismegistus 9781609422325
£14.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609422325Author Hermes TrismegistusFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint FabPublisher FabWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm -
A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare: Reconstructing the Physical Experience of War in the Classical World by Conor Whately
RRP: £19.99£14.28How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be... -
Pocket Museum: Ancient Greece by David Michael Smith 9780500519585
RRP: £12.95£7.94Pocket Museum: Ancient Greece presents more than 200 objects currently housed in public collections around the world that offer both context and immediacy to the rich culture of Ancient Greece. From the bifacial hand tools of the Lower Palaeolithic to... -
The Oxford Handbook of Thucydides by Ryan Balot
£47.32The Oxford Handbook of Thucydides contains newly commissioned essays on Thucydides as an historian, thinker, and writer. It also features chapters on Thucydides' intellectual context and ancient reception. The creative juxtaposition of historical,...