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Corruption and the Decline of Rome by Ramsay MacMullen 9780300047998
£34.00Prominent historian Ramsay MacMullen here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. MacMullen argues that a key factor in Rome's fall was the steady loss of focus and control over government as its aims were thwarted for private gain by... -
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... -
Barbarians: Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: £25.00£22.19'And now what will become of us without barbarians?Those people were a sort of solution.' 'Waiting for the Barbarians' C. P. CavafyHistory is written by the victors, and Rome had some very eloquent historians. Those the Romans regarded as barbarians left... -
The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant 9780306821332
£21.23More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard... -
Etruscan Civilisation - A Cultural History by Sybille Haynes 9780892366002
RRP: £45.00£38.63This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilization, from its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C., combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh... -
Homer: Iliad Book XVIII by Homer
RRP: £26.99£23.44Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. It describes the reaction of the hero Achilles to the death of his closest friend, and his decision to re-enter the conflict even though it means he will lose his own... -
Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside: New Perspectives and Controversies by Martin Henig
RRP: £58.00£57.67Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside had its genesis in a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 and brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as 'villas', mainly in Roman Britain,... -
Greek & Roman Myths & Legends by Hélène Adeline Guerber 9781398835061
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398835061Author H. A. GuerberFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
The Hellenistic Far East: Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia by Rachel Mairs 9780520292468
RRP: £30.00£23.29In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century B.C., Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central Asia, through Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) and into India. Over the next three hundred years, these... -
Power and Privilege in Roman Society by Richard Duncan-Jones 9781107149793
RRP: £61.00£54.64How far were appointments in the Roman Empire based on merit? Did experience matter? What difference did social rank make? This innovative study of the Principate examines the career outcomes of senators and knights by social category. Contrasting... -
Sparta's Second Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 446-418 B.C. by Paul Anthony Rahe
RRP: £32.50£27.55The latest volume in Paul Rahe's expansive history of Sparta's response to the challenges posed to its grand strategy"Paul Rahe stands out as one of the world's leading scholars on the Peloponnesian War. His latest volume on Sparta's protracted struggle... -
The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino: Understanding the Roman Games by Jerry Toner
RRP: £21.00£18.67The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus' passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess... -
Plautus: Menaechmi by Plautus 9780521349703
RRP: £26.99£23.44Menaechmi is one of Plautus' liveliest and most entertaining comedies, the main inspiration for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Dr Gratwick's edition brings new light to bear on the interpretation of the play and on Plautus' place in the development... -
Egypt of the Saite Pharaohs, 664-525 Bc by Roger Forshaw 9781526155788
RRP: £25.00£21.79In the 660s BC Egypt was a politically fragmented and occupied country. However, this was to change when a family of local rulers from the city of Sais declared independence from the Assyrian Empire, and in a few short years succeeded in bringing about... -
Agathokles of Syracuse: Sicilian Tyrant and Hellenistic King by Christopher de Lisle 9780198861720
RRP: £115.00£103.88Agathokles of Syracuse ruled large areas of Sicily and southern Italy between 317 and 289 BC. In this book, Christopher de Lisle argues that Agathokles was an important player in the Mediterranean world at a key moment in its history. Agathokles' career... -
Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome by Arthur M. Eckstein 9780520259928
RRP: £30.00£23.69This ground-breaking study is the first to employ modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. Arthur M. Eckstein challenges claims that Rome was an... -
Postclassicisms by The Postclassicisms Collective
RRP: £28.00£27.39Made up of nine prominent scholars from three continents, The Postclassicisms Collective aims to map a space for theorizing and reflecting on the values attributed to antiquity. The product of these reflections, Postclassicisms takes up a set of... -
Roman History, Volume IV: Civil Wars, Books 1-2 by Appian
RRP: £24.95£23.88Rome's internal conflicts, from the Gracchi to the Empire.Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War... -
Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom by Mary P. Nichols
RRP: £48.00£41.72In Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom, Mary P. Nichols argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides' thought. Through her close reading of his History of the Peloponnesian War, she explores the manifestations of this theme. Cities... -
Anabasis (The Persian Expedition) by Xenophon 9781420964912
£9.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420964912Author XenophonFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Digireads.comPublisher Digireads.comWeight(grams) 240g -
The Lalibela Handbook: A Guide to the 13th Century Rock Sanctuaries in Ethiopia, Understanding their Features and Mystical Meaning by Damien Pryor 9780958134194
RRP: £12.99£11.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958134194Author Damien PryorFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Threshold PublishingPublisher Threshold Publishing -
Argonauts of the Desert: Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible by Philippe Wajdenbaum 9780367872168
RRP: £39.99£35.06'Argonauts of the Desert' presents a revolutionary new commentary on the Bible and its origins, arguing that most biblical stories and laws were inspired by Greek literature. From Genesis to Kings, the books of the Bible may have been written by a single... -
Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt by Jon Manchip White 9780486425108
RRP: £10.99£7.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486425108Author Jon Manchip WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Emperors and Gladiators by Thomas Wiedemann
RRP: £43.99£38.44Of all aspects of Roman culture, the gladiatorial contests for which the Romans built their amphitheatres are at once the most fascinating and the most difficult for us to come to terms with. They have been seen variously as sacrifices to the gods or, at... -
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers? by Graeme Barker 9780199559954
RRP: £63.00£52.81The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive... -
War in the Hellenistic World: A Social and Cultural History by Prof. Dr. Angelos Chaniotis 9780631226086
RRP: £33.95£29.98Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world. An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world. Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena... -
A History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk. 7-8 by Thucydides
RRP: £24.95£23.39Classic political realism.Thucydides of Athens was born about 471 BC. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague that ... -
The Romans in 100 Facts by Jem Duducu
RRP: £8.99£6.02The Roman Empire is one of the most famous civilisations in history, and with good cause. Over a period spanning nearly 1,000 years, the Romans came, saw and conquered land after land. This book looks at Roman history from the foundation to collapse of... -
The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy by Walter Scheidel 9780521726887
RRP: £34.99£27.80This book offers readers a comprehensive and innovative introduction to the economy of the Roman Empire. Focusing on the principal determinants, features and consequences of Roman economic development and integrating additional web-based materials, it is... -
The Roman Near East: 31 BC-AD 337 by Fergus Millar 9780674778863
£44.95From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was... -
Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World by III Radcliffe G. G. Edmonds III 9780691156934
RRP: £42.00£33.44An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman worldWhat did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also use it to try to influence the world around them? In... -
Pre-Sargonic Period: (2700-2350 Bc) by Douglas Frayne 9781487545130
RRP: £47.00£42.15The book Presargonic Period (2700-2350 BC) provides editions of all known royal inscriptions of kings who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia down to the advent of King Sargon of Akkad. Most of the inscriptions come from the city states of Lagsh and Umma;... -
The Politics of Association in Hellenistic Rhodes by Christian A Thomsen
RRP: £20.99£19.25Christian Thomsen offers a study of political institutions on the island state of Rhodes an important power in the eastern Mediterranean and the first city of the Hellenistic world. Using Aristotle's notion of the polis as an 'association of... -
The Path to the New Hermopolis: The History, Philosophy, and Future of the City of Hermes by Mervat Nasser 9780995124509
RRP: £15.00£13.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995124509Author Mervat NasserFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Rubedo PressPublisher Rubedo PressWeight(grams) 177g -
Attila the Hun: A Captivating Guide to the Ruler of the Huns and His Invasions of the Roman Empire by Captivating History 9781950924592
RRP: £29.99£9.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950924592Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 58Imprint Ch PublicationsPublisher Ch PublicationsWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
The Essential Thucydides: On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: Selections from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
RRP: £16.99£14.13Thucydides was the first ancient Greek historian to double as a social scientist. He set out to understand human events entirely in human terms, without recourse to myth. He sought to know why people go to war and how they are affected by its violence... -
Marathon Fighters and Men of Maple: Ancient Acharnai by Danielle L. Kellogg 9780199645794
£98.42In ancient Athenian democracy there were one hundred and thirty-nine official demes, or recognized population centres, which formed the foundation of the political system introduced by Kleisthenes in 508/7 BC. Enrolment in one of these demes was a... -
The Origins of Greek Civilization: 1100-650 B.C. by Chester G. Starr 9780393307795
RRP: £24.00£20.43When the great citadel of Mycenae, then the center of the Aegean world, went up in flames about 1100 B.C., what followed was a "dark age" that left no written records. But rich archaeological records show conclusively that there was a radical... -
Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £37.99£33.38In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited... -
The Archaeology and Early History of the Channel Islands by Heather Sebire 9780752434490
RRP: £22.50£16.79A complete survey of the archaeology of the islands from prehistoric times, through the Roman and medieval periods, down to the present day. There will also be an annotated gazetteer of museums and sites to see.About the AuthorHeather Sabire is...