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The Cults of the Roman Empire by Robert Turcan 9780631200475
RRP: £33.95£30.38This book is about the multiplicity of gods and religions that characterized the Roman world before Constantine. It was not the noble gods such as Jove, Apollo and Diana, who were crucial to the lives of the common people in the empire, bur gods of an... -
House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: Excavations in the Casa del Chirurgo (VI 1, 9-10.23) by Michael Anderson 9781785707285
£84.44The House of the Surgeon represents the first major publication of an important series of excavations undertaken by the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii (1994-2006) at the ancient city of Pompeii in a city block known as Insula VI 1. This is one of the... -
Ancient Theatre and Performance Culture Around the Black Sea by David Braund
RRP: £90.00£82.03This is the first study of ancient theatre and performance around the coasts of the Black Sea. It brings together key specialists around the region with well-established international scholars on theatre and the Black Sea, from a wide range of... -
The Ancient Mariners: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. - Second Edition by Lionel Casson 9780691014777
£32.66Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition... -
De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs): the Classic Treatise on Warfare at the Pinnacle of the Roman Empire's Power by Flavius Vegetius Renatus 9780857068200
£17.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857068200Author Flavius Vegetius RenatusFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 281g -
Tacitus Historiae by C. D. Fisher 9780198146346
£37.80Tacitus HistoriaeBook InformationISBN 9780198146346Author C. D. FisherFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressDimensions(mm) 194mm * 129mm * 21mm -
69 AD: The Year of Four Emperors by Gwyn Morgan 9780195315899
RRP: £14.99£11.43The Year of Four Emperors, so the ancient sources assure us, was one of the most chaotic, violent and frightening periods in all Roman history: a time of assassinations and civil wars, of armies so out of control that they had no qualms about occupying... -
Thutmose III: The Military Biography of Egypt's Greatest Warrior King by Professor Richard A. Gabriel 9781597973731
RRP: £29.99£22.67In the course of his thirty-two-year reign over ancient Egypt, Thutmose III fought an impressive seventeen campaigns. He fought more battles over a longer period of time and experienced more victories than Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar did... -
Claudius by Barbara Levick
RRP: £39.99£35.06Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech... -
Literacy and Power in the Ancient World by Alan K. Bowman 9780521587365
RRP: £39.99£33.26This collection attempts to set the study of literacy in the ancient world in the wider contexts of the debates among anthropologists over the impact of writing on society. Was writing a revolutionary innovation, prompting or participating in social... -
Roman History: v. 4 by Cassius Cocceianus Dio
RRP: £24.95£24.54A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus.Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150-235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome, entered the Senate, and... -
Roman History: v. 5 by Cassius Cocceianus Dio
RRP: £24.95£24.54A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus.Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150-235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome, entered the Senate, and... -
Sex and Sexuality in Classical Athens by James Robson
RRP: £29.99£27.79This book offers a broad look at the sex lives and sexual beliefs of ancient Athenians 479-323 BCE. Within each of the five chapters James Robson focuses on a key area of the sexual life of the Athenians - Marriage, Same-Sex Relationships, Prostitution,... -
Doing Archaeology: A Subject Guide for Students by Donald Henson
RRP: £19.99£17.69Covering archaeology from a range of angles, incorporating history, major themes, theories and methods, Doing Archaeology provides a firm grounding for anyone interested in learning more about the discipline. Throughout the book, key information is... -
Nemesius: On the Nature of Man by Philip J. van der Eijk
£32.94Nemesius' treatise On the Nature of Man is an important text for historians of ancient thought, not only as a much-quarried source of evidence for earlier works now lost, but also as an indication of intellectual life in the late fourth century AD. The... -
Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire by Fik Meijer 9780801896972
£31.01A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great pomp and circumstance as opposing fans hurl insults at one another and... -
The Stoic Theory of Beauty by Aiste Celkyte 9781474461627
RRP: £20.99£19.25Aist? ?elkyt? shows us that Stoic views about beauty were robust and compelling. She examines the ways in which the Stoics used aesthetic vocabulary in their arguments to demonstrate that aesthetic concepts played an important role in their philosophy... -
Horace: Odes IV and Carmen Saeculare by Horace 9780521587662
RRP: £29.99£26.67The Carmen Saeculare was composed and published in 17 BCE as Horace was returning to the genre of lyric which he had abandoned six years earlier; the fourth book of Odes is in part a response to this poem, the only commissioned poem we know from the... -
Pharaoh by David Gibbins
RRP: £9.99£6.80Fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler will love the thrilling new Jack Howard action adventure from Sunday Times bestseller David Gibbins. 1351 BC: Akhenaten the Sun-Pharaoh rules supreme in Egypt...until the day he casts off his crown and mysteriously... -
From Mummies to Microchips: A Case-Study in Effective Online Teaching Developed at the University of Manchester by Joyce Tyldesley
RRP: £21.99£19.34This volume offers a detailed case study of the internationally acclaimed online programmes in Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK. It distils over a decade of online teaching experience and student feedback, providing guidance for instructors... -
Redeeming the Text: Latin Poetry and the Hermeneutics of Reception by Charles Martindale
RRP: £28.99£24.42This book applies some of the procedures of modern critical theory (in particular reception-theory, deconstruction, theories of dialogue and the hermeneutics associated with the German philosopher Gadamer) to the interpretation of Latin poetry. Charles... -
Ancient Greek Divination by Sarah Iles Johnston
RRP: £26.95£23.43The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods. Offers in-depth discussions of oracles,... -
The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece by John J. Winkler
RRP: £39.99£35.06For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the "position of women" in classical Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves? Using methods developed from feminist anthropology, Winkler steps back... -
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £18.00£11.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400078851Author Paul CartledgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography by Marc van de Mieroop 9781405126601
RRP: £32.95£29.14This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments. Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom. Draws on the King's own... -
Latin Historians by C. S. Kraus 9780199222933
RRP: £21.99£18.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780199222933Author C. S. KrausFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 233g -
Caithness Archaeology: Aspects of Prehistory by A. Heald
RRP: £16.99£15.11Caithness, the most northerly county in mainland Britain, is one of the richest cultural landscapes in Europe. The relative geographical isolation of the area, traditional landholding and the survival of large estates, combined with the use of flagstone... -
Summer Farms: Seasonal Exploitation of the Uplands from Prehistory to the Present by John Collis 9780906090558
RRP: £100.00£46.58Summer farms occur throughout the world where there are rich pastures that can only be utilised for part of the year, mainly because they are under snow and ice during the winter. In Europe transhumance is often a major event when the cattle and other... -
The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation by Gabor Betegh 9780521047395
RRP: £50.99£43.42This is a comprehensive study of the Derveni Papyrus. The papyrus, found in 1962 near Thessaloniki, is not only one of the oldest surviving Greek papyri but is also considered by scholars as a document of primary importance for a better understanding of... -
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge 9781468316063
RRP: £30.00£18.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468316063Author Paul CartledgeFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. Abrams -
Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander: The Evidence by Joseph Roisman
RRP: £33.95£31.58With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great. New translations of original sources are contextualized by... -
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology by Professor David K Pettegrew
£49.39The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology brings together expert work by leading scholars of the archaeology of Early Christianity and the Roman world in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The thirty-four contributions to this volume... -
Cyril of Jerusalem by Edward Yarnold
RRP: £37.99£33.38Cyril was bishop in Jerusalem from c350-351 AD until 386 AD. His writings are an important source for the history of early Christian doctrine. This book provides full English translations, with explanatory commentary, of his most important works. The... -
The Realness of Things Past: Ancient Greece and Ontological History by Greg Anderson 9780190886646
RRP: £96.00£61.85The Realness of Things Past proposes a new paradigm of historical practice. It questions the way we conventionally historicize the experiences of non-modern peoples, western and non-western, and makes the case for an alternative. It shows how our... -
Animals in Greek and Roman Thought: A Sourcebook by Stephen T. Newmyer
RRP: £37.99£33.38Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From... -
Ennius' Annals: Poetry and History by Cynthia Damon 9781108723169
RRP: £27.99£25.65In the context of recent challenges to long-standing assumptions about the nature of Ennius' Annals and the editorial methods appropriate to the poem's fragmentary remains, this volume seeks to move Ennian studies forward on three axes. First, a... -
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks by Robert Garland 9781624661297
RRP: £18.99£15.67Significantly expanded and updated in light of the most recent scholarship, the second edition of Garland's engaging introduction to ancient Greek society brings this world vividly to life--and, in doing so, explores the perspectives and morals of... -
Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers by P. J. Casey 9780300060621
£44.98Between A.D. 286 and 296, the Gallo-Roman military commander Carausius and his successor Allectus ruled Roman Britain, forming a renegade government there that threatened the stability of the Roman Empire. Constantius Chlorus eventually suppressed this... -
Justin's Epitome of the Philippic Histories: : extracted from Gn us Pompeius Trogus by Justin 9780999140116
£15.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999140116Author JustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint Sophron EditorPublisher Sophron EditorWeight(grams) 499g -
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World before and after Jesus by Thomas Cahill 9780385483728
RRP: £20.00£12.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385483728Author Thomas CahillFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...