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The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide by Tyler Lansford
RRP: $56.55$50.66Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006-a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls,... -
The Greek World 479-323 BC by Simon Hornblower
RRP: $85.78$75.74The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it up-to-date for... -
The Later Roman Empire: (a.D. 354-378) by Ammianus Marcellinus
RRP: $25.33$17.73Ammianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The Later Roman Empire chronicles a period of twenty-five years during Marcellinus' own lifetime, covering the reigns of Constantius,... -
Holy Wars: 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land by Gary L. Rashba 9781612001531
RRP: $29.23$18.25Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest iteration of an unending history of violence in the Holy Land-a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history involving forces from across the world... -
Complete Ancient Greek: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Ancient Greek, with Original Texts by Gavin Betts
RRP: $77.98$52.94Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Ancient Greek offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate the writings of... -
A People`s History of India 3A - The Age of Iron and the Religious Revolution, C. 700 - C. 350 BC by Krishna Mohan Shrimali
RRP: $33.13$26.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789382381730Author Krishna Mohan ShrimaliFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Tulika BooksPublisher Tulika BooksWeight(grams) 280gDimensions(mm) 243mm *... -
Bahriya Oasis: Recent Research into the Past of an Egyptian Oasis by Marek Dospel 9788073084578
RRP: $142.35$116.90Through its 14 chapters, this book presents the outcomes of the recent exploration of Bahriya, an Egyptian oasis located in the Western Desert about 350 km south-west of Cairo. Part I of the volume is devoted to the southern part of the Oasis (also known... -
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker
RRP: $29.23$21.35This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before -... -
The Hero by Lee Child 9780008361877
RRP: $11.68$8.15THE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMAN What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child... 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?' Karin... -
The Ancient Celts, Second Edition by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $48.75$36.31Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were famous throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World. They were the archetypal barbarians from the north and were feared by both Greeks and Romans. For two and a half thousand years they have continued... -
The Oxford History of Byzantium by Cyril Mango
RRP: $41.91$31.75The Oxford History of Byzantium is the only history to provide in concise form detailed coverage of Byzantium from its Roman beginnings to the fall of Constantinople and assimilation into the Turkish Empire. Lively essays and beautiful illustrations... -
Flint Knapping: A Guide to Making Your Own Stone Age Toolkit by Robert Turner 9780752488745
RRP: $29.23$22.00Flint knapping, which is the shaping of flint or other fracturing stone to manufacture tools, was one of the primary skills used for survival by our prehistoric ancestors. Early mankind once made and used these implements on a daily basis to hunt,... -
Guide to Greece: Southern Greece by Pausanias
RRP: $29.23$21.35Written by a Greek traveller in the second century ad for a principally Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is a comprehensive, extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook for tourists of the age. Concentrating on buildings, tombs and... -
In Defence of the Republic by Cicero
RRP: $21.43$15.15Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history. Even one of the men who authorized his assassination, the Emperor Octavian, admitted to his grandson that Cicero was: 'an eloquent man, my boy, eloquent and a lover of his country'... -
Guide to Greece: Central Greece by Pausanias
RRP: $29.23$21.35Written in the second century AD by a Greek traveller for a predominantly Roman audience, Pausanias' Guide to Greece is an extraordinarily literate and well-informed guidebook. A study of buildings, traditions and myth, it describes with precision and... -
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw
RRP: $27.28$19.01The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the stone age to the Roman conquest. The story of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans makes... -
The Rise And Fall of Athens by Plutarch 9780140449051
RRP: $33.13$23.95Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal workWhat makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine... -
Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-on Guide by Christina Riggs
RRP: $29.23$19.11In the ancient world the magicians of Egypt were considered the best. But was magic harmless fun, heartfelt hope, or something darker? Whether you needed a love charm, a chat with your dead wife, or the ability to fly like a bird, an Egyptian magician... -
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli 9780241635049
RRP: $33.13$23.95A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Anaximander is a delight and so is this book' -- James McConnachie, Sunday TimesNow widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of... -
Pro Caelio by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: $48.65$44.69Three postconsular speeches.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 ... -
The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends by Garry J. Shaw
RRP: $29.23$19.11This handy guide to Egyptian mythology explores how the ancient Nile-dwellers explained the world around them. It delves into the origins of life, the creation and evolution of the world, and the reigns of the gods on earth, before introducing us to the... -
The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks by Robin Waterfield 9780226611372
RRP: $46.80$40.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorRobin Waterfield is an independent scholar and translator living in southern Greece. In addition to more than twenty-five translations of works of Greek... -
The Greeks: A Global History by Professor Prof Roderick Beaton
RRP: $25.33$16.69'Monumental . . . A wonderful book.' Peter Frankopan'Magisterial . . . remarkable.' Guardian'Erudite and highly readable . . . An authoritative guide to the countless ways in which Greek words and ideas have shaped the modern world.' Financial TimesThe... -
The Complete Pompeii by Joanne Berry
RRP: $38.98$27.98Pompeii is the best known and probably the most important archaeological site in the world. This book, now available in paperback, is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive account for the general reader of its rise, splendour and fall. The... -
Anabasis by Xenophon 9780674991019
RRP: $48.65$44.69Greek mercenaries on the march.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... -
The Roman Revolution by Nick Holmes 9781739786502
RRP: $25.33$22.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739786502Author Nick HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Puttenham PressPublisher Puttenham Press -
Frogs and Other Plays by Aristophanes
RRP: $21.43$15.15Marrying deft social commentary to a rich, earthy comedy, the three comedies collected in Aristophanes' The Frogs and Other Plays offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent periods in Ancient Greek history. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories by Sallust
RRP: $21.43$15.15Sallust (86-c. 35 bc) is the earliest Roman historian of whom complete works survive, a senator of the Roman Republic and younger contemporary of Cicero, Pompey and Julius Caesar. His Catiline's War tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc led by L. Sergius... -
Greek History: The Basics by Robin Osborne
RRP: $37.03$32.90Greek History: The Basics is a concise and compelling introduction to the study of Ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age to rule by Rome.With a chapter on each crucial period of Greece's ancient history, the book covers the key topics, approaches... -
The Shadow King: The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander The Great from the Sunday Times bestseller by Harry Sidebottom 9781838777975
RRP: $39.00$26.79FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . .The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great._____________________334 BC. Alexander the... -
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times by Thomas R. Martin
RRP: $35.08$30.01This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilization alive, from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. "A highly readable account of ancient Greece."-Kirkus Reviews Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the... -
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece by Dennis D. Hughes 9780415755276
RRP: $105.28$91.40Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities, and according to some... -
Emperor and Senators in the Reign of Constantius II: Maintaining Imperial Rule Between Rome and Constantinople in the Fourth Century AD by Muriel Moser
RRP: $54.58$50.02In this book, Muriel Moser investigates the relationship between the emperors Constantine I and his son Constantius II (AD 312-361) and the senators of Constantinople and Rome. She examines and contextualizes the integration of the social elites of Rome... -
Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, second edition by M. C. Bishop
RRP: $58.48$47.89Rome's rise to empire is often said to have owed much to the efficiency and military skill of her armies and their technological superiority over barbarian enemies. But just how 'advanced' was Roman military equipment? What were its origins and how... -
Aristotle: De Anima by Aristotle 9780199243457
RRP: $63.36$60.82The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries that focus on philosophical problems and issues, The volumes in the... -
Female Homosexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome by Sandra Boehringer
RRP: $72.13$63.43This groundbreaking study, among the earliest syntheses on female homosexuality throughout Antiquity, explores the topic with careful reference to ancient concepts and views, drawing fully on the existing visual and written record including literary,... -
The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian
RRP: $25.33$17.73The most important historical source on one of the most powerful leaders of the ancient world, Arrian's The Campaigns of Alexander illustrates how Alexander the Great came to rule over a vast empire of his own making, translated from the Greej by Aubrey... -
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by Julia Annas 9780198805885
RRP: $17.53$12.58Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its... -
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo
RRP: $48.75$32.72The bestselling phenomenon - an enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and readingA FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES'A literary phenomenon.' TLS'Masterly... -
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity by Paul Strathern 9781529356441
RRP: $21.43$14.43'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...