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The Hydaspes 326 BC: The Limit of Alexander the Great’s Conquests by Nic Fields
RRP: $29.14$21.06The first dedicated examination of Alexander the Great's final battle and acknowledged tactical masterpiece. In the years that followed Alexander the Great's victory at Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BC, his Macedonian and Greek army fought a truly... -
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy by P. E. Easterling 9780521423519
RRP: $60.02$44.34As a creative medium, ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence: many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire, and texts like Agamemnon, Antigone, and Medea have had a profound effect on Western culture... -
Vikings at War by Kim Hjardar
RRP: $34.29$23.77Vikings at War is a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war: their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and... -
Homer: Odyssey Books VI-VIII by Homer
RRP: $48.01$43.65This is the first self-contained edition of Odyssey Books VI-VIII which together form a popular introduction to Homer for students of Greek, containing as they do the account of Odysseus' visit to the Phaeacians and including such famous episodes as... -
Anglo-Saxon Runes by John M. Kemble 9781898281634
$31.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898281634Author John M. KembleFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Anglo-Saxon BooksPublisher Anglo-Saxon BooksDimensions(mm) 214mm * 148mm * 5mm -
The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations by Paul Collins 9781789144154
RRP: $30.88$22.23The Sumerians are widely believed to have created the world's earliest civilization on the fertile floodplains of southern Iraq from about 3500 to 2000 BC. They have been credited with the invention of nothing less than cities, writing and the wheel, and... -
Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth by Mike Ingram 9781912866502
RRP: $51.37$36.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866502Author Mike IngramFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
One God: Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire by Stephen Mitchell
RRP: $53.16$43.65Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult... -
Savage Beasts by Rani Selvarajah
RRP: $15.42$11.08'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... -
Facing the Sea of Sand: The Sahara and the Peoples of Northern Africa by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $51.46$37.65Northern Africa is dominated by the Sahara Desert, stretching across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. This book is about the people who lived around the edges of the Desert and the different ways in which they responded to its... -
Hellenistic Epigrams: A Selection by Alexander Sens
RRP: $46.30$43.65Greek 'literary' epigrams constitute one of the most versatile and dynamic poetic forms in the Hellenistic period. Originally modeled on the anonymous epitaphs and dedications inscribed on monuments throughout antiquity, these short poems came to include... -
Stonehenge by Robin Heath 9781904263029
RRP: $11.92$9.83How do you predict eclipses using Stonehenge? Why were `blue' stones brought all the way from Wales? What is the secret geometry of seven eights? Packed with rare old engravings, clear explanations and exciting new research, this beautiful and... -
Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome by Roger Dunkle
RRP: $68.59$66.11The games comprised gladiatorial fights, staged animal hunts (venationes) and the executions of convicted criminals and prisoners of war. Besides entertaining the crowd, the games delivered a powerful message of Roman power: as a reminder of the wars in... -
The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: Volume 1: 800-1558 by Rita Copeland 9780198859178
$78.01The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature (OHCREL) is designed to offer a comprehensive investigation of the numerous and diverse ways in which literary texts of the classical world have stimulated responses and refashioning by... -
Lost Civilizations: The Secret Histories and Suppressed Technologies of the Ancients by Jim Willis 9781578597062
RRP: $30.86$21.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578597062Author Jim WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Visible Ink PressPublisher Visible Ink Press -
Stonehenge: A Brief History by Professor Mike Parker Pearson
RRP: $34.29$28.05Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous monuments. Who built it, how and why are questions that have endured for at least 900 years, but modern methods of investigation are now able to offer up a completely new understanding of this iconic stone... -
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography by Peter Brown 9780520280410
$42.25This classic biography was first published forty-five years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching.About the AuthorPeter Brown is Rollins Professor of History emeritus at Princeton University... -
The Ismaili Assassins: A History of Medieval Murder by James Waterson 9781526760821
RRP: $25.71$18.78The Ismaili Assassins were an underground group of political killers who were ready to kill Christians and Muslims alike with complete disregard for their own lives. These devoted murderers were under the powerful control of a grand master who used... -
Augustine: A Very Short Introduction by Henry Chadwick
RRP: $15.42$11.34By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought,... -
Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw 9781472145673
RRP: $51.46$33.96Praise for the author's A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: 'Eminently sane, highly informative'PAUL CARTLEDGE, BBC History magazineIn 2022 it will be 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing... -
The Hittites: Lost Civilizations by Damien Stone
RRP: $30.88$22.23An accessible introduction to the Bronze Age culture in Asia Minor.Famed for their skill in battle, the Hittites flourished in central Anatolia from the seventeenth to the thirteenth century BC. They were much more than a military power, however - their... -
Troy: myth and reality by Alexandra Villing
RRP: $42.88$30.84Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid. These have been retold over the centuries by writers from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Madeline Miller and Rick Riordan, and enacted by stars such as Elizabeth... -
Roads in Roman Britain by Hugh Davies 9780752425030
RRP: $32.57$24.01There has been a strong interest in Roman roads in Britain for centuries and a vast amount of information has been accumulated from observation and excavation. For the first time this new study analyses the data systematically and evaluates it from a... -
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain by David Miles
RRP: $25.71$16.81Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age' - through the most iconic artifact of its time: the polished stone axe, using an ancient stone axe-head brought to him by a local... -
Warrior of God: Jan Zizka and the Hussite Revolution by Victor Verney
RRP: $25.71$18.78Born in 1360, Jan Zizka was a formidable figure whose life and military career was set amidst the whirlwind of monumental revolutions - military, religious, political and social - that engulfed medieval Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. The leader... -
Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1: The Dryden Translation by Plutarch
RRP: $29.14$22.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375756764Author PlutarchFormat PaperbackPage Count 816Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm) 204mm *... -
Lost Cities of the Ancient World by Philip Matyszak
RRP: $42.88$28.78A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh new perspective on the roots of urban life. The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor and Rome are familiar cornerstones of... -
Pyramids, Temples & Tombs of Ancient Egypt: An illustrated atlas of the lands of the pharoahs by Lorna Oakes 9781846810886
$13.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846810886Author Lorna OakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing -
The Basic Works of Aristotle by Richard McKeon
RRP: $36.02$25.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375757990Author AristotleFormat PaperbackPage Count 1520Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 850gDimensions(mm) 204mm *... -
Aspects of Greek History 750-323BC: A Source-Based Approach by Terry Buckley
RRP: $63.45$56.48Aspects of Greek History 750- 323 BC: A Source-Based Approach offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics, from pre-university to undergraduate level. Chapter by chapter, the relevant... -
Res Gestae Divi Augusti: Text, Translation, and Commentary by Augustus
RRP: $42.87$38.05At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This edition provides a text, translation and... -
Luxury and power: Persia to Greece by James Fraser
RRP: $60.04$40.19An eye-opening publication that contrasts perceptions of luxury - together with its positive and negative connotations - in imperial Persia, democratic Athens and the Hellenistic world between 600 and 200 BCE. 'Luxuriously illustrated' - Asian Review of... -
The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture by Karen Radner
$69.54The cuneiform script, the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, was witness to one of the world's oldest literate cultures. For over three millennia, it was the vehicle of communication from (at its greatest extent) Iran to the Mediterranean, Anatolia... -
Ordained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History by Carolyn A. Osiek
RRP: $48.03$41.25In a time when the ordination of women is an ongoing and passionate debate, the study of women's ministry in the early church is a timely and significant one. There is much evidence from documents, doctrine, and artifacts that supports the acceptance of... -
Terry Jones' Barbarians by Alan Ereira
RRP: $29.14$21.06Terry Jones' Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage and... -
Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman
RRP: $20.57$17.41In his brief life, Alexander the Great gained fame as the military genius who conquered the known world. After death, his legend only increased. Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) precipitated immense historical change in the Mediterranean and Near... -
PUGNARE: ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND FAILURE by GEORGE MAHER 9781999626211
RRP: $22.28$18.49We imagine the Roman Empire as being a world very distant from ours, in particular its business and banking systems. So distant, that we may think we have nothing to learn from them. That however would be a mistake. The root causes of the economic... -
Roman Britain: Life at the Edge of Empire by Ralph Jackson
RRP: $22.28$14.75For nearly four centuries Britain was a province on the outer edge of the Roman Empire and developed a distinctively Romano-British culture and way of life. Using the archaeological evidence, ancient written sources and the latest research on surviving... -
Troy: myth and reality by Alexandra Villing 9780500480557
RRP: $68.61$48.97Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid. These have been retold over the centuries by writers from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Madeline Miller and Rick Riordan, and enacted by stars such as Elizabeth... -
Women and War in Antiquity by Jacqueline Fabre-Serris 9781421417622
$89.14The martial virtues-courage, loyalty, cunning, and strength-were central to male identity in the ancient world, and antique literature is replete with depictions of men cultivating and exercising these virtues on the battlefield. In Women and War in...