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The Honour of Rome by Simon Scarrow
RRP: £20.00£13.09AD 59. BRITANNIA. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERSThe stunning 20th book in the epic bestselling Eagles of the Empire seriesA.D. 59. Fifteen years after he fought Britannia's barbarians during the Roman invasion, Centurion Macro... -
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
RRP: £14.99£9.04'With icy remorselessness, it puts paid to any notion that the horrors of modern history might be an aberration - for it tells of universal war, of terrorism, revolution and genocide' Tom HollandThe long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta... -
National Geographic The Greeks: An Illustrated History by Diane Harris Cline
RRP: £25.00£16.27On the culture that brought us democracy, the Olympics, Socrates, and Alexander the Great, this lavishly illustrated reference about ancient Greece presents the amazing history through gripping stories; maps of major battles and the rise and fall of the... -
KJV, Pew Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Black, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version by Thomas Nelson
£20.43The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible Large Print Edition has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to... -
NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Leathersoft, Black, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson
RRP: £18.99£14.01A balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at... -
Legion: life in the Roman army by Richard Abdy 9780714122939
RRP: £45.00£29.88The Roman army has been immortalised in heroic art and screen epics, but what was life really like for an ordinary soldier? 'Everything the best history books can be: erudite, entertaining and eloquent.' - Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories... -
The Falcon of Sparta: The bestselling author of the Emperor and Conqueror series' returns to the Ancient World by Conn Iggulden
RRP: £10.99£8.34The bestselling author of the Emperor, Conqueror and The Wars of the Roses returns to the Ancient World with a gripping adventure based on an epic true story. 'HIS FINEST NOVEL TO DATE . . . THE BATTLE SCENES ARE THRILLING' SUNDAY EXPRESS___________In... -
Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica by Arrian
RRP: £11.99£8.43'He was a man like no other man has ever been' So Arrian sums up the career of Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 BC), who in twelve years that changed the world led his army in conquest of a vast empire extending from the Danube to the rivers of... -
The Histories by Herodotus
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of... -
Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes: Animals in the Roman World by Caroline Freeman-Cuerden
RRP: £20.00£14.71From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their... -
The Honour of Rome by Simon Scarrow 9781472258502
RRP: £10.99£3.51A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile.AD 59. BRITANNIA. TENSION IS SIMMERING. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERS ...Fifteen years... -
Barbarian Warrior vs Roman Legionary: Marcomannic Wars AD 165–180 by Dr Murray Dahm 9781472858061
RRP: £15.99£11.61This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD. Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman Empire was racked by a series of military crises. While... -
Agricola and Germania by Tacitus
RRP: £10.99£7.77The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of... -
Greek and Roman Oared Warships 399-30BC by John Morrison 9781785704017
RRP: £40.00£33.78This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the fleets and naval battles in the second and first... -
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: £35.00£25.29The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - Parthian and Persian - and how they rose and eventually fell. The Roman empire shaped the culture of the western world against which all other great... -
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A thrilling read' Tom Holland 'History-writing at its best' Barry Strauss By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to create an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indian subcontinent... -
Wars of the Republic: Ancient Roman Wargaming 343-50 BC by Eric Farrington
RRP: £12.99£9.70From the First Samnite War and the eventual conquest of the Italian Peninsula, to the defeat by Hannibal at Lake Trasimene, and final victory over the Gauls at Alesia, Wars of the Republic is a miniature wargame that allows you to campaign with the... -
Barbarians: Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw 9781472142139
RRP: £12.99£8.18A fresh new look at the Roman Empire, from the point of view of those regarded by the Romans as 'barbarians'. Kershaw builds a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes and failures both of the key opponents of Rome's rise and dominance, and... -
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: £12.99£11.65His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
Armies of Ancient Italy 753-218 BC: From the Foundation of Rome to the Start of the Second Punic War by Gabriele Esposito 9781526751850
RRP: £25.00£10.52Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Mercenaries in the Classical World by Stephen English 9781848843301
RRP: £19.99£19.90Mercenaries were a significant factor in many of the wars of the Classical world, being employed in large numbers by many states. By far the most famous were Xenophon's 'Ten Thousand', who had to cut their way out of the Persian Empire after the death of... -
Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: £16.99£10.45The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived.'A superb achievement' LITERARY REVIEW'Combines scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life: in his masterly new CAESAR he shows us the... -
KJV, Pew Bible, Hardcover, Blue, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version by Zondervan 9780718097585
£15.35The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most... -
Alexander the Great: The Truth Behind the Myth by Paul Cartledge
RRP: £14.99£10.86At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the... -
Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army by Guy de la Bedoyere
RRP: £14.99£9.32The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and... -
KJV, Pew Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Burgundy, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version by Thomas Nelson 9780718095444
£19.86The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible Large Print Edition has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to... -
The Twelve Caesars by Robert Graves
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within' GORE VIDALAs private secretary to the... -
Anna Komnene and the Alexiad: The Byzantine Princess and the First Crusade by Ioulia Kolovou 9781526733016
RRP: £25.00£18.02Anna Komnene is one of the most curious ?gures in the history of an intriguing empire. A woman of extraordinary education and intellect, she was the only Byzantine female historian and one of the ?rst and foremost historians in medieval Europe. Yet few... -
Roman Special Forces and Special Ops: Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani in the Service of Rome by Simon Elliott 9781399090926
RRP: £20.00£14.29Much has been written about the Roman army and the mighty legions that conquered their empire and then defended it for centuries against all comers. But little has been written about the men and units employed when something more subtle than the march of... -
Destined for War: can America and China escape Thucydides' Trap? by Graham Allison
RRP: £10.99£7.32A Sunday Times and FT Book of the Year When a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, the most likely outcome is war. In this razor-sharp analysis, Harvard scholar Graham Allison examines the phenomenon known as Thucydides's Trap, which is... -
The Gallic War by Julius Caesar
RRP: £24.95£22.92The conquest that begot the Roman Empire.Caesar (C. Iulius, 102-44 BC), statesman and soldier, defied the dictator Sulla; served in the Mithridatic wars and in Spain; entered Roman politics as a "democrat" against the senatorial government; was the real... -
The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200-118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly... -
KJV, Pew Bible, Hardcover, Burgundy, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version by Zondervan
£15.27The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most... -
Julius Caesar's Invasion of Britain: Solving a 2,000-Year-Old Mystery by Roger Stephen Nolan 9781526747914
£22.47The two invasions of Britain by Julius Caesar in 55BC and 54BC have never been satisfactorily investigated and in particular no evidence has ever been found of the temporary marching camps his army would undoubtedly have constructed in their progress... -
The Roman Army: A History 753BC-AD476 by Patricia Southern 9781445655338
RRP: £25.00£16.83The Roman Army reigned supreme for over 1,000 years. From Britain to Syria, and from the Rhine and Danube to North Africa, there is abundant evidence of the activities of its legionaries and auxiliary soldiers. After the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra in... -
Sparta's First Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 B.C. by Paul Anthony Rahe
RRP: £27.50£24.37A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued."-David Stuttard, Classics for All During the Persian Wars,... -
The History of Alexander by Quintus Curtius Rufus
RRP: £12.99£9.09Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the... -
The Peloponnesian War: Athens and Sparta in Savage Conflict 431-404 BC by Donald M. Kagan
RRP: £16.99£11.47The Stalingrad of the ancient world, this is an immensely readable, brilliant, brutal and vivid history of the greatest and bloodiest war of ancient Greece. The Peloponnesian War, fought 2,500 years ago between oligarchic Sparta and democratic... -
A History of My Times by Xenophon
RRP: £12.99£9.09Xenophon's History recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the... -
The Art of War by Sun Tzu 9781509827954
RRP: £10.99£7.00The perfect introduction to one of the world's best-known classics.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect...