Surviving Rome
The story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes. Surviving Rome unearths another history, one of ordinary Romans, who worked with their hands and survived through a combination of grit and grinding labour. Focusing on the working majority, Kim Bowes tells the stories of people like the tenant farmer Epimachus, Faustilla the moneylender, and the...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Staging Ancient Greek Plays
Merging the theoretical framework with the practical elements of staging an ancient Greek play, this indispensable guide offers directors and actors an excellent starting point for mounting their production. Considering the conditions of ancient Greek performance and the conventions of the Greek theatre, the book examines large questions, including those related to ancient Greek values, myth and the individual (‘characterization’),...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Seneca
A selection of Seneca’s most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window into his experience as a landowner, a traveller through Roman Italy, and a man coping with the...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Pericles
Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. Centuries of praise have endowed him with the powers of a demigod, but what did his friends, associates, and fellow citizens think of him? In Pericles: A Sourcebook and Reader, Stephen V. Tracy visits the fifth century B.C. to...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Moral Essays, Volume II
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (modern Cordova) around 4 BCE, hailed from a prominent and wealthy family. He spent an ailing childhood and youth in Rome under the care of his aunt. Seneca gained fame in rhetoric, philosophy, business, and imperial service. Although he experienced some disgrace during the reign of Claudius, he later became the tutor and, from...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Homer
The story of our ongoing fascination with Homer, the man and the myth. Homer, the great poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, is revered as a cultural icon of antiquity and a figure of lasting influence. But his identity is shrouded in questions about who he was, when he lived, and whether he was an actual person, a myth,...Paperback$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Filippino Lippi and Rome
A reconsideration of Filippino Lippi’s transformative Roman period and the ensuing evolution of his innovative style, as reflected in his Holy Family tondo in Cleveland—a masterpiece that exemplifies this pivotal phase in his career Between 1488 and 1493, leading Florentine artist Filippino Lippi (ca. 1457–1504) relocated to Rome to complete his celebrated frescoes in the funerary chapel of Neapolitan cardinal...Hardback$10600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Exposed
The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless—cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to sit upon a pedestal. But this, of course, is a lie. Here, classicist Caroline Vout reaches beyond texts and galleries to expose Greek and Roman bodies for what they truly were: anxious, ailing, imperfect, diverse, and responsible for a legacy as...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Euripides I
Euripides I contains the plays “Alcestis,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “Medea,” translated by Oliver Taplin; “The Children of Heracles,” translated by Mark Griffith; and “Hippolytus,” translated by David Grene. Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They...Paperback$6800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Brick Greek Myths
Meet the Greek gods as you have never seen them—in LEGO form! Enjoy these fascinating myths, reimagined through elaborate scenes and colourful LEGO bricks in one thousand colour photographs! This book shares a unique retelling of some of the most widely known and loved Greek myths, from the stories of Athena, Poseidon, and Pandora to the twelve labours of Hercules....Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon
A new translation of the classic magical text from the original Latin Learn how medieval magicians conducted the rituals of angelic magic for quickly learning scholastic knowledge by means of prayers and figures. Provides a complete translation of Ars Notoria, both the short and long versions based on Julien Veronese’s critical Latin edition. Includes the first translation of The Work...Hardback$32999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Alexandrian War. African War. Spanish War
In this volume are three works concerning the campaigns engaged in by the great Roman statesman Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE), but not written by him. The Alexandrian War, which deals with troubles elsewhere also, may have been written by Aulus Hirtius (ca. 90–43 BCE, friend and military subordinate of Caesar), who is generally regarded as the author of the last...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
A Concise History of Byzantium
No other book on Byzantium manages to pack so much useful information into so few pages.Jonathan Harris, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Now published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, this edition marks the 25th anniversary of this classic text, featuring a brand new preface from the author. Offering a concise overview of the broad and complex history of Byzantium,...Paperback$5899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
A Brief History of Ancient China
A Brief History of Ancient China adapts a traditional Chinese historical format to present a multi-faceted account of the first two millennia of China’s earliest history: from the time of the legendary rulers Yao and Shun (c. 2000 BCE) down to the end of the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE). Organised into five major sections, it examines the political shifts of...Paperback$6899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Miracula
Both humorous and shocking, Miracula is filled with astonishing facts and stories drawn from ancient Greece and Rome that have rarely been retold in English. It explores 'the incredible' as presented by little-known classical writers like Callimachus and Phlegon of Tralles. However, it offers much more: familiar authors such as Herodotus and Cicero often couldn't resist relating sensational, tabloid-worthy tales....Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Iliad and the Odyssey
Embark on a literary odyssey through ancient Greece in this stunning compilation of Homer's iconic epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. This elegant addition to the Timeless Classics series features the complete and unabridged version of Homer's epic poems. In the Iliad, witness the ravages of the Trojan War as gods and mortals clash in a tale of honour, heroism,...Hardback$7400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Comic Strip Myths: Myths, Gods and Gladiators in Ancient Rome
This fascinating and funny comic book collection is the perfect introduction to the world of the ancient Romans. Including six mythical tales retold in comic strips, readers will learn about the founding of Rome in Romulus and Remus, meet a callous cyclops in Polyphemus and Ulysses, and much more. Each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy...Hardback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Histories
“Unquestionably the best English translation of Herodotus to have appeared in the past half-century.” —The Times Literary Supplement In Tom Holland’s vibrant translation, one of the great masterpieces of Western history springs to life. Herodotus of Halicarnassus—hailed by Cicero as the “Father of History”—composed his histories around 440 BC. The earliest surviving work of nonfiction, The Histories works its way...Paperback$6700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Kemetic Tree of Life Ancient Egyptian Metaphysics and Cosmology for Higher Consciousness
In the early period of Ancient Egyptian history, earlier than in any other culture, before the Hindus, Buddhists, Kabbalists and Taoists, there was a teaching of the TREE OF LIFE and the teaching of the SERPENT POWER. This was a special teaching describing the secret wisdom about the nature of the universe and of the soul as well as a...Paperback$8800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Ancient World in Alternative History and Counterfactual Fictions
Focusing in turn on history, powerful individuals, under-represented voices, and the arts, the essays in this collection cover a wide variety of modern and contemporary narrative fiction from Jo Walton and L. Sprague De Camp to T. S. Chaudhry and Catherynne M. Valente. Chapters look into the question of chance versus determinism in the unfolding of historical events, the role...Paperback$14200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs
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Das Erfassen Von Zeit Im Kontext Der Vergangenheit
Wie entsteht Geschichtsschreibung? Die Studie untersucht die Anfänge hethitischer Historiographie und analysiert, wie Erinnerungen in kulturelles Gedächtnis übergehen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Berichte zu den frühen hethitischen Königen, besonders der sogenannte Zalpa-Text, und einem bisher in diesem Kontext noch wenig bekannten König Ḫuzzija. Jörg Klinger liefert damit eine fundierte Analyse zur Entstehung historiographischer Traditionen im hethitischen Kontext.Paperback$8000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Cleopatra
Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in all of history. She ruled Egypt at a time when Rome was expanding its empire and the land of the pharaohs, with its wealth and strategic location was an attractive target for annexation. Although the Roman empire eventually took possession of Egypt, ending Cleopatra’s rule and Egypt’s status as an independent...Hardback$35900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Athenian Democracy
Athenian Democracy provides innovative readings of ancient theorists to reveal both the complexity of democracy's achievements and its limits.In this classic work, noted political scientist Arlene W. Saxonhouse offers fresh and provocative explorations of ancient political theorists, lending new insights about democracy's foundations and principles. These insights are more relevant than ever in a moment when the viability of democratic...Paperback$9800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Apostle
The story of the Twelve Apostles is the story of early Christianity: its competing versions of Jesus’s ministry, its countless schisms, and its ultimate evolution from an obscure Jewish sect to the global faith we know today in all its forms and permutations. In his quest to understand the underpinnings of the world’s largest religion, Tom Bissell embarks on a...Paperback$7000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
Women Re-Creating Classics
In the last few years, there has been a major and unmissable surge in women’s retellings and re-creations of ancient myths and texts that has put women’s re-creations of Classics centre-stage. Drawing together an interdisciplinary range of creative and scholarly voices, this volume asks why classical creative retellings by women are so popular now— and considers what creativity can do...Paperback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Women Creating Classics
From Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles (2011) to Pat Barker’s The Voyage Home (2024), there has been a huge rise in women’s rewritings of ancient myths and texts in recent years. Women writers are looking back to the classical past more than ever before, and there is serious public interest in women’s reworkings of the ancient world. But at...Paperback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Virgil: Aeneid VIII
Book VIII of the Aeneid presents a crucial turning point in the mythological foundation of Rome, with clear political resonances for the future Augustan regime. Set on the verge of war between the Latins and Aeneas' Trojan forces, it describes Aeneas' visit to the future site of Rome, where he enlists the help of the Arcadian King Evander for the...Paperback$5199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs
The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs tells the 230-million-year epic of these staggeringly fascinating prehistoric creatures, covering their small beginnings, spectacular golden periods, and stunning evolutionary success—before an unthinkable asteroid event brought everything to a screeching halt. But this history digs deeper, using numerous recent fossil discoveries and fresh understandings of genetics and evolution to show how we’ve gleaned so...Paperback$3199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Poems of Hesiod
In this new translation of The Poems of Hesiod, Barry B. Powell provides an accessible, modern verse rendering of these vibrant texts, essential to an understanding of early Greek myth and society. With stunning colour images that help bring the contents of the poems to life, and notes that explicate complex passages, Powell’s fresh renditions offer an exciting introduction to...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Odyssey
The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery...Paperback$3199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Aeneid
This volume represents the most ambitious project of distinguished poet David Ferry’s life: a complete translation of Virgil’s Aeneid. Ferry has long been known as the foremost contemporary translator of Latin poetry, and his translations of Virgil’s Eclogues and Georgics have become standards. He brings to the Aeneid the same genius, rendering Virgil’s formal, metrical lines into an English that...Paperback$4199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Sappho
These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct—the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English.Paperback$3399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Peak Human
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement, and economic growth. Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world we...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
On Wine-Dark Seas
A masterful continuation of the journey of Odysseus after he returned home from his odyssey. Here is a brilliant recounting of the life of Odysseus after his safe return to the island of Ithaca, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachus. Countless readers have thrilled to the adventures of Odysseus in The Iliad and The Odyssey, but what further adventures...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations
Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations is a cross-cultural comparison of ancient beliefs about death and the afterlife. Reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on the formation of religious beliefs, mystical literature, and ritual practices. Focuses on the afterlife beliefs of five ancient world regions: Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt, Sumer and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Vedic India, pre-Buddhist China,...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE), Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, was born in Rome and received training under his guardian and uncle, Emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned 138–161), who adopted him. He was converted to Stoicism and henceforward studied and practised philosophy and law. A gentle man, he lived in agreement and collaboration with Antoninus Pius. He married Pius's daughter and succeeded...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Egypt and the Classical World - Cross-Cultural Encounters in Antiquity
Presenting dynamic research, this publication explores two millennia of cultural interactions between Egypt, Greece, and Rome. From Mycenaean weaponry found among the cargo of a Bronze Age shipwreck off the Turkish coast to the Egyptian-inspired domestic interiors of a luxury villa built in Greece during the Roman Empire, Egypt and the Classical World documents two millennia of cultural and artistic...Paperback$10799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Dictee
This restored edition reflects Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s original vision and intentions for Dictee, a foundational and unparalleled text of modern Asian American literature. Dictee is the best-known work of the multidisciplinary Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. This restored edition, produced in partnership with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), reflects Cha’s original vision for...Paperback$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Lost Mary
“A great leap forward in understanding and contextualising Mary’s life, after two millennia of her being dismissed and rewritten by patriarchal power structures.” - James Cameron “Tabor restores her voice, her faith, her motherhood, and, most of all, her humanity, in this groundbreaking portrait that challenges everything we thought we knew about the origins of Christianity.” – Reza Aslan A...Hardback$4700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Time Warp (Geronimo Stilton's Seventh Journey Through Time #7)
Time Warp (Geronimo Stilton's Seventh Journey Through Time #7) by Geronimo Stilton is a thrilling quest through the past with Geronimo Stilton and his friends. Join Geronimo as he travels back in time once more! In this exciting adventure, Geronimo visits significant historical locations: he meets Plato in ancient Greece, explores the mythical Atlantis, and marvels at the mysteries of...Hardback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Greek Mythology (Signature Editions)
Helen Guerber's classic translations of Greek and Roman mythology, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. H. A. Guerber's lively retellings of Greek mythology have become legends unto themselves, long prized for their simple, graphic, accurate interpretations of the principal myths of Ancient Greece and Rome. From the legendary gods and goddesses residing on Mount...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Artificial Intelligence in Greek and Roman Epic
Artificial Intelligence in Greek and Roman Epic is the first scholarly exploration of concepts and representations of Artificial Intelligence in ancient Greek and Roman epic, including their reception in later literature and culture. Contributors look at how Hesiod, Homer, Apollonius of Rhodes, Moschus, Ovid and Valerius Flaccus crafted the first literary concepts concerned with automata and the quest for artificial...Paperback$6599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Working with Manuscripts
A first-of-its-kind handbook outlining best practices and common pitfalls for students and textual scholars interested in beginning to work with manuscripts While manuscripts are rare in most of the world today, they were once ubiquitous. Before the printing press, literature was preserved and transmitted through handwritten copies containing variant readings, mistakes, corrections, and other unique features. Those who study premodern...Paperback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Why Food Matters
From the author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America, an exploration of food’s cultural importance and its crucial role throughout human history “A rich and fascinating narrative that reaches deep into the historical and cultural larder of societal experience, powerfully illustrating the myriad ways that food matters as an essential condiment for humanity.”—Danny Meyer, founder of Union Square Hospitality Group...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
The Secret World of Denisovans
In December 2010, scientists discovered a fragment of a finger bone in the remote, isolated Denisova Cave in Siberia. To their surprise, the bone contained neither Homo sapiens nor Neanderthal DNA. Rather, the fast-advancing science of paleogenetics revealed that the DNA came from a previously unknown species of hominids—the Denisovans (as they almost immediately came to be called)—who shared a...Hardback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse
A window onto the past, full of fire and life- two immortal traditions as the English language has never seen them before SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD The poets in this book are philosophers and statesmen; priestesses and warriors; teenage girls, concerned for their birthday celebrations; drunkards and brawlers; grumpy old men...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Occult & Folklore Colouring Book
Discover over 50 intricate artworks to colour in, from the brilliant mind of artist Duchess of Lore. With subjects inspired by the occult, myth, legend and folklore, readers will find beautiful line drawings of Gaelic goddesses, astrological signs and tarot images, pagan symbols, ancient Greek gods, magical motifs and much more.Let your imagination roam, find a mindful escape and create...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Egyptian Myths
Which gods created the world according to the ancient Egyptians? How did they explain the sun's movements and its disappearance at night? In what ways did mythology permeate their lives? And what did they believe happened in the afterlife? This handy guide to Egyptian mythology explores how the ancient Nile-dwellers explained the world around them. The text delves into the...Hardback$6700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Old Age in Art
Old Age in Art shows how aged individuals have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. It explores portraits, including self-portraits of artists in old age, and stories of older figures in religion, myth and history, focusing on the theme of wisdom versus folly. The book also discusses the concept of old age within the Ages...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Medea
Renowned poet and acclaimed translator Charles Martin faithfully captures Euripides’s dramatic tone and style in this searing tale of revenge and sacrifice. Medea by Euripides is one of the greatest of all Greek tragedies and arguably the one with the most significance today. A barbarian woman brought to Corinth and abandoned by her Greek husband, Medea seeks vengeance on Jason...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Homer and His Iliad
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists. Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy. Its subject is the anger of the hero Achilles and its dreadful consequences for the warring Greeks and Trojans. It was composed more than 2,600 years ago, but still transfixes...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Wolf Den
ELODIE HARPER'S FIRST STANDALONE NOVEL, BOUDICCA'S DAUGHTER, OUT NOW Shortlisted for Pageturner of the Year at the British Book Awards A Waterstones Book of the Month Winner of the 2022 Glass Bell Award 'Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph' The Times 'I loved it' Jennifer Saint 'I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas 'Utterly spellbinding' Woman & Home...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Pantheon
'If you want to have fun refreshing your knowledge on Greek gods and goddesses, try Caroline Lawrence's beautifully illustrated Pantheon.' — Mary Beard 'I love Caroline Lawrence and so should you.' — Natalie Haynes 'Huge fun!' — Tom Holland 'Gorgeous illustrations bring the whole pantheon to life.' — Emily Wilson EXPLORE THE MYTHICAL PAST, MEET THE ANCIENT GREEK GODS AND...Hardback$6000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Fulvia
The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles, including Marc Antony, Fulvia was not content to play the usual background role that was expected of a wife. Instead, she challenged the Roman patriarchy and sought to increase her...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Circus Maximus
The charioteer in his purest form. The supreme master of destiny and the elements. A man who made a circus out of life, and life out of a circus. 'A.D. O'Neill peels back the veil of time and shines a light on the intrigue and excitement of chariot racing in ancient Rome. With exquisite attention to detail and an authentic...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
1177 B.C.
1177 B.C. by Eric Cline recounts one of history's greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilisations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to collapse over three thousand years ago, bringing the Late Bronze Age to an abrupt halt? In this vivid and captivating full-colour graphic adaptation of the landmark book, author-illustrator Glynnis Fawkes invites us to follow two young friends...Paperback$4699Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Jackals
The Zaharets, the land between the Vori Wastes and the Plains of Aeco, is well known as the Land of Risings. Dominated by the rising city-states of Ameena Noani and Sentem, facing each other along the great War Road, the Zaharets has always been home to powerful civilizations. Beastmen ruins dot the landscape, a constant reminder of the Kingdom of...Hardback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Circe
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like...Paperback$5600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
The Sun of God
Julius Caesar is dead. The Republic has fallen. Rivals vie for power. Who will emerge the victor? And who will die trying? When Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in Rome, 19-year-old Gaius Octavius is on the other side of the Adriatic Sea. Despite his youth and illness-riddled past, Octavius dreams of glory, and Caesar's death might just be the...Paperback$7400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
Aphrodisia
Was Ovid a surprising champion of women's sexual pleasure? Or did he just want them to fake it? Where did the British Museum curators hide the most pornographic of frescoes? And what exactly was the phallic wooden object excavated in the 90's Northumberland? In Aphrodisia, Dr Jean Menzies dives into the hidden history of women's sexuality in Ancient Greece and...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The White Pedestal
How white nationalist thought leaders use ancient Greece and Rome to claim historical precedent for their violent and oppressive politics It is difficult to ignore the resurgence of white nationalist movements in the United States, many of which feature symbols and slogans from Greco-Roman antiquity. A long-established neo-Nazi website incorporates an image of the Parthenon into its logo, and rioters...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 2
An extensive collection of Jewish texts and visual artefacts, representing the memory, identity, and culture of ancient Jewish life over nearly a thousand years. Volume 2 of the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization covers Jewish life as it evolved in the first several centuries following the biblical period. Jewish identity grew from its Israelite background and took on...Hardback$48300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Grammar of Angels
'Ingenious… a glorious portrait of the great 15th-century prince of learning' Daily Telegraph 'A deeply fascinating, sui generis book by a brilliant scholar-writer, which uses the life story of a Renaissance prodigy to summon an angel-host of ideas, people and stories, all circling the question of language's ability to transcend the mortal realm' Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland Does...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Strike
Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empire. “First-rate... A sterling example of historical revisionism.” — Publishers Weekly From plebeians refusing to join the Roman army to bakers withholding bread, Strike is the first book to explore how Roman workers used...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Pre-orderBy Heart or From the Scroll
Grammatika vases, one of the most distinctive varieties of Hellenistic relief pottery, present modern scholars with compelling research opportunities, as they document the reception of ancient Greek literature in the Hellenistic world in various ways. Focusing on the group of grammatika vases that feature citations, By Heart or From the Scroll offers new insights into the archaeological material within its...Paperback$4099Unit price /UnavailableOut 18 Jan 2027Pre-order
The Socratic Method
A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life's big questions.About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Praise Singer
AN ODYSSEY OF ART AND POWER, BY THE CLASSIC QUEEN OF ANCIENT GREEK RETELLINGS'Mary Renault is an exceptional storyteller' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON'A song of praise, a work of love, a serene, deliberate book, full of wisdom, rich in character, incident and description' WALL STREET JOURNALEach generation has its own dream of beauty. I have lived long enough to watch it change.At...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam
'An ideal class reader... Highly recommended' School Reading List'Truly original' English 4 – 11 Magazine'A fantastic mythical, timeslip adventure' Juno MagazineA mythical timeslip story about family, love, loss and memory, with an epic sea voyage at its heart, inspired by the legend of Odysseus.Phoebe dreams of becoming an artist like her grandmother, Cass, a brilliant storyteller who has passed on...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Little Book of Ancient Rome
If you've ever been interested in the rich culture and epic history of Ancient Rome, dive into this whirlwind tour and discover the highlights of this mighty civilizationGrowing from humble origins into a world-spanning empire, the Ancient Roman civilization has captured human imagination for generations. Uncover its history, from the legendary Roman army and its conquests to the art, culture...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Little Book of Ancient Egypt
If you've ever been interested in the rich culture and unique history of Ancient Egypt, dive into this whirlwind tour and discover the highlights of this exceptional civilizationUnlock the secrets of one of history's most fascinating civilizations with The Little Book of Ancient Egypt. This introductory guide takes you on a journey through a land where pyramids rise against the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Library of Ancient Wisdom
The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a grassy hill in Iraq, they chanced upon one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge ever seen- the library of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, seventh century BCE ruler of a huge swathe of the ancient...Paperback$3500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Illustrated Meditations
The twelve books of Meditations were written over 2,000 years ago by the Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius as a personal diary of notes, nudges and mental exercises to help him live a good life. Yet, with their gentle instructions on living stoically, in harmony with nature and in pursuit of the ‘common good’, they seem the perfect fit...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Golden Thread Vol 1
"...a monumental work of reclamation and revival...The Golden Thread comes as a history, an argument, a treasure hoard." - The Wall Street JournalA sweeping, resource-rich history of the ancient world and Christendom-designed for students and lifelong learners alike, and faithful to the enduring legacy of the Western tradition.This is Volume I of a two-part series tracing the story of Western...Hardback$20500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Far Edges of the Known World
‘A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture’ The Times‘A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery’ Spectator'This is the book for expanding your ancient history horizon' Tristan Hughes, host of 'The Ancients' podcastWhat was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Classical World in Bite-sized Chunks
An entertaining and accessible introduction to the fascinating world of Greek and Roman history, covering the people, events, art and mythology that have shaped the Western world.Perhaps more than any other period in history, the era of classical antiquity shaped the Western world as we know it today. From the pioneering schools of Greek philosophy to the far-reaching influence of...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Puzzle in Pompeii
Solve the mystery to save history!Romy (a wolf) and Remus (an owl) are an inventive, time-travelling duo who use special watches to visit different eras in history. The catch is that their watches will only take them back in time for 12 hours.In the first book in the 'Time Twisters' series, Romy and Remus travel back to the ancient Roman...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Plebs Romana
'Jones has an eagle's high eye for the history of Rome' - The Times'Jones makes the classical world feel both beguiling and fresh' - Sunday TimesYou may think about the Roman Empire every day, but I bet you rarely think about the plebs. The plebs were the commoners, the general populace and lower social classes, and as such their feelings,...Hardback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome
Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dog Man - in this totally TRUE graphic novel, the animals of the past are here to tell you what REALLY happened in ancient Rome.So you think you know about ancient Rome - the colosseum, gladiators and toga-wearers? Well, we're the animals of ancient Rome and we think it's time...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Peak Human
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; out of Abbasid Baghdad came algebra and modern medicine, and the Dutch Republic furnished us with Europe's greatest artistic movements. As such, each has unique lessons to teach us about the world...Paperback$6300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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