Greek Sculpture
Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD. The book: Compares the evolution of Greek sculpture over the centuries to...Paperback$12199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Fragments of the Histories. Letters to Caesar
Sallust, Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86–35 BCE), a Sabine from Amiternum, acted as tribune against Cicero and Milo in 52, joined Caesar after being expelled from the Senate in 50. He was restored to the Senate by Caesar and took part in his African campaign as praetor in 46, and was then appointed governor of New Africa (Numidia). Upon his return...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Following Nature’s Lead
In the spirit of E. F. Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful, this is a dazzling and revelatory exploration of what ancient ideas and ways of living can teach us about creating a more sustainable world. How should we think and live in a world facing environmental catastrophe? In this urgent, original, and wide-ranging book, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher brings...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Fishing
Humanity’s last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilisation In this history of fishing—not as sport but as sustenance—archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilisation. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, and empires...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Failure of Empire
Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (a.d. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Europe Between the Oceans
A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings. In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory through the ancient world to the medieval Viking period. Cunliffe views Europe not in terms of states and shifting political land boundaries...Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Escape from Rome
One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics One of the Evening Standard's Best Books of 2019 Finalist for the PROSE Award in Archaeology and Ancient History, Association of American Publishers The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Emperors and Rhetoricians
Panegyric, the art of publicly praising prominent political figures, occupied an important place in the Roman Empire throughout late antiquity. Orators were skilled political actors who manipulated the conventions of praise giving, taking great license with what they chose to present (or omit). Their ancient speeches are rare windows into the world of panegyrists, emperors, and their audiences. In Emperors...Hardback$18099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Electras
Michael Davis revisits questions of interpretation in Greek tragedy emerging in the thought of the late Seth Benardete. While this is not the book Benardete would have written, it wrestles with problems that bear his indelible mark. In the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, only one story is treated by all three––the tale of Electra. Davis endeavors to...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Egyptian Things
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. After the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Rome finally took control of Egypt. This occupation simultaneously facilitated and circumscribed the exchange of goods, people, and ideas along the paths carved across Rome's burgeoning empire. In Egyptian...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VIII
The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labelled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present day. This new systematic conception and presentation of the evidence differs in three ways from Hermann Diels's...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VII
The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers, often labelled the Presocratics, have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present day. This new systematic conception and presentation of the evidence differs in three ways from Hermann Diels's...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VI
A major new edition of the so-called Presocratics. The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the 'Presocratics') have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present day. This new systematic conception and presentation of the...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume V
The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labelled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present day. This new systematic conception and presentation of the evidence differs in three ways from Hermann Diels's...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Early Greek Philosophy, Volume IX
The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labelled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present day. This new systematic conception and presentation of the evidence differs in three ways from Hermann Diels's...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Domina
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero—these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar of the era documents the...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Divergent Worlds
A study of why the ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean took different paths to peace and stability and its lessons for international order today In this book, Divergent Worlds, Amitav Acharya and Manjeet S. Pardesi compare the interplay of power and ideas in the ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean to explain why the two regions took divergent paths to peace...Hardback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Discourses of the Elders
Western philosophers have long claimed that God, if such a being exists, is a personal force capable of reason, and that the path to a good human life is also the path to a happy one. But what if these claims prove false, or at least deeply misleading? The Aztecs of central Mexico had a rich philosophical tradition, recorded in...Hardback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Discourses of the Elders
Western philosophers have long claimed that God, if such a being exists, is a personal force capable of reason, and that the path to a good human life is also the path to a happy one. But what if these claims prove false, or at least deeply misleading? The Aztecs of central Mexico had a rich philosophical tradition, recorded in...Paperback$3199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Development of Complex Societies in Southeastern Shandong, China
Development of Complex Societies in Southeastern Shandong, China provides a comprehensive account of a pioneering archaeological project in the province of Shandong that transformed understandings of regional settlement patterns. From 1995 to 2007, researchers from China and the United States conducted a systematic, full-coverage regional archaeological survey in southeastern Shandong Province, China, covering an area of more than 1,400 square...Paperback$7199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Demons in the Details
The Babylonian Talmud is full of stories of demonic encounters and laws that attempt to regulate those encounters. In this book, Sara Ronis takes the reader on a journey across the rabbinic canon, exploring how Late Antique rabbis imagined, feared, and controlled demons. Ronis contextualizes the Talmud's thought within the rich cultural matrix of Sasanian Babylonia, putting rabbinic thinking in...Hardback$18099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Constantine
Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life. First study of Constantine to make use of Kevin Wilkinson's re-dating of the poet Palladas to the reign of Constantine, disproving the predominant scholarly belief that Constantine remained tolerant in matters of religion to the end of his reign....Paperback$6199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Civil War
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 leader of the coalition with Pompey and Crassus; conquered all Gaul for Rome; attacked Britain twice; was forced into civil war; became master of the Roman world;...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Between Two Worlds
This text offers a complex look at the Ottoman period. The analysis of medieval as well as modern historiography from the perspective of the cultural historian demonstrates how ethnic, tribal, linguistic, religious, and political affiliations were all at play in the struggle for power in Anatolia and the Balkans during the late Middle Ages. The book examines the rise of...Paperback$11800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Beirut
Widely praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. The last major work completed by Samir Kassir before his tragic death in 2005, Beirut is a tour de force that takes the reader from the ancient to the modern...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World
Explore the detailed and personal stories of real people living throughout the Hellenistic world. In A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World, author Gillian Ramsey Neugebauer paints a vivid picture of the men and women of the Hellenistic period, their communities, and their experiences of life. Assuming only minimal knowledge of classical antiquity, this clear and engaging textbook...Paperback$9899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Ashoka
An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history. There are few historical figures more integral to South Asian history than Emperor Ashoka, a third-century BCE king who ruled over a larger area of the Indian subcontinent than anyone else before British colonial rule. Ashoka...Hardback$5299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Art of Rhetoric
Aristotle (384–322 BC), the great Greek thinker, researcher, and educator, ranks among the most important and influential figures in the history of philosophy, theology, and science. He joined Plato's Academy in Athens in 367 and remained there for twenty years. After spending three years at the Asian court of a former pupil, Hermeias, he was appointed by Philip of Macedon...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Archaic Greece
An introductory guide to the Archaic period in ancient Greece—the people, their society, and their culture. Excerpts from literary and other texts give voice to the interests, concerns, and emotions of the Archaic Greeks themselves. This book provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the society and culture of the Archaic period in the Greek world from c. 750 to...Paperback$7599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Antiquity Matters
A sharp, often surprising, view of the classical world by a major classics scholar at Cambridge and author of The Glittering Prizes This book is the culmination of more than sixty years of a writing life during which Frederic Raphael has returned again and again to the literature and landscape of the ancient world. In his new book, Raphael deploys...Hardback$5399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Ancient Skies
The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. From anywhere on Earth, a person may view the celestial panorama simply by stepping outside at night and gazing upward. This non-fiction narrative presents the tales of the forty-eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years...Hardback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Ancient Rome
A beautifully written, highly accessible, and comprehensive history of Rome from its founding in the eighth century BC through to Justinian in the sixth century CE. With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor, and threatened settlement grew to become, during its height, the dominant power in the Mediterranean world for...Paperback$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Ancient History
If students are to "do" history, as opposed to "reading" it, they must learn how to engage with historical sources. Ancient History: Monuments and Documents introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods, and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. It gives them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past, helping them...Paperback$8099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Ancient Greek Democracy
Democracy is one of the greatest inventions of the ancient Greeks. This book invites readers to investigate the phenomenon of ancient Greek democracy for themselves, from its earliest roots in the archaic period to its appearance and development in Athens. The book comprises six chapters, presenting questions of continuing interest and controversy. Each chapter encourages readers to engage with ancient...Paperback$8099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander
With 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. Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander offers: New translations of original sources contextualised by insightful introductions and annotations. A range of literary, artistic and material evidence from the Homeric, Archaic, and Classical Ages. A...Paperback$8599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Ancient Greece
This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilisation 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 society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Thomas R. Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Ancient Epic
Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics – Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica. Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic and offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context. Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of...Paperback$6399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Ancient Babylonian Medicine
Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. Represents the first overview of Babylonian medicine utilizing cuneiform sources, including archives of court letters, medical recipes, and commentaries written by ancient scholars. Attempts to reconcile the ways...Paperback$6199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Alexander the Great
In 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 Eastern worlds. But the resonance his legend achieved over the next two millennia stretched even farther—across foreign cultures, religious traditions, and distant...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures. Written by leading experts in the field. Looks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations in...Paperback$9599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Alexander's Heirs
Alexander’s Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age. This book provides an account of the power struggles between Alexander’s rival generals in the forty-year period following his death,...Hardback$22699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Alexander of Macedon, 356–323 B.C.
Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterised as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, a Cambridge-trained classicist who is also a...Paperback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-700
A sweeping historical account of the Later Roman Empire incorporating the latest scholarly research In the newly revised 3rd edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire, 284-700, distinguished historians Geoffrey Greatrex and Stephen Mitchell deliver a thoroughly up-to-date discussion of the Later Roman Empire. This edition includes tables of information, numerous illustrations, maps, and chronological overviews. As the...Paperback$10099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A History of the Greek City States, 700-338 B. C.
This book introduces the reader to the serious study of Greek history, concentrating more on problems than on narrative. The topics selected have been prominent in modern research and references to important discussions of these have been provided. Outlined are controversial issues of which differing views can be defended. Mr. Sealey's preference is for interpretations which see Greek history as...Paperback$11100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
A History of Rome
Spanning over 1,300 years, A History of Rome combines an overview of political events with a balanced analysis of social and economic change, as well as religious and cultural life. This new edition includes increased coverage of the late republic, with more attention devoted to the impact of material culture. A significantly expanded bibliography and an updated companion website make...Paperback$8099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
A History of Byzantium
This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised A History of Byzantium covers the time from Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence. Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography. Incorporates a new section on web resources...Paperback$9099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
A Greek State in Formation
The Mycenaean civilisation of the Greek Bronze Age was identified 150 years ago, yet its origins remain obscure. Jack L. Davis, codirector of ongoing excavations at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, takes readers on a tour of the beginnings of Mycenaean civilisation through a case study of this important site. In collaboration with Sharon R. Stocker, Davis demonstrates that...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Aetia. Iambi. Lyric Poems
Callimachus (ca. 303–ca. 235 BC), a proud and well-born native of Cyrene in Libya, arrived as a young man at the court of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Here, he composed poetry for the royal family, helped establish the Library and Museum as a world centre of literature, science, and scholarship, and wrote an estimated 800 volumes of poetry and prose...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity
A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity covers the period from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE. This period witnessed the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to the practice of agriculture in Mesopotamia and elsewhere and culminated in the fall of the Roman Empire, the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the rise of Byzantium, and the first flowering of Mayan...Paperback$5899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
Discover a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary handbook exploring several sub-regions and key themes perfect for a new generation of students. A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East delivers the first complete handbook in the area of Hellenistic and Roman Near Eastern history. The book is divided into sections dealing with interdisciplinary source material, each with a great deal of...Hardback$44699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
A Companion to the Ancient Near East
A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilisation from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. This book covers the civilisations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites, and Persians. It places particular emphasis on social and cultural history, exploring the impact of these ancient cultures....Paperback$9999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 2 Volume Set
A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid Empire. Often called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the...Hardback$89299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives. Key Features: Bringing fresh insights to the understanding of science, technology, and medicine, this work covers a wide range of...Paperback$12399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
A Companion to Roman Britain
This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. A Companion to Roman Britain is a major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain, bringing together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period. The book offers exceptionally broad coverage,...Paperback$9799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism
An innovative approach to the study of ten centuries of Jewish culture and history A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism explores the Jewish people, their communities, and various manifestations of their religious and cultural expressions from the third century BCE to the seventh century CE. Presenting a collection of 30 original essays written by noted scholars in the...Hardback$43499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World
A COMPANION TO GREEKS ACROSS THE ANCIENT WORLD An innovative, up-to-date treatment of ancient Greek mobility and migration from 1000 BCE to 30 BCE A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World explores the mobility and migration of Greeks who left their homelands in the ten centuries between the Early Iron Age and the Hellenistic period. While most academic literature...Hardback$43499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World
A COMPANION TO CITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD A Companion to Cities in the Greco-Roman World offers in-depth coverage of the most important topics in the study of Greek and Roman urbanism. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of experts, this comprehensive resource addresses traditional topics in the study of ancient cities, including civic society, politics, and the ancient...Hardback$38399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Archaic Greece
A Companion to Archaic Greece offers a systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture, introducing the reader to a wide range of innovative approaches to the period. This is the first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic Greece. It places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE within its chronological and geographical context, providing a balanced...Paperback$9599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Ancient Thrace
A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognised complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. Features a rich and detailed overview of Thracian history from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Includes contributions from leading scholars in the archaeology, art history,...Paperback$11599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Ancient Macedonia
The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike. Features new, specially commissioned essays by leading and up-and-coming scholars in the field. Examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end...Hardback$38699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A Companion to Ancient History
This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of ancient history. Examines the forms of evidence, problems, approaches, and major themes in the study of ancient history. Comprises more than 40 essays, written by leading international scholars. Moves beyond the primary focus on Greece and Rome with coverage of the various cultures within the ancient Mediterranean....Paperback$17200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Persian Boy
'One of the greatest historical novels ever written' - SARAH WATERS 'I love to find queer representation in historical fiction. . . Renault's eye for intimacy is amazing' - DOUGLAS STUART 'Fierce, complex and eloquent' - MADELINE MILLER 'Mary Renault is a shining light' - HILARY MANTEL A groundbreaking queer classic and powerful reimagining of the last years of Alexander...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
My Bombay Kitchen
Chef Samin Nosrat’s Top Ten Favourite Books for Vulture Winner, 2008 James Beard Foundation Book Award in Asian Cooking The Persians of antiquity were renowned for their lavish cuisine and their never-ceasing fascination with the exotic. These traits still find expression in the cooking of India's rapidly dwindling Parsi population—descendants of Zoroastrians who fled Persia after the Sassanian empire fell...Hardback$11100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Funeral Games
The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing. Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat - SARAH WATERS The heavens say it begins with the death of the King . . . Alexander the Great, conqueror of an empire stretching from Greece to Egypt to India, is dead at the age of thirty-three. His only direct...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Dinner with King Tut
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon, a romp through the entire history of humankind—from 75,000 B.C. to the dawn of the modern age. From the mighty pyramids of Egypt to the majestic temples of the Aztec, we have a good idea of what the past looked like. But what about our other senses: The tang...Hardback$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Clodia of Rome
A pioneering political voice, with charisma and power that rivalled many of her male contemporaries, Clodia of Rome was a pivotal figure in the late Roman Republic until a murder trial, rife with corruption, catalysed her fall from grace. Taking readers inside the courtroom to follow the trial and Clodia's family's tumultuous political history, Douglas Boin brings a modern perspective...Hardback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Alexander the Great
At his death in 323 BC, Alexander the Great ruled an empire stretching from the Balkans to India, yet the best accounts we have of his life were written hundreds of years after his death. Alexander the Great presents new translations of the most important ancient writings on Alexander's life and legacy. Substantial extracts from Greek and Latin authors are...Paperback$9999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Transported
A fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world, written by narrowboat captain and children's author Matt Ralphs, with stunning colour illustrations on every page by Rui Ricardo.From ancient chariots and Viking longships to racing cars, rockets and solar-powered aeroplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Ancient Olympic Games
Travel back in time to Ancient Greece to discover the origins of the Olympic Games.Bright, bold and dynamic artwork bring to life the origins of the Olympic Games. Find out about the legend behind the games, the original events and the excitement that filled Olympia during the Olympic Festival. See how the competitors used to train and learn about each...Paperback$2399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Surviving Vesuvius
This narrative non-fiction book brings to life the powerful story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, based on the first-hand account of Pliny the Younger. The year is 79 AD. Seventeen year-old Roman student Pliny the Younger is at his home across the bay from the bustling town of Pompeii, where people are going about their...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Story of the World, Text Bundle, Hardcover Revised Edition
Available in hardcover, this four-volume narrative world history tells the story of the entire globe, from the earliest nomadic humans all the way to the Persian Gulf war at the end of the twentieth century. It now includes the Revised Edition of Volume 4. Told in an entertaining, engaging style, The Story of the World uses the stories of women...Hardback$22099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
Rise and Fall
Journey back in time to discover the fascinating histories of nine ancient civilisations; their rise, their decline, and their legacies. You may know of the Vikings, the Aztecs, and the Mongols—perhaps even Minoa, Mali, and Benin. But what about Kamakura, Achaemenid, and Ayutthaya? This captivating collection of histories uncovers the secrets behind nine of the world's greatest empires. With exciting...Hardback$6100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Mythological Creatures
Award-winning author-illustrator Lynn Curlee turns his brush to the myths of ancient Greece, crafting a work of boundless creativity and beauty—now with a new look! Tales about proud gods and goddesses, fabulous creatures, ferocious beasts, and brave heroes from the world of Greek mythology have captured the imaginations of readers young and old for centuries. Now see them brought to...Paperback$2099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
How to Drive a Roman Chariot
Join Albie on a brand new adventure in the tenth book in this brilliant series by the bestselling author and illustrator pairing, Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves. This is the perfect introduction into the Albie series, which is packed with fun, friendship, and soft curriculum-based learning. Albie is outside feeding the horses, when it starts to rain and he finds...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Gaia
A STUNNING GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE BEST BOOK AWARD 2013/14 BRITISH COMIC BOOK AWARDS Imagine you made something that was so beautiful and powerful that everyone wanted to take it for themselves. And then you had to watch them destroy it. Would you fight for it? Meet Gaia, the ancient Greek goddess who created the Earth and...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Freddie Spector, Fact Collector: Go for Gold
Did you know that lawnmower racing is a sport? Or that cranberries bounce? How about that Gentoo penguins can bodysurf? Freddie Spector loves collecting facts—about anything and everything. At the moment, he's obsessed with facts about sport. It's all he talks about: weird sports, Olympic sports, extreme sports, athletes, and sporting history. He writes all his facts on sticky notes...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof
Age range 10+ From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes a new tale of finding your strength against all odds. Set in an alternate classical world dominated by sports and a magical power called grana, Epoca: Island of the Gods is the story of two children, the lowly born Rovi and the crown princess...Hardback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Epoca: The River of Sand
Age range 10+ The next book in the #1 New York Times best-selling Epoca series from Kobe Bryant and Ivy Claire. As Pretia, the Princess of Epoca, prepares to return to Ecrof, the elite magical sports academy, she is focused on the most important part of her upcoming year: the Junior Epic Games. She knows that her destiny is to...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Dogs
Of all the animals on the planet, dogs have the widest range of roles in our daily lives. They’re protectors, helpers, lifesavers—but most of all, they’re family. Explore these heartwarming aspects in Dogs, where each page brings you closer to understanding the profound connection between humans and their loyal companions.Hardback$5600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Coloring the Story of the World
Featuring historical figures from the Celtic warrior queen Boadicea to the brave firefighters of Chernobyl, and dramatic settings from the Roman Colosseum to the jungles of Haiti to the surface of the moon, this colouring book combines 20 brand-new colouring pages with 40 classic ones from the bestselling Story of the World Activity Books. Engaging descriptions of each colouring page...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
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