Belief and Cult
A groundbreaking reinterpretation that draws on cognitive theory to show that belief wasn't absent from—but rather was at the heart of—Roman religion Belief and Cult argues that belief isn't uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of...Hardback$8999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Belief and Cult
A groundbreaking reinterpretation that draws on cognitive theory to show that belief wasn't absent from—but rather was at the heart of—Roman religion Belief and Cult argues that belief isn't uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of...Paperback$12200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Barbarians
Barbarians offers a fresh new look at the Roman Empire from the perspective of those labelled as 'barbarians' by the Romans. Dr Stephen P. Kershaw constructs a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes, and failures of the key opponents of Rome's rise and dominance, and of those who ultimately brought the empire down. 'And now what will become of us...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Augustan Culture
Grand political accomplishment and artistic productivity were the hallmarks of Augustus Caesar's reign (31 B.C. to A.D. 14), which has served as a powerful model of achievement for societies throughout Western history. Although much research has been done on individual facets of Augustan culture, Karl Galinsky's book presents a unified overview, one that brings together political and social history, art,...Paperback$14600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Athens on Trial
The Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. Whether praising Athens's government as the legitimising ancestor of modern democracies or condemning it as mob rule,...Paperback$12400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Short History of the Etruscans
Of all civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct evidence for studying them and for understanding their culture is the archaeological, and to a much lesser extent, epigraphic record. The Etruscans...Paperback$3699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
A Short History of Ancient Greece
Classical Greece and its legacy have long inspired a powerful and passionate fascination. The civilisation that bequeathed to later ages drama and democracy, Homer and heroism, myth and Mycenae, and the Delphic Oracle and the Olympic Games has, perhaps more than any other, helped shape the intellectual contours of the modern world. P. J. Rhodes is among the most distinguished...Paperback$3699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Anubis—Ancient Egypt's Lord of Death and Protection
A poignant, powerful, inclusive, and deeply personal journey to meet the Great God Anubis. Filled with solid historical information, as well as practical contemporary rituals, magick, healing practices, and prayers, this book drew me in, opened my heart, and made me love dear Anubis even more." - Michael Butler Smith, author of Embracing Isis Anubis is Egypt's original Lord of...Paperback$5400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Angkor and the Khmer Civilization
The best account of Angkor available in English ... takes the reader on a panoramic tour of Cambodian history from earliest times to the latest finds - Ben Kiernan, author of The Pol Pot Regime The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia has fascinated scholars and visitors alike since its rediscovery in the mid-19th century. A great deal was already...Paperback$5400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Ancient Israel
When this provocative text was first published, Lemche presented a new model of how we should understand Israelite society, its history, and its religion. Lemche argues first that Israel was the result of a social development among the Canaanite population of Palestine in the second half of the second millennium BCE. This implies that Israelite religion was originally ‘Canaanite’ and...Paperback$6399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Alexander the Great and His Empire
This is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great and His Empire, covering Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing a conventional biographical focus, this is the only book in any language that sets the rise of Alexander's short-lived empire within the broad context...Paperback$9800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
Alexander’s Successors and the Creation of Hellenistic Kingship
What happened to Alexander the Great’s empire when he died, and to the generals and companions that had conquered that empire with him? How did they begin to develop their own power and positions after his death? Alexander’s Successors and the Creation of Hellenistic Kingship reconstructs how the development of royal ideologies led to five powerful new kingships after Alexander’s...Paperback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A History of Ancient Britain
Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A History of Ancient Britain, Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival. There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr. Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia (or Turkey as we know it), past the already ancient Luxor monuments in Roman Egypt, and by the Great Library of Alexandria. Travelling west across the breadbasket of...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Age of Conquests
The ancient world that Alexander the Great transformed in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death. The imperial dynasties of his successors incorporated and reorganised the fallen Persian empire, creating a new land empire stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean to as far east as Bactria. In old Greece, a fragile balance of power was continually disturbed...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
After the Ice
Twenty thousand years ago, Earth was in the midst of an ice age. Then global warming arrived, leading to massive floods, the spread of forests, and the retreat of the deserts. By 5,000 BC, a radically different human world had appeared. In place of hunters and gatherers, there were farmers; in place of transient campsites, there were towns. The foundations...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Aesop's Fables
From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger," and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally...Hardback$6000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Brief History of the Roman Empire
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Stephen P. Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's Satires to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula and Nero, and seismic events such as the...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Brief History of the Mediterranean
A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor — or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. "The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean." Samuel Johnson, 1776 The Mediterranean has always been a leading stage for world history; it is also visited each year...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Greek and Roman Myths
Who was Pandora and what was in her famous box? Why is a brand of sportswear named after the goddess Nike? How did Achilles get his Achilles heel? What exactly is a Titan? And why is one computer virus known as a Trojan horse? The myths of ancient Greece and Rome can seem bewilderingly complex, yet they are so much...Hardback$6700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Mad Emperor
On 8 June AD 218, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy led an army into battle during a Roman civil war. Rallying his retreating troops in person, against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The following four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire. Heliogabalus...Hardback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Mad Emperor
'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times A Financial Times, BBC History and Spectator Book of the Year On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Last of the Wine
‘All my sense of the ancient world – its values, its style, the scent of its wars and passions – comes from Mary Renault. Her Theseus novels are perhaps the most exciting of her Greek fictions, and The Last of the Wine the most moving. I turned to writing historical fiction because of something I learned from Renault: that it...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Lives that Made Greek History
In this compilation from Plutarch's Greek Lives, James Romm gathers the material of greatest historical significance from fifteen biographies, ranging from Theseus in earliest times to Phocion in the late fourth century BCE. While preserving the outlines of Plutarch's character portraits, Romm focuses on the central stories of classical Greece: the rivalry between Athens, Sparta, and Thebes, the rise of...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Josephus's The Jewish War
An essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrative, The Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Martin Goodman describes the life of this book, from its composition in Greek for a Roman readership to the myriad ways...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
It's a Don's Life
Mary Beard's by now famous blog It's a Don's Life has been running on the Times Literary Supplement website for nearly three years. In it, she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live. Her central themes are the classics, universities, and teaching - and much else besides. What are academics for?...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Lenore: The Time War
Roman Dirge's cute little dead girl, Lenore, faces off against the legendary Time Goats in the G.O.A.T. fight of the century! Join Lenore, Pooty, Ragamuffin, and Taxidermy for an adventure 100 million and six years in the making! SHE'S BACK AND THE WORLD'S A MADDER PLACE FOR IT! It's been seven years since Roman Dirge unleashed his last Lenore book...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Mystery of the Maya
This book is different from others. YOU decide what happens in this story. Your best friend Tom has mysteriously disappeared while investigating the ancient Mayan civilisation in Mexico. The only clue is a patch of fresh blood on an altar that Tom had been examining just hours before he vanished. Now, it is up to you to find him. Will...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Woman's Lore
Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023 The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again. 'Remarkable work... Extraordinary, meticulous detail' Literary Review 'Deftly fuses scholarly rigour, control of literary and archaeological sources' BBC History Magazine Creatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
de Romanis Book 1 (2nd edition)
Now endorsed by OCR and Eduqas, this popular Latin course for students aged 11–16 is breathing new life into Latin teaching and learning. de Romanis is a vibrant and accessible introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans. Throughout the course, students gradually build their proficiency in Latin while exploring cultural topics through background notes,...Paperback$4399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Sisterhood
London, 1907: When the Season's most accomplished and elegant debutante, Victoria Goldsborough, collapses and dies at her engagement ball, the great and good of London Society prepare to mourn the tragic loss of an upstanding young woman. But all is not what it seems, and after a cup of poisoned tea is revealed to be the cause of death, the...Hardback$7200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
X Marks the Spot
Ancient shipwrecks in crystal seas, mythical princesses preserved in ice, and astonishing lost rituals — this is the story of archaeology. Professor Michael Scott uncovers the true stories behind history's most monumental discoveries, unearthing traps, curses, and buried treasure along the way. Full of extraordinary characters — from glory hunters to forgotten heroes — X Marks the Spot explores our...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Voyagers
The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled. 'Takes readers on a narrative odyssey' - Wall Street Journal, Books of the Year 'Highlights a dizzying burst of new research' - The Economist 'A refreshing addition to the canon of literature that contemplates Oceanic navigation' - Noelle Kahanu 'I would not be surprised if, after reading this masterpiece,...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Stoic Capitalist
An exploration of the issues around the Stoic ideal of a well-lived life, and how anyone can learn to define and realise a modern version of it for themselves. The Stoic Capitalist explains how Stoic philosophy combined with focused ambition can lead to great accomplishment, written by someone who has, by any measure, been successful in multiple realms of business,...Hardback$4699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Last Dynasty
A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling — John Guy Superb and gripping — Simon Sebag Montefiore A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra. When Alexander the Great arrived in Egypt, he overthrew the hated Persian overlords and was welcomed...Paperback$3899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Gastro Obscura
A New York Times, USA Today, and national indie bestseller. A Feast of Wonder! Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breath-taking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer...Hardback$6800Elsewhere:$8000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Alexandria
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind 'Monumental and vividly imagined' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Times 'Lively and engrossing' Literary Review On a sparsely populated Egyptian coastline, Alexander the Great sketched his vision of a metropolis into the sand. Situated on the cusp of three continents, it became...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Twelve Caesars
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book, against a background of today's 'sculpture wars', Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia, portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have...Paperback$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy
Praise for the author's A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: 'Eminently sane, highly informative' PAUL CARTLEDGE, BBC History magazine The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing clash between East and West still has resonances in modern history and has left us with tales of...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The West
A prize-winning historian presents a radical, new account of how the idea of the West has shaped our history, told through the stories of fourteen fascinating lives. For fans of Sathnam Sanghera, Peter Frankopan and Edward Said. A BBC RADIO 4 Book of the Week 'A fantastic achievement' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'Bright, expansive, and iconoclastic, this...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Syriac World
The Syriac World by Françoise Briquel Chatonnet and Muriel Debié offers a comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity, tracing its origins from Hellenistic and ancient Near Eastern cultures to the present day. Often referred to as the third main language of Christianity after Latin and Greek, Syriac remains a foundational classical, literary, and religious language throughout the world. Originating in Mesopotamia...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
The Story of Greece and Rome
The Story of Greece and Rome offers an extraordinary tale of the intermingled civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century. The magnificent civilisation created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilised" Greek and Roman empires...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks 
The Story of Egypt
The epic 4000-year story of the world's greatest civilisation from a world-leading Egyptologist The history of Egypt is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in heroes and villains, inventors and intellectuals, artisans and pioneers. Now Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete Story of Egypt — charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Rise of Rome
A gripping account of the ascent of Rome – from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. 'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' The Spectator Starting with the founding myth of Romulus and Remus, Anthony Everitt charts Rome's development from its origins as a small market town in the 8th century BC, through various forms...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Making of the Middle Sea
The first full, interpretive synthesis for a generation on the rise of the Mediterranean world from its very beginnings up to the threshold of Classical times - winner of the Wolfson History Prize. The Mediterranean has been for millennia one of the global cockpits of human endeavour. World-class interpretations exist of its Classical and subsequent history, but there has been...Hardback$10200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Lure of the Beach
A human and global take on a beloved vacation spot. The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while the gull’s cry and the cove’s splendour have remained constant throughout time, our relationship with the...Paperback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Horde
Cundill Prize Finalist A Financial Times Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year A Five Books Book of the Year "Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book." - Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The First Fossil Hunters
The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures of classical mythology Griffins, Centaurs, Cyclopes, and Giants—these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if...Paperback$5800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome
A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was in many ways a gilded age. Its early rulers restored and even expanded Egyptian power. Over a span of 300 years, the period was witness to intellectual enlightenment, imaginative state-building,...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The Dinosaurs Rediscovered
If you want to know how we know what we know about dinosaurs, read this book! Steve Brusatte 'I defy anyone who is, like me, a non-scientist to read it and not feel a sense of wonder' Tom Holland, Guardian Startling new fossil finds are the lifeblood of modern palaeobiology. Giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons from Patagonia, dinosaurs with feathers from...Paperback$5200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
The Cleopatras
A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues — SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalised in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Pox Romana
In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself....Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Populus
A Time Traveller's Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers, and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that ruled the known world. Through the words of Tacitus, Seneca, Martial, and a...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Pharaohs of the Sun
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'An impressive amalgamation of scholarly research with popular history' The Times 'An evocative account of an era of epic riches and ruthlessness' History Revealed 'De la Bedoyere has not just an archaeologist's eye for accuracy but also a broadcaster's nose for a colourful story' Radio Times For more than two centuries, Egypt was...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Palatine
'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly'Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has become hardly more than a museum. The house of all power is up above on the...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Palatine
'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has become hardly more than a museum. The house of all power is up above on...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer: 'One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy.' How can one live well in the world? What does it mean to be happy? In this selection from The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle probes the...Paperback$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Lost Cities of the Ancient World
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, offering a fresh new perspective on the roots of urban life. The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor, and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world history, visited by travelers from across the globe. But what about the cities that have...Hardback$8400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
Looking for Theophrastus
Who is Theophrastus, and why should we care? Once, he was the equal of Plato and Aristotle. Together, he and Aristotle invented science. Alone, he invented Botany. The character of the Wife of Bath is his invention; the Canterbury Tales as a whole, perhaps, the product of his inspiration. When Linnaeus was developing our modern system of plant taxonomy, it...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Looking for Theophrastus
Standing on the deck of a ferry boat, Laura Beatty watches as the assembled port and buildings of mainland Greece disappear from view. Her destination is Lesbos, but she's not only travelling across the stretch of glittering blue sea—she's also travelling 2,000 years into the past, to a time when the world was a wild place of gods and warrior...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
How to Stop a Conspiracy
In 63 BC, frustrated by his failure to be elected leader of the Roman Republic, the aristocrat Catiline tried to topple its elected government. Backed by corrupt elites and poor, alienated Romans, he fled Rome while his associates plotted to burn the city and murder its leading politicians. The attempted coup culminated with the unmasking of the conspirators in the...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
How to Care about Animals
An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals - and our vital relationships with them. How to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we share with them. Drawing on ancient writers from Aesop to Ovid, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher has gathered a...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
How to Build Stonehenge
Draws on a lifetime's study and a decade of new research to address the first question that every visitor asks: how was Stonehenge built? Icon of the New Stone Age, sculptural and engineering marvel, symbol of national pride: there is nothing quite like Stonehenge. These great sarsen and bluestone slabs, arranged with simple, graphic genius, attract visitors from across the...Hardback$7400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
How to Be Healthy
The second-century Greek physician Galen, the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates, is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, teacher, pharmacologist, and inventor, Galen attended the court of Marcus Aurelius, living through outbreaks of plague (likely smallpox) that devastated the Roman Empire. He also served as a physician for professional gladiators, boasting that...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
How To Be Good
What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make ourselves into better human beings? Can we help others do the same? Can we get our leaders to care that humanity prospers, not just economically, but also spiritually? These questions have been asked for over two...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Caesar Versus Pompey
Who was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey? Few people have had as many words written about them through the centuries as Julius Caesar - the brilliant general who made Queen Cleopatra of Egypt his mistress. He has captured the imagination of playwrights, historians, soldiers, and emperors. Little has been written about his ally, son-in-law, and eventual...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx
'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and informative.' - The Times Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before trekking into rural Asia (or Turkey as we know it), past the already ancient Luxor monuments in Roman Egypt,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
After 1177 B.C.
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed — why some civilisations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever. At the end of the acclaimed history 1177 B.C., many of the Late Bronze Age civilisations of the Aegean and Eastern...Hardback$5499Elsewhere:$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Dark Prince
'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie 'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent Weeks Parmenion, the Lion of Macedon - a lone hero in search of salvation and instead finding destiny. Alexander, the Dark Prince - a child who will become Alexander, founder of the greatest empire the world has...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Usborne Greek Myths
Usborne Greek Myths is a pocket-sized collection of some of the best-known Greek myths, specially written for young children to enjoy. With vivid illustrations throughout, this book brings the stories of gods, monsters, and mortals to life. It is perfect for reading aloud, with a pronunciation guide at the back to help with Greek names.Hardback$1500Elsewhere:$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE 'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP 'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGE An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology. Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Song of War
From seven masters of historical fiction—including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn—comes a richly imagined anthology of stories which bring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life. Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the East, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Argo
You've read the myth of the Golden Fleece. Now find out how it really was for Jason and the Argonauts in this gripping reimagining of the famous Ancient Greek tale, and the first book in the breathtaking Blades of Bronze series. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Neil Gaiman, and Natalie Haynes. He has come to take what is yours......Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt
A kid's life in ancient Egypt might sound like fun with all the cool pyramids and glorious sunny weather, but actually it was rather tough! In this hilarious book, written by award-winning author Chae Strathie, children will learn exactly how difficult life really was, from dodging Deathstalker scorpions and cleaning up cow dung, to fetching water from the well and...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in a Medieval Castle
Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum, developed in consultation with some of the world's leading experts on medieval history. A kid's life in a medieval castle might sound like fun, what with all those cool battles and massive feasts, but actually life for kids could be pretty hard. In this hilarious book, written...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
British Museum: My Little Museum: Ancient Greece
Fold out the illustrated concertina scenes and explore four different areas of ancient Greek history, from life at home to the Olympic Games! Then use 100 real-life photographic object stickers to curate your own multi-room museum, filled with all sorts of amazing artefacts. British Museum: My Little Museum: Ancient Greece includes: A sturdy but flexible paperback binding with fold-out pages....Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
British Museum: My Little Museum: Ancient Egypt
Create your own little museum and discover ancient history in this exciting series from the British Museum! Fold out the illustrated scenes and explore four different areas of ancient Egyptian history, from building the pyramids to making a mummy. Then use real-life photographic object stickers to curate your own multi-room museum, filled with all sorts of amazing artefacts. This book...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
British Museum: Find Tom in Time, Ancient Rome
British Museum: Find Tom in Time, Ancient Rome is a brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children aged 6 and above, developed in consultation with the British Museum. Tom's not only lost in time; he's lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, across the pages? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating ancient Roman facts, and...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
British Museum: Around the World Colouring: Ancient Greece
Bring ancient Greece to life with 20 brilliantly busy black-and-white scenes and patterns to colour before sticking in fun photographic object stickers from the British Museum's collection! There's a whole world to explore, and with this beautiful colouring series, readers can take a tour around an ancient civilisation and get creative at the same time! Aspiring artists can pick up...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
British Museum: Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses
Which goddess drew the Moon across the sky each night? Who had the strength to start earthquakes and whirlpools? And was there really a god of parties and theatre? Find out the answers to these questions, and many more, in this brilliant guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. Filled with exciting stories and surprising facts, you will...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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