Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$65.00 AUD
Category: Ancient History
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more
Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire by Eckart Frahm
$49.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history. Assyria's wide-ranging conquests have long be ...Show more
Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox
$65.00 AUD
Category: Ancient History
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 260 ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$27.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our f ...Show more
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes
$36.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora's Jar. Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look ...Show more
Mythos: The stunningly iIllustrated story by Stephen Fry
$80.00 AUD
Category: Ancient History
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld ...Show more
Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth by Francine Prose
$22.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Ancient Lives Ser.
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositi ...Show more
Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes ...Show more
Crassus - The First Tycoon by Peter Stothard
$22.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Ancient Lives Ser.
The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory Marcus Licinius Crassus (115-53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer disrupter of finance and politics, and the richest man of the last years of the Roman republic. Without his catastrophic a ...Show more
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint by Peter Sarris
$34.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
'Magnificent. A vivid and authoritative biography . . . a vibrant portrait of an entire world' Kyle Harper'A stunning tour de force, Sarris brings one of history's most momentous dramas back to life' Walter Scheidel In this groundbreaking new biography of Justinian, Peter Sarris gives us an intimate in ...Show more
Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain by Steve Tibble
$51.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation--but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect ...Show more