The Histories by Herodotus
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
'Herodotus, from Halicarnassus, here displays his enquiries, that human achievement may be spared the ravages of time, and that everything great and astounding, and all the glory of those exploits which served to display Greeks and barbarians alike to such effect, be kept alive - and additionally, and m ...Show more
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (PB) by John Romer & Sir E. A. Wallis Budge
$39.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
"The Book of the Dead" is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Consisting of spells, prayers and incantations, each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often le ...Show more
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology by pierre grimal; A R Maxwell-Hyslop (translator); Stephen Kershaw (ed.)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Dictionary, Penguin Ser.
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about the stories, heroes and gods of ancient Greece and Rome - from the siege of Troy and the quest for the Golden Fleece to such figures as Hercules and Juno. It will also enhance an understanding of t ...Show more
A History of the Crusades: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem: I by Steven Runciman
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Category: Ancient History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades 'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel' An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades over ...Show more
PLUTARCH S LIVES Vol 2 by Plutarch
$31.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Modern Library
Offers biographies of Greek and Roman leaders and compares their personal qualities and accomplishments.
Greek Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy by David Stuttard
$35.00 AUD
Category: Ancient History
The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. But many are firmly rooted in specific settings: Thebes dominates the tragedy of Oedipus; Mycenae broods over the fates of Agamemnon and Electra; Knossos boasts the scene of Theseus' slay ...Show more
Seneca - A Life by Emily Wilson
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Category: Ancient History
Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap betw ...Show more
Byzantium: a Very Short Introduction by Peter Sarris
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Category: Ancient History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
After surviving the fifth century fall of the Western European Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire flourished as one of the most powerful economic, cultural, and military forces in Europe for a thousand years. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Sarris introduces the reader to the unique fusion of Roma ...Show more
The Letters of the Younger Pliny by Pliny the Younger
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Category: Ancient History | Series: Classics Ser.
A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny (c. AD 61-113) was also a prolific letter-writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family. His lively and very personal letters address an astonishi ...Show more
In the Shadow of Vesuvius A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn
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Category: Ancient History
Ash spewed into the sky. All eyes were on Vesuvius. Pliny the Elder sailed towards the phenomenon. A teenage Pliny the Younger waited. His uncle did not come back. In a dazzling new literary biography, Daisy Dunn introduces Pliny the Younger, the survivor who became a Roman lawyer, senator, poet, collec ...Show more
Scenes from Prehistoric Life - From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans by Francis Pryor
$49.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
An invigorating journey through Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. From the critically acclaimed author of The Fens, a Radio 4 Book of the Week. A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscapes in fifteen 'scenes', shedding revelatory li ...Show more
Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis by Stephen P. Kershaw
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Category: Ancient History
In 2022 it will be 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 heroic resistance in the face of seemingly hopeless odds. Kershaw makes use of re ...Show more