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SPQR - A History of Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths a...

The Darkening Age - The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

A bold new history of the rise of Christianity, showing how its radical followers ravaged vast swathes of classical culture, plunging the...

The History of Philosophy

AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoya...

Alexander the Great - The Anabasis and the Indica

Arrian's account of Alexander's life and campaigns, published as the Anabasis and its companion piece the Indica, is our prime source for...

A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives

Discover the lives of the ancient Romans, pieced together from inscriptions, discarded letters, biographies and myth over two thousand ye...

Pandora's Jar - Women in the Greek Myths

Natalie Haynes is the nation's muse' Adam Rutherford The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and th...

Four Lost Cities - A Secret History of the Urban Age

In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the dee...

The Origin of Empire - Rome from the Republic to Hadrian (264 BC - AD 138)

Rome's transformation from republic to world empire is considered with attention to the key timeframe of this transition. Meets the upsur...

A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil

Excerpt: ...amidst a crowd of honest people seeking recreation after a long day’s work, groups of older girls walking and talking g...

Roman Frontier Studies 2009 - Proceedings of the XXI International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (Limes Congress) held at Newcastle upon Tyne in August 2009

Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (LIMES XXI), hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle...

Mitteilungen zur Christlichen Archäologie, Band 28 (2022)

The journal "Mitteilungen zur Christlichen Archäologie" was founded in 1995 and is published regularly once a year. In addition to the - ...

Ishtar and Izdubar, the Epic of Babylon: Or, the Babylonian Goddess of Love and the Hero and Warrior King, Restored in Mod. Verse by L.L.C. Hamilton

Wisdom of the Ancients - Life lessons from our distant past

THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMES From the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and ...

The Invention of Medicine - From Homer to Hippocrates

Longlisted for the RUNCIMAN AWARD, 2021 Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrat...

Forschungen zur Gewalt in der römischen Antike

Dem facettenreichen Phänomen der antiken Gewalt nähern sich zehn Beiträge deutsch- und englischsprachiger Autoren aus verschiedenen Persp...

50 Objects from Vindolanda

Published in partnership with the Vindolanda Trust, this book celebrates some of the most fascinating objects that have been found at Vin...

History of the Peloponnesian War: Translated From the Greek of Thucydides

Slaves of the People - A Political and Social History of Roman Public Slavery

Slavery played a crucial economic and social role in the Roman history. Unfree individuals were employed to perform a wide range of dutie...

A Political History of the Arameans: From Their Origins to the End of Their Polities - From Their Origins to the End of Their Polities

K Lawson Younger Jr. presents a political history of the Arameans from their earliest origins to the demise of their independent entities...

Constantine the Emperor

An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine.

Roman Law and Latin Literature

This volume offers a long overdue appraisal of the dynamic interactions between Roman law and Latin literature. Despite there being perio...

Marcus Aurelius - A Life

Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 2009.

Taken at the Flood - The Roman Conquest of Greece

Addressing a marginalized era of Greek and Roman history, Taken at the Flood offers a compelling narrative of Rome's conquest of Greece.

Archaeology, History, and Formation of Identity in Ancient Israel

A critical examination of the history of Israel. When did Israel begin? The origins of ancient Israel are shrouded in mystery, and those ...

The Tetrarchy as Ideology - Reconfigurations and Representations of an Imperial Power

The 'Tetrarchy', the modern name assigned to the period of Roman history that started with the emperor Diocletian and ended with Constant...

The Seer and the City - Religion, Politics, and Colonial Ideology in Ancient Greece

"It is not easy to write successful 'cultural poetics' work because one is bound to enter a variety of different fields, but this is done...

A Cultural History of the Sea in the Early Modern Age

For the first time during the Early Modern period, ships regularly traveled between and among all of basins that comprise the World Ocean...

A Cultural History of the Sea in the Global Age

In 1972 an image became an icon: 'Blue Marble', a photograph of the Earth as seen from outer space. The picture features prominently the ...

A Cultural History of the Sea in the Age of Empire

Across the 19th century, maritime globalization expanded at a hitherto unimaginable pace, transforming transport and communications over ...

A Cultural History of the Sea in the Medieval Age

The cultural history of the sea during the Middle Ages is a young and dynamic field. Born only recently in the literary criticism of Euro...

A Cultural History of the Sea in Antiquity

The sea is omnipresent in the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean basin. It is an inexhaustible source of food, but also a well-travele...

The Children of Athena - Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 Bc0-400 AD

A brilliant, fascinating portrait of the intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers during the Age of Rome. In 146 BC, Greece y...

Anastasii Bibliothecarii Historia Ecclesiastica Sive Chronographia Tripertita: Ex Ms. Codice Bibliothecae Vaticanae: Collata Ad Ms. Exemplar Longobard

The Scythian Empire - Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China

A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world In the late 8th and early 7th centuries ...

The Life and Times of Takabuti in Ancient Egypt - Investigating the Belfast Mummy

The mummy of Takabuti is one of the best known antiquities in the Ulster Museum, Belfast. Modern scientific investigations have revealed ...

Juvenal Satires Book III

The first edition of Book 3 of Juvenal's Satires as a unit by itself contains a detailed introduction, Latin text and translation, and co...

Julius Caesar: The Gallic War Books V-VI

A new English translation with the Latin text of Julius Caesar's The Gallic War Books V-VI. The commentary provides explanatory notes on ...

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies, volume 15 (2023)

Marburger Beiträge zur Antiken Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte 41, 2023

The present volume of the journal contains seven papers and nine reviews. The contributions deal with further Greek professional titles, ...

Nonzero - The Logic of Human Destiny

In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wri...

The Greek Mythology Coloring Book - Epic Scenes from Olympus and Beyond

Bring Greek mythology to life in this stunningly illustrated coloring book featuring gods, goddesses, unique creatures, epic scenes, and ...

The Pharaoh's Kitchen - Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions

Beautifully illustrated with scenes from tomb reliefs, objects and artifacts in museum exhibits, and modern photographs, the recipes are ...

The Sophists

This book offers a new way of looking at the 5th century BCE Sophists, rejecting the bad reputation they have had since antiquity and pre...

Queen Cleopatra

Cleopatra was more than just the famous lover in a Shakespeare play, she was a powerful leader, protecting the heritage of the once-might...

The Age of Cats - How Cats Evolved from the Savannah to Your Sofa

The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. 'Eng...

Caesar Versus Pompey - Determining Rome's Greatest General, Statesman & Nation-Builder

"Who was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey? Few people have had as many words written about them d...

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Putting the Women Back into Roman History

Becoming Asian American - Second-Generation Chinese and Korean American Identities

In Becoming Asian American, Nazli Kibria draws upon extensive interviews she conducted with second-generation Chinese and Korean American...

A Short History of Tomb-Raiding - The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures

A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians bui...

A Companion to the Hellenistic World

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this...

Orbis Terrarum 20 (2022)

Die Erforschung der Geographie der Alten Welt ist eine interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft. Der Orbis Terrarum bietet Raum für Publikationen i...

Tierkulte Im Pharaonischen Ägypten Und Im Kulturvergleich

From Byzantine to Norman Italy - Mediterranean Art and Architecture in Medieval Bari

This is the first major study to comprehensively analyze the art and architecture of the archdiocese of Bari and Canosa during the Byzant...

A Short Guide to Roman London

An illustrated, readable companion and indispensable guide to Roman London, both visible and beneath your feet.

Gizeh and Rifeh

Facsimile reissue of Flinders Petrie's account of the excavation of Egyptian tomb cemeteries at Gizeh and Dier Rifeh and the ruins of two...

Demagogues, Power, and Friendship in Classical Athens - Leaders as Friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon

"What makes a demagogue? A much more friendly touch, or more importantly, a perception of a friendly touch, than has previously been expl...

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt - Six Queens of Egypt

This riveting paperback explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra, and shines a piercing light o...

The 'Cursus Laborum' of Roman Women - Social and Medical Aspects of the Transition from Puberty to Motherhood

"This book assesses a narrow but vital - and so far understudied - part of Roman women's lives: puberty, preparation for pregnancy, pregn...

Gargilius Martialis - The Agricultural Fragments

T&t Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism Volume One

The T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism provides a comprehensive reference resource of over 600 scholarly articles aimed at s...