HISTORY OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD by R. Malcolm Errington
$65.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World Ser.
A History of the Hellenistic World provides an engaging look at the Macedonian monarchies in the period following the reign of Alexander the Great, and examines their impact on the Greek world. Offers a clearly organized narrative with particular emphasis on state and governmental structures Makes exte ...Show more
WAR IN LATE ANTIQUITY A SOCIAL HISTORY by Rachel Lee; A. D. Lee
$71.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Ancient World at War Ser.
The first book to focus on the social impact of warfare and the Roman army in Late Antiquity. Explores the implications of war and the army in a broad range of areas encompassing politics, the economy, and social life Pays particular attention to the experience of war from the perspective of non-co ...Show more
Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical by Walter Burkert; John Raffan (Translator)
$59.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Ancient World Ser.
This is the first major synthesis of Greek religion to appear for a generation. A clearly structured and readable survey for classical scholars and students, it will also be generally welcomed as the best modern account of any polytheistic religious system. The text builds up an impressive and coherent ...Show more
AD 62 POMPEII by Rebecca East
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Category: History
A twenty-first century woman is stranded in first century Pompeii when a time travel experiment goes awry; she is sold to a wealthy family as a house slave. This provides her with an intimate, upstairs/downstairs perspective on household life in ancient times. At first she does menial work, but she impr ...Show more
Why Socrates Died by Robin Waterfield
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
Aware of these myths, Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources and presents here a new Socrates, in which he separates the legend from the man himself. As Waterfield recounts the story, the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens were already enough for a death sentence, but ...Show more
CLAUDIUS CAESAR by Josiah Osgood
$45.95 AUD
Category: History
The story of Claudius has often been told before. Ancient writers saw the emperor as the dupe of his wives and palace insiders; Robert Graves tried to rehabilitate him as a far shrewder, if still frustrated, politician. In this book, Josiah Osgood shifts the focus off the personality of Claudius and on ...Show more
The World of Athens by .
$47.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Reading Greek Ser.
Classical Athens boasted some of the most original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This best-selling book, now issued in a second edition, provides a comprehensive and highly illustrated introduction to its history, society, culture and values aimed at ...Show more
ANCIENT LANGUAGES OF MESOPOTAMIA EGYPT AND THE ASKUM by Roger D. Woodard (Editor)
$69.95 AUD
Category: History
This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some ins ...Show more
EGYPTOLOGY TODAY by Richard H. Wilkinson (Editor)
$41.95 AUD
Category: History
Egyptology Today examines how modern scholars examine all aspects of ancient Egypt, one of the greatest of all ancient civilizations. In essays by a team of archaeologists, curators, scholars and conservators who are actively involved in research or applied aspects of Egyptology, this book looks at the ...Show more
ANCIENT EGYPT AN INTRODUCTION by Salima Ikram
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilization of all time - ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems as well as its subsequent political development, it examines methodology, the history of the discipline of E ...Show more
CLASSIC MAYA by Stephen D. Houston; Takeshi Inomata
$47.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Cambridge World Archaeology Ser.
In the first millennium AD, the Classic Maya created courtly societies in and around the Yucatan Peninsula that have left some of the most striking intellectual and aesthetic achievements of the ancient world, including large settlements like Tikal, Copan, and Palenque. This book is the first in-depth s ...Show more
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN STATE by Robert J. Wenke
$101.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Case Studies in Early Societies Ser.
This book focuses on the development of Egypt in its formative phase, from c.5200 BC, when Egyptians first began farming wheat and barley, until 2160 BC, as Egypt's central government weakened and appears to have fallen into disorder. During these millennia, which coincide with the Predynastic, Early Dy ...Show more