ROMAN WARFARE by Jonathan P. Roth
$34.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization Ser.
Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome s fighting forces from their inception in the 7th century BCE to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. In non-technical, lively language, Jonathan Roth examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the changing ...Show more
ROMAN WOMEN by Eve D'Ambra
$34.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization Ser.
This book examines the daily lives of Roman women by focusing on the mundane and less celebrated aspects of daily life - family and household, work and leisure, worship and social obligations - of women of different social ranks. Using a variety of sources, including literary texts, letters, inscription ...Show more
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF EARLY INNER ASIA by Denis Sinor (Editor)
$311.00 AUD
Category: History
Originally announced as Volume I of The Cambridge History of Central Asia, this book will now be published as a one volume history. (Volumes 2 and 3, previously announced, will not now be published.) This book introduces the geographical setting of Inner Asia and follows its history from the paleolithic ...Show more
RISE OF THE CASTLE by M. W. Thompson
$47.95 AUD
Category: History
Romanticised as ruins, treated as relics of forgotten military campaigns or as mere lessons in architectural history, the castles of England and Wales have too rarely been examined as places in which real people lived. Fresh both in style and approach and richly illustrated, Michael Thompson's book aims ...Show more
DECLINE OF THE CASTLE by M. W. Thompson
$45.95 AUD
Category: History
Extensively illustrated with photographs, plans and period engravings, Michael Thompson's book examines the decline of the castle as both fortification and seigneurial residence over the two and a half centuries that preceded the Civil War. In general, this was a period in which function played less and ...Show more
FINDING THE WALLS OF TROY by Susan Heuck Allen
$69.99 AUD
Category: History
The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and achievements. But Schliemann gained this status as an archaeological hero partly b ...Show more
EGYPT by Alessia Fassone; Enrico Ferraris
$80.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dictionaries of Civilization Ser.
This beautifully designed pocket reference--more a compact encyclopedia than a dictionary--presents ancient Egypt in stunningly-produced photographs and concise textual descriptions of Egyptian art, culture, and government. Not merely a travel guide, this handy and easy-to-use guide provides an overall ...Show more
GREECE by Ratto Stefania
$76.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dictionaries of Civilization Ser.
This gorgeously illustrated, compact volume considers the entire civilization of ancient Greece, including Magna Graecia's colonial expansion. In color photographs and text, the book offers views of virtually all aspects of ancient Greek life, from the material needs of the people to their artistic cult ...Show more
The Argonautika by Apollonius of Rhodes
$64.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek. This expanded paperback e ...Show more
SEER IN ANCIENT GREECE by Michael Attyah Flower
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Category: History
The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills ranging from examining the livers of sacrificed animals to spirit possession. Unlike the palm readers and mediums who exist on the fringe of modern ...Show more
RHETORIC OF CONSPIRACY IN ANCIENT ATHENS by Joseph Roisman
$163.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature Ser.
The Attic orators, whose works are an invaluable source on the social and political history of Classical Athens, often filled their speeches with charges of conspiracy involving almost every facet of Athenian life. There are allegations of plots against men's lives, property, careers, and reputations as ...Show more
MEDITERRANEAN ANARCHY by Arthur M. Eckstein
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Category: History | Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society Ser.
This ground-breaking study is the first to employ modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. Arthur M. Eckstein challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state--not m ...Show more