MOTHER OF THE GODS by Mark H. Munn
$165.00 AUD
Category: History
Among maternal deities of the Greek pantheon, the Mother of the Gods was a paradox. She is variously described as a devoted mother, a chaste wife, an impassioned lover, and a virgin daughter; she is said to be both foreign and familiar to the Greeks. In this erudite and absorbing study, Mark Munn examin ...Show more
IN SEARCH OF GOD THE MOTHER by Lynn E. Roller
$164.00 AUD
Category: History
This book examines one of the most intriguing figures in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. Her cult was particularly prominent in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), and spread from ...Show more
Alexander the Great by Pierre Briant
$17.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: New Horizons Ser.
Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world: Asia Minor, Egypt and parts of India. This book traces the career of the young king of Macedonia who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and ...Show more
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome by Christopher Scarre
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Chronicles
This is a highly readable history and a unique work of reference. Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, it uses timelines with at-a-glance visual guides to each reign and its main events. Biographical portraits of the 56 principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine, together with ...Show more
BREAKING THE MAYA CODE by Michael D. Coe; Michael Coe
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Category: History
Among the more exciting advances to be described are: the discovery of the specific Maya language and sophisticated grammar used by the ancient scribes on stone monuments and painted vases; archaeological explorations of tombs and buildings of the ancient founders of the great city of Copan, whose very ...Show more
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHIC DICTIONARY VOL2 by E. A. Wallis Budge
$46.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dover Language Guides
Volume 2 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words and terms that occur in texts ranging from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration of the word, the word in hieroglyphs, and the meaning in English. Indispensable to serious student.
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHIC DICTIONARY VOL1 by E. A. Wallis Budge
$46.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Dover Language Guides
Volume 2 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words and terms that occur in texts ranging from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration of the word, the word in hieroglyphs, and the meaning in English. Indispensable to serious student.
Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Egypt Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, kerblad, and others.
THUTMOSE III by Eric H. Cline (Editor); David O'Connor (Editor)
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Category: History
Thutmose III was without question one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs. His 54-year reign was packed with momentous events as well as being unusually long. Thutmose III includes an overview of his life, and detailed examinations of civil administration, the religion and cults, the monumental architecture an ...Show more
ANCIENT GREEKS FOR DUMMIES by Stephen Batchelor
$33.95 AUD
Category: History
The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. As well as instigating itself as the birthplace of the Olympics, Ancient Greece is famous for its literature, philosophy, mythology and t ...Show more
Julius Caesar: The Colossus of Rome by Richard A. Billows
$58.99 AUD
Category: History
Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar's life and times. Richard Billows' dynamic and fast paced narrative offers an imaginative recounting of actions and events, providing the ideal introduction to Julius Caesar for general readers and students of classics ...Show more
The Roman World 44 BC--AD 180 by Martin Goodman
$68.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
The Roman World 44 BC -- AD 180 deals with the transformation of the Mediterranean regions, northern Europe and the Near East by the military autocrats who ruled Rome during this period. The book traces the impact of imperial politics on life in the city of Rome itself and in the rest of the empire, arg ...Show more