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The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria
'A work of ...
'Monumental and vividly imagined . . . a fitting tribute to a city that has survived, changed and grown for so many centuries'
Daily Telegraph
'A cornucopia of ...
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here ...
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - how they rose ...
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh ...
A landmark study of ancient Greek and Roman cults, from the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis to the cults of Dionysus and Mithras.
Mystery cults are ...
The gripping stories of the most colourful and formidable characters to challenge the might of Rome.
Until recently, it was assumed that Rome carried the ...
'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' The Times
On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian ...
THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.
The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest ...
'If you love Indiana Jones, this is the real thing' DAN SNOW
'Fascinating' GREG JENNER
'A thrilling investigation' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB
'An essential read for anyone ...
From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilised world ushered in the first Dark ...
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus ...
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
'An impressive amalgamation of scholarly research with popular history' The Times
'An evocative account of an era of ...
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world.
In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors ...
Amongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilisations, the collapse of ruling elites and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions ...
