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'Monumental and vividly imagined . . . a fitting tribute to a city that has survived, changed and grown for so many centuries'
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'A cornucopia of ...
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 ...
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 first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria
'A work of ...
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 ...
Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.
For the greater part of ...
The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson
Ramesses ...
The second volume of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy II, III, IV, V and VI, who between them reigned for a century ...
A striking companion volume to the Myths and Legends title, exploring the ancient origins of Egyptian society and culture. Gorgeous Collector's Edition which brings ...
The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state
Archaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should ...