Histories of the Ancient World

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How the World Made the West

Josephine Quinn

The West, the story goes, was built on the ideas and values of Ancient Greece and Rome, which disappeared from Europe during the Dark Ages and were then rediscovered by…

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Emperor of Rome

Mary Beard

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)

$65.00

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Moneta

Gareth Harney

The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects: coins.

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Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Nur Masalha

Beginning with the late Bronze Age and moving through to the present day, this is the definitive history of Palestine and its people.

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Pox Romana

Colin Elliott

"A new account of the Antonine plague and its long-lasting effects on the history of the Roman empire"--

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Populus

Guy de la Bedoyere

A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world

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Alexandria: The City That Changed the World

Islam Issa

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day

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The Children of Athena

Charles Freeman

The remarkable story of how Greek-speaking writers and thinkers sustained and developed the intellectual legacy of Classical Greece under the rule of Rome.

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Bettany Hughes

A revelatory new history of the ancient world told through its seven greatest monuments, by bestselling author and TV historian Bettany Hughes

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The Cleopatras

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

A remarkable insight into the real story of the seven Queen Cleopatras of Ancient Egypt

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Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold

Stephen Fry

Sunday Times bestsellers Mythos and Heroes have over a million sales- now comes Troy

The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen…

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Seven Against Thebes: The Quest of the Original Magnificent Seven

Stephen Dando-Collins

From the award-winning historian, Stephen Dando-Collin, Seven Against Thebes is an enthralling historical narrative concerning one of the greatest military adventures of all time.

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