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Robin Lane Fox
The transition from pagan to Christian in the ancient Mediterranean world was a process whose effects we still live with today. How did this monumental conversion come about? How did…
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Like its heroes Homer’s Iliad has earned immortal glory. It is the sublime Greek epic poem which tells of the anger of Achilles, and its dreadful consequences for persons and…
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Acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox presents a beautifully written biography of one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity: Saint Augustine.
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The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or…
A striking reappraisal of the beginnings of medicine, by one of the world’s leading ancient historians
Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates…
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A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists
Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy…
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Augustine
Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues and enemies, this book provides an account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening…
The Bible is moving, inspirational and endlessly fascinating - but is it true? Starting with Genesis and the implicit background to the birth of Christ, the author sets out to…
Tacitus
Annals and Histories represents the complete historical works of Tacitus–one of the greatest chroniclers of the Roman Empire–whose writings are presented in a wholly revised and updated translation.
Drawing upon archaeology, ancient texts, and new discoveries, Travelling Heroes takes readers deep into the past to explore mysteries that have remained unsolved for millennia: from the origins of the…
Armies and empires, statesmen and tyrants–the acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox vividly recounts the history of two great civilizations and one thousand years that forged the Western world
Augustine is the person from the ancient world about whom we know most. He is the author of an intimate masterpiece, the Confessions, which continues to delight its many admirers…
Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the…
A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine. Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the…
The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most famous military adventures in the ancient world. Its fearless army of Greek mercenaries marched through western Asia (modern Turkey…
Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC…
Suitable for those setting out on a new garden or taking stock of one, this title takes a look at fashions of the moment and is full of advice, ranging…
A "compelling and impressive" (Sunday Times) reassessment of the Iliad, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful The Iliad is the world's greatest epic poem--heroic…
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With wit and wisdom, Oxford historian and Financial Times gardening columnist Robin Lane Fox recounts his deep passion and appreciation for gardening
Russell Page
Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world.
Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon
Kiftsgate Court, perched on the northern edge of the Cotswolds Hills in Gloucestershire, is a garden composed of many different scenes. Three women have tended Kiftsgate, each one its driving…
