Classical & Ancient Civilizations - Egypt , Greece & Rome

Adrian Goldsworthy / In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire

The complete and definitive history of how Roman generals carved out the greatest and longest-lasting empire the world has ever seen.The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in...

Aesop / Aesop's Fables ( Penguin Classics)

 Sardonic, wry and wise, "Aesop's Fables" are some of the most enduring and well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of...

Aloys Winterling / Caligula (Large Paperback)

The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome from A.D. 37 to 41 as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. An exceptionally smart and cruelly witty man, Caligula made his contemporaries worship him as...

Andrew Mason / Plato (Large Paperback)

Ancient Philosophies Plato (c.428-347 BCE) stands at the beginning of many debates that have continued throughout the history of philosophy. His literary career spanned fifty years and the...

Ann Shearer / Athene: Image and Energy

From the moment Athene sprang full-grown from her father Zeus's head, a new image of the feminine was born to Western consciousness. Starting from a penetrating analysis of the goddess's...

Anthony Birley - Lives of the Later Caesars - HB - 1992

Published in this edition by Guild Publishing, London, 1992, first published in this translation ( from the original Latin) in 1976.  Light edgewear to covers.  One of the most...

Augustine of Hippo / Confessions of Saint Augustine (Large Paperback)

 John K. Ryan Heartfelt, incisive, and timeless, The Confessions has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years. Retelling the story of his long struggle with faith and...

Christou Panaghiotis / Greek Mythology (Coffee Table Book)

Illustrated guide to the best known Greek myths, aimed at all ages   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will...

Cicero - The Nature of the Gods ( De Natura Deorum) (Translated by H.C.P McGregor)

The Nature of the Gods by Cicero Towards the end of his life, Cicero turned away from his oratorical and political career and looked instead to matters of philosophy and religion. The dialogue The...

Claudia Converso / Herculaneum: Civilisation and Art: Treasures of Italy (Coffee Table Book)

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David P. Silverman / Ancient Egypt (Coffee Table Book)

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David Potter / The Victor's Crown (Large Paperback)

How the Birth of the Olympics and the Rise of the Roman Games Changed Sport For Ever The Victor's Crown brings to vivid life the signal role of sport in the classical world. Ranging over a dozen...

Douglas Boin / Alaric the Goth (Hardback)

Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who destroyed “civilization,” at least in the conventional story of...

Edward Gibbon - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - HB ABRIDGED EDITION - Edited by D.M Low - 1960

Hardcover, a large and heavy volume, published in this abridged ( i.e shortened and concise) edition by Chatto & Windus UK, 1960. Lacks the original dustjacket, but solid in lightly scuffed grey...

Euripides - Medea and Other Plays ( Medea, Heracles, Hecabe, Electra) ( Vintage Penguin Classics PB ) - Translated by Philip Vellacott

Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society, Euripides' Medea and Other Plays is translated with an introduction by Philip Vellacott in...

Euripidesi / Medea (Large Paperback)

One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help...

Flavius Publishing/ Pompeii Guide to the Archaeological Excavations (Large Paperback)

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Frances Bernstein / Classical Living: Reconnecting with the Rituals of Ancient Rome (Coffee Table Book)

Enhance your life using the riches of the Roman tradition. An authority on ancient Roman culture, Frances Bernstein shows you how to draw on the wisdom, history, myths and ancient prayers that were a...

Geddes and Grosset / Dictionary of Egyptology

A pocket guide to Egyptian people, places, objects, dynasties and gods       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Glenn S. Holland / Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Large Paperback)

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HarperCollins / Latin Dictionary and Grammar

This Latin Dictionary and Grammar offers the student of Latin the essential two-in-one a comprehensive Latin to English and English to Latin dictionary and a user-friendly Latin grammar in one...

Harry Mount / Amo, Amas, Amat... and All That: How to Become a Latin Lover (Hardback)

Those endless afternoons where you struggled to remember the third person singular present indicative of volo (vult) may be a long time ago. But, if you have the vaguest memory of the ablative...

Homer / The Odyssey - PB

By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, the Odyssey has won and preserved its place among the...

Howard Brenton / The Romans in Britain

First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion...

J.G Lloyd - Selections from Arrian : Alexander the Great (Large Paperback)

Selections from Arrian The translated extracts in Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian, are linked by commentaries which continue the narrative and discuss points in the text needing...

Jane Walker / Ancient Egypt (Large Paperback)

Take a tour of ancient Egyptian civilization with this handy pocket-sized book that is bursting with giant facts. Discover why the river Nile was so important, how the pyramids were built, and how a...

Jaromir Malek / Tutankhamun (Coffee Table Book)

With background chapters on the development of Egyptology and the long and enduring interest in it, "Tutankhamun" looks in detail at the background of the boy king, the lead up to the...

John Boardman - The Greeks Overseas - Vintage Pelican PB - 1964

Paperback, published by Pelican paperbacks UK , 1964 A study of exploration and travel by the ancient Greeks ( primarily between  the 8th and 6th centuries BCE, and the wider dissemination of...

Jonathan Barnes / Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

   The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific...

Josephus - The Jewish War (Penguin Classics PB 1967) - Translation by G.A Williamson

Josephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader,...

Leonard Cottrell - Life Under the Pharaohs- Vintage illustrated Pan PB

Life Under the Pharaohs - Pan PB Edition, 1957 ( 1st published 1955)  This work is an introduction to everyday life in ancient Egypt: homes, dress, amusements, the life of women and children,...

Leonard Cottrell - The Great Invasion ( Roman Britain) - Vintage PB 1975 ( Originally 1958)

History of the Roman invasion and occupation of Britain from the first reconnaissance by Caesar in 55 B.C. to the final battle at Mons Graupius in 84 A.D. Based on both classic sources and...

Lesley & Roy Adkins / An Introduction to the Romans (Coffee Table Book)

The Romans came from a city and went on to dominate their world. Their influence is still with us yet, generally, little is known about their ordinary lives. Covers all aspects of Roman life and...

Lucia Gahlin / Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs (Coffee Table Book)

Discover the world's first civilization! This beautiful volume is a fascinating guide to the myths, religions, pyramids, temples, and more that make up the allure of ancient Egypt.Readers will gain a...

Margaret Bunson / Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (Coffee Table Book)

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT EGYPT is the first single-volume reference guide to the remarkable culture that flourished on the banks of the Nile from the predynastic period, 3200 B.C., to the fall of...

Maria Carmelo Betro / Hieroglyphics (Coffee Table Book)

Both literal and highly lyrical, hieroglyphics bring alive a distant world, with descriptions of the natural environment, the art, the society, the religious beliefs, and even the philosophical basis...

Martin J. Dougherty / Greek Myths: From the Titans to Icarus and Odysseus (Coffee Table Book)

Plato dismissed Greek mythology as `old wives' chatter' but such chatter, from the Minotaur to the Trojan Horse, from Zeus to Prometheus, Heracles to the Argonauts, has been of immense influence for...

Matthew Kneale / Rome: A History in Seven Sackings (Hardback)

 Daily Telegraph's Best History Books of 2017 Sunday Times' Best History Books of 2017Nominated for the 2017 Pen Hessell-TiltmanA sweeping history of the city of Rome, seen through the eyes of...

Maureen Carroll-Spillecke / Earthly paradises : ancient gardens in history and archaeology (Coffee Table Book)

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Michael Grant / A Short History of Classical Civilization (Large Paperback)

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Michael Grant / Who's Who In Classical Mythology (Hardback)

Product Description Who's Who in Classical Mythology is an indispensable guide to all the Greek and Roman mythological characters, from major deities such as Athena and Bacchus, to the lesser-known...

Michael Sommer / The Complete Roman Emperor: Imperial Life at Court and on Campaign (Coffee Table Book)

The most comprehensive and detailed book ever published on the Roman emperor and his world. The eighty-five emperors who ruled Rome for five centuries are among the most famous and notorious leaders...

Miriam Lichtheim / Ancient Egyptian Literature (Large Paperback)

Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume II: The New Kingdom Miriam Lichtheim     Chronologically arranged translations of ancient Egyptian writings shed light upon the development...

Nill / Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (Coffee Table Book)

-- Dynamic and comprehensive history introductions with breath-taking photographs-- All titles have complete reference sections including: glossary of useful terms, maps, reconstructions, useful...

Paul Cartledge / Thermopylae : The Battle that Changed the World

 'Go tell the Spartans, Passerby,That here, obedient to their laws, we lie'Thus did the poet Simonides remember the three hundred elite Spartan warriors who, led by their king, Leonidas, faced...

Peter Heather / The Fall of the Roman Empire

 In AD 378 the Roman Empire had been the unrivalled superpower of Europe for well over four hundred years. And yet, August that year saw a small group of German-speaking asylum-seekers rout a...

Peter V. Jones / Memento Mori: What the Romans Can Tell Us About Old Age Death

In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were...

Plato - Last Days of Socrates - Vintage Penguin PB - Translated by Hugh Tredennick

'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just'Plato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the...

Plato - The Republic ( Vintage Penguin Paperback - Translated by Desmond Lee - 1966

Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the...

R. Hamilton / Ancient Egypt Kingdom of the Pharaohs (Coffee Table Book)

Although they were created thousands of years ago, the great monuments of Ancient Egypt continue to absorb and astonish us today. These imposing constructions the Sphinx, the Pyramids, the tombs in...

R.G Collingwood - Roman Britain and the English Settlements - 2ed HB 1961 ( Originally 1936)

There are two sides to Roman Britain, the British side and the Roman side...in this volume we do justice to both these sides. From the point of view of England, the Roman period seems an isolated and...

Robert Etienne / Pompeii: The Day a City Died

From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and double-page spreads...