Category: Ancient

Art and History of Pompeii

Price: $11.25

Publisher: Book Representation & Dist Ltd : December 1989

Seller ID: 195935

ISBN-13: 9788870094541

A beautifully illustrated guided tour to the buildings, monuments, the remains of victims, mosaics and wall-paintings of Pompeii. Designed with the visitor in mind, the photographs are accompanied by short descriptions and thematic background discussions, plans and reconstruction drawings of buildings and streets which recreate the city, its life and its destruction. Includes a large olded map of the ruins.
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Eros in Pompeii: The Town of Venus

Price: $7.77

Publisher: : 2012

Seller ID: 140693

ISBN-13: 9788888226255

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Imperial Rome to the Present Day: Transparent Overlays of Archaeological Sites

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Lozzi Roma : December 2000

Seller ID: 95782

ISBN-13: 9788886843799

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Spartans

By: Bayliss, Andrew J.

Price: $13.95

Publisher: Oxford University Press : August 2020

Seller ID: 192067

ISBN-13: 9780198853084

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The image of Sparta, and the Spartans, is one dyed indelibly into the public consciousness: musclebound soldiers with long hair and red cloaks, bearing shiny bronze shields emblazoned with the Greek letter lambda. 'This is Sparta ', bellows Leonidas on the silver screen, as he decides to lead his 300 warriors to their deaths at Thermopylae. But what was Sparta? The myths surrounding Sparta are as old as the city itself. Even in antiquity, Sparta was a unique society, considered an enigma. The Spartans who fought for freedom against the Persians called themselves 'equals' or peers, but their eq...
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Lost City Of The Incas

By: Bingham, Hiram

Price: $30.00

Publisher: The Folio society : January 2007

Seller ID: 146903

ISBN: B002RG89C6

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

By: Brown, Nancy Marie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: St. Martin's Press : August 2021

Seller ID: 192226

ISBN-13: 9781250200846

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors "Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life--and in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb." --Scott Weidensaul, author of New York Times bestselling A World on the Wing Magnificent. It captured me from the very first page... --Pat Shipman, author of The InvadersA complex, important, and delightful addition to women's history. --Pamela D. Toler, author o...
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Roman England

By: Burke, John Frederick

Price: $10.00

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc : March 1984

Seller ID: 128156

ISBN-13: 9780393018264

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)

By: Cahill, Thomas

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Nan A. Talese : October 2003

Seller ID: 163720

ISBN-13: 9780385495530

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated; other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown or underappreciated. In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Thomas Cahill explores the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. From the origins of Greek culture in the migrations of armed Indo-European tribes into Attica and the Peloponnesian peninsula, to the formation of the city-states, to the birth of Western literature, poetry, drama, philoso...
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt With 350 Illustrations 130 in Color (Chronicles)

By: Clayton, Peter A.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : October 1994

Seller ID: 117796

ISBN-13: 9780500050743

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Who was the first king of ancient Egypt, and who was the last? Which Egyptian queens ruled in their own right? What in fact do we know about the 170 or more pharoahs whose names have down to us?
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History of Sex and Morals in Ireland (Celtic Ireland)

By: Collins, Aongus

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Mercier Pr Ltd : August 2001

Seller ID: 39758

ISBN-13: 9781856353519

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

In this entertaining and illuminating book, Aongus Collins surveys changing attitudes to sexual and moral issues in Ireland from the earliest times, including the Brehon Laws, to the present day and the sex scandals that have rocked the Church.
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Pompeii (The Roman World)

By: Connolly, Peter

Price: $8.48

Publisher: Oxford University Press : October 1994

Seller ID: 78985

ISBN-13: 9780199171583

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

From the remarkable pen of Peter Connolly comes a comprehensive look at the ancient city of Pompeii. He begins with the scientific facts: How was Pompeii destroyed? How did Mount Vesuvius become an active volcano? What happened during the eruption? How long did Pompeii lay buried and how was it finally rediscovered? What was Pompeii's history before the disaster? Then, Peter Connolly does what he does better than anyone--he rebuilds the past in words and pictures, allowing us to imagine what it was like to live in old Pompeii. Like an archaeological detective, he sifts through the ruins and ar...
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Tutankhamun's Egypt

By: Cyril Aldred

Price: $7.99

Publisher: : 0001-01-01 00:00:00

Seller ID: 18239

ISBN: 026049

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Good

Silbury Treasure: The Great Goddess Rediscovery

By: Dames, Michael

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd : November 1978

Seller ID: 116044

ISBN-13: 9780500271407

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

After The Pyramids: The Valley of the Kings and Beyond

By: Dodson, Aidan

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Rubicon Press : August 2000

Seller ID: 103934

ISBN-13: 9780948695520

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A chronological overview of the funerary monuments of Egypt, beginning with the last pyramids and ending with the tombs of the Ptolemaic Periods in the Nile Delta.

The architecture and decoration of the tombs, along with their contents, are discussed in detail, including the results of more recent excavation in the Valley of the Kings. The discussion is accompanied by numerous photographs of the tombs, their artwork and plans of the funerary complexes which show the development of both architectural styles and religious beliefs.
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The Ancient Near East (Ancient History)

By: Dunstan, William E.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing : July 1997

Seller ID: 126360

ISBN-13: 9780030352997

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Written for the student of history and the general reader, this study of the civilization of the ancient Near East brings together the findings of historians, anthropologists, linguists, geographers, art historians, scientists, and other specialists. It begins with an examination of prehistory, and then focuses on social and cultural themes while broadly outlining Near Eastern political and military developments.
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Caesar's Invasion of Britain

By: Ellis, Peter B.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York University Press : December 1979

Seller ID: 127221

ISBN-13: 9780814721575

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The dawn of empire: Rome's rise to world power,

By: Errington, Robert Malcolm

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Hamilton : January 1971

Seller ID: 74471

ISBN-13: 9780241015186

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code

By: Fox, Margalit

Price: $16.99

Publisher: Ecco : April 2014

Seller ID: 181855

ISBN-13: 9780062228864

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptology with an elegantly wrought narrative. When famed archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flowered on Crete 1,000 years before Greece's Classical Age, he discovered a cache of ancient tablets, Europe's earliest written records. For half a century, the meaning of the inscriptions, and even the language ...
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The Warship Vasa: Deep Diving and Marine Archaeology in Stockholm.

By: Franzen, Anders

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Norstedt and Bonnier : January 1961

Seller ID: 139329

ISBN: B000P0RAQC

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery

By: Gurstelle, William

Price: $8.48

Publisher: Chicago Review Press : July 2004

Seller ID: 90948

ISBN-13: 9781556525261

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey--ancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion, tension, and traction. Instructions and diagrams illustrate how to build seven authentic working model catapults, including an early Greek ballista, a Roman onager, and the apex of catapult technology, t...
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Category: Ancient