Ancient History

Stories Of People & CivilizationThis fascinating new book covers the ancient history of the Celts, from Ireland to Italy, from France to Greece. A ...

Ptolemiac Egypt 246-146 BCThe Second part of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy III, Ptolemy IV, Ptolemy V and Ptolemy VI.Th...

Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of Ancient Egypt!A remarkable insight into the real story of the seven Queen Cleopatras of Ancient ...

From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of pricele...

The Lost Writings of James Shelby Downard

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 ...

In Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher Socrates through the eyes of his associate, Xenoph...

War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe third in the epic trilogy narrating the history of the Roman Empire from renown...

For millennia, the culture of the ancient Egyptians has fascinated historians and spiritual seekers. The 20th anniversary edition of this seminal w...

The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicis...

In this volume, tragedy in antiquity is examined synoptically, from its misty origins in archaic Greece, through its central position in the civic ...

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of hi...

From Antiquity to 1881. The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history....

Justinian I (The Great) was one of the last great conquering Roman Emperors (though he never led an army in person).Justinian I was the last great ...

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 new perspec...

Images of Power from the Ancient World to the ModernFrom the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how im...

Punic Armies c. 814-146 BCThe most in-depth study of Carthaginian warfare available in English.The Carthaginians are well known as Rome's great ene...

Few historical figures have had an impact on the popular imagination like the Roman emperor Caligula. But what can we believe about the incredible ...

Enoch and the Origin of the World's Oldest Texts

Updated and Expanded Edition - Sequel to the International Bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods

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

A Biography of ThermopylaeAn exploration into why and how Thermopylae is one of the most blood-soaked patches of ground in history – and what its p...

The Roman Conquest of GreeceThe story of the Roman conquest of Greece - not only a thrilling tale of military conquest, but a pivotal event in the ...

Finding the Words 1000 Bc-1492 AD

Philosophy in the Age of the PyramidsA brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in ...

A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins* A Financial Times Book of the Year 2024 * A Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday Summer Read of 2024*The extr...

Sobekneferu, Goddess of the Seven StarsPiecing together the lost history of the first female pharaoh, Andrew Collins presents the first comprehensi...

The Twilight of Sparta's EmpireNarrates and analyses an oft-neglected war between Sparta and an unlikely alliance of Athens, Persia, Thebes, Corint...

An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Beyond the Greeks, ...

The Fates of Human SocietiesWinner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold “One of the most significant pr...

Caesar, Pompey and their Final Clash in the Third Roman Civil WarThe strategic context of the battle as well as details of the weapons, organizatio...

This is a long overdue study of all aspects of Lucullus life but with heavy emphasis on his military career, strategy and tacticsThe military achie...

Perseus' Neglect of Combined-arms Tactics and the Real Reasons for the Roman VictoryThis is a fascinating and thoroughly researched study of these ...

Enhanced EditionLogical, lucid, and direct, Technological Slavery radically reinvigorates and reforms the intellectual foundations of an age-old an...