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The Enchiridion: A Stoic’s Guide to Contentment and Tranquility
$12.95 Read moreThis lovely hardcover keepsake offers the timeless precepts of one of the most important Greek Stoic philosophers. Epictetus (ca. 50-ca. 130 CE) was born into slavery and had a permanent physical disa… [more below]
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0486851958
- Language: English
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The Cimbrian War 113-101 BC: The Rise of Caius Marius
$25.00 Read moreA gripping illustrated narrative of the Cimbrian (or Cimbric) War, in which the armies of the Roman Republic finally defeated the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri, Teutons, Ambrons and Tigurini.
Rome’s v- Series: Campaign #393
- Author: Fields, Nic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854918
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Kids Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
$17.99 Add to cartFrom monster-slewing heroes to ancient accounts of gods and goddesses from all around the world, such as Thor and Odin, the beautifully illustrated follow-up to Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts is a fun a
- Series: Lonely Planet Kids
- Author: Accatino, Marzia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1838690611
- Language: English
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Ancient Mesopotamia Inside Out
$9.95 Read moreThis important book explores the culture and achievements of ancient Mesopotamia through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the … [more below]
- Series: Ancient Worlds Inside Out
- Author: Rodger, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 15 2017
- ISBN10: 0778728943
- Language: English
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The Ancient Egypt Guide
$25.00 Read moreOriginally published as the Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt, William Murnane’s highly-acclaimed book has been fully revised and updated by Professor Aidan Dodson. This new edition will bring Murnane’s … [more below]
- Series: Interlink Guide
- Author: Murnane, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1566568587
- Language: English
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Animals of the Bible: A Caldecott Award Winner
$21.99 Add to cartDorothy Lathrop’s Animals of the Bible won the very first Caldecott Medal when it was originally published in 1937. Now, in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of this prestigious medal and its first re… [more below]
- Author: Lathrop, Dorothy P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: January 01 1937
- ISBN10: 0397315368
- Language: English
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Odin vs. Ares: The Legendary Face-Off
$31.32 Read moreIt’s time for two legendary gods of war to clash! The Norse god Odin is the All-father and the god of war, wisdom, and poetry. Facing him is Ares, the Greek god of war and destruction. Odin’s wisdom g… [more below]
- Series: Mythology Matchups
- Author: Lukidis, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669016501
- Language: English
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Josephus: The Essential Works
$34.99 Add to cartThis is an updated, full-color edition of Josephus: The Essential Writings. The Jewish Antiquities and The Jewish War of Josephus take on a brilliant new dimension in this revised edition of the award… [more below]
- Author: Josephus, Flavius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 17 1995
- ISBN10: 082543260X
- Language: English
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Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: A Graham Hancock Reader
$18.00 Read moreThinkers at the forefront in alternative theories on history, the origins of civilization, technology, and consciousness
– With contributions by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, Mark Booth, Richard Hoag- Author: Kreisberg, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 13 2010
- ISBN10: 1591431174
- Language: English
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Seneca: Selected Letters
$13.95 Add to cartSeneca’s letters to his friend Lucilius are powerful moral essays that also yield illuminating insight into Seneca’s personal life and the truly turbulent times in which he lived. One of the great Sto… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0199533210
- Language: English
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Plutarch’s Lives, Volume 2
$21.00 Read morePlutarch’s Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by fa… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Plutarch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: April 10 2001
- ISBN10: 0375756779
- Language: English
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The Twelve Labors of Hercules: A Modern Graphic Greek Myth
$35.99 Read moreHercules is the ultimate Greek hero–just ask him. But to redeem himself, he must complete a series of dangerous missions given to him by his scheming cousin. It’s up to Hercules to prove his strength… [more below]
- Series: Mythology Graphics
- Author: Peters, Stephanie True
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669050939
- Language: English
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Socrates: A Life Worth Living
$19.95 Read moreA lively and accessible introduction to the quintessential philosopher, and the civilized world’s first enemy of the state.
Named a Best Teen & YA Nonfiction title of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews Socrates:- Series: Philosophy for Young People
- Author: Lehmann, Devra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 164421136X
- Language: English
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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome’s Greatest Politician
$23.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.”–The Wall Street Jo… [more below]
- Author: Everitt, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 06 2003
- ISBN10: 037575895X
- Language: English
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Images and Translations: The Etruscans Abroad
$65.00 Read moreProfessor Larissa Bonfante’s great gift was the ability to evoke, in a fresh, immediate, and convincing way, the experiences, beliefs, and thoughts of people living more than two thousand years ago. H
- Series: Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures
- Author: Bonfante, Larissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 494
- Publish Date: May 08 2023
- ISBN10: 0472131974
- Language: English
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Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
$18.00 Read moreFrom acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne a high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, tyranny, perversion, with the sweep of history on the grand scale.
At the center, the tum- Author: Romm, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 02 2014
- ISBN10: 0307743748
- Language: English
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Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
$35.00 Read moreAmongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed u… [more below]
- Author: Darlington, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 030025928X
- Language: English
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Cleopatra Tells All!
$16.95 Read moreWhat would happen if the famous people of ancient Egypt were given the opportunity to tell their version of historical events–in their own words? It would be incredible! In this highly entertaining a
- Series: History Speaks #1
- Author: Naunton, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0500652562
- Language: English
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The Comedies
$16.95 Add to cart‘I thought you’d do what the common run of slaves normally do, cheating and tricking me because my son’s having an affair.’
Terence’s comedies have provided plots and characters for comic drama from cl… [more below]- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 11 2010
- ISBN10: 0199556032
- Language: English
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Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
$28.99 Add to cartEmpires and Barbarians presents a fresh, provocative look at how a recognizable Europe came into being in the first millennium AD. With sharp analytic insight, Peter Heather explores the dynamics of m… [more below]
- Author: Heather, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: March 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0199892261
- Language: English
