Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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The Rise of Rome: Books One to Five
$14.95 Add to cart“The fates ordained the founding of this great city and the beginning of the world’s mightiest empire, second only to the power of the gods”
Romulus and Remus, the rape of Lucretia, Horatius at the br- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Livy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0199540047
- Language: English
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The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists
$14.95 Add to cartAristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the wo… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Waterfield, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 15 2009
- ISBN10: 019953909X
- Language: English
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A Loeb Classical Library Reader
$9.95 Read moreA paperback anthology of essential Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
This selection of lapidary nuggets drawn from thirty-three of antiquity’s major authors includes poetry, dial- Series: Loeb Classical Library
- Author: Loeb Classical Library
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 30 2006
- ISBN10: 067499616X
- Language: English
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Daily Life in the Maya Civilization
$9.99 Read moreThis book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Maya Civilization. Using primary sources and information from archeological discoveries, it uncovers some fascinating insights a… [more below]
- Series: Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
- Author: Hunter, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1484625811
- Language: English
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The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C.
$15.95 Add to cartDrawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson’s new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Parkinson, R. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199555621
- Language: English
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Egyptian Mythology: A Traveler’s Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
$24.95 Add to cartJoin Egyptologist Garry J. Shaw on an entertaining tour up the Nile, through a beautiful and fascinating landscape populated with a rich mythology: the stories of Horus, Isis, Osiris, and their enemie
- Author: Shaw, Garry J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0500252289
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh the King
$9.99 Read moreGilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to ex… [more below]
- Series: Gilgamesh Trilogy
- Author: Zeman, Ludmila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 25 1998
- ISBN10: 0887764371
- Language: English
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Land of Silence
$18.99 Add to cart2017 INSPY Award winner, general fiction category
Before Christ called her daughter . . .Before she stole healing by touching the hem of his garment . . .
Elianna is a young girl crushed by guilt. After… [more below]
- Author: Afshar, Tessa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 149640646X
- Language: English
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The Complete Poems of Sappho
$21.95 Add to cartA vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet—with a wealth of materials for understanding her work—by a prize-winning poet and translator
Sappho’s thrilling lyric verse has bee- Author: Barnstone, Willis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 10 2009
- ISBN10: 1590306139
- Language: English
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Inferno
$17.00 Read moreTranslated by Anthony Esolen
A groundbreaking bilingual edition of Dante’s masterpiece that includes a substantive Introduction, extensive notes, and appendixes that repro
Illustrations by Gustave Dor- Series: Divine Comedy #1
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: December 09 2003
- ISBN10: 0812970063
- Language: English
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Echo in the Darkness
$18.99 Add to cartBook 2 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.
From Francine Rivers comes the “compelling” and “emotionally… [more below]
- Series: Mark of the Lion #2
- Author: Rivers, Francine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0842313079
- Language: English
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Aeneid
$15.95 Add to cartFrederick Ahl’s new translation captures the excitement, poetic energy, and intellectual force of the original in a way that has never been done before. Ahl has used a version of Virgil’s ancient hexa… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Virgil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: August 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199231958
- Language: English
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The Gallic War
$9.94 Add to cartThe Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. This new… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Caesar, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540268
- Language: English
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The Aeneid
$18.00 Add to cartA fresh and faithful translation of Vergil’s Aeneid restores the epic’s spare language and fast pace and sheds new light on one of the cornerstone narratives of Western culture.
“Vivid and haunting .- Author: Vergil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1984854127
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization, Volume 1: The Ancient World
$24.95 Add to cartChildren should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before. Author Phillip Campbell uses… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1505105668
- Language: English
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The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure
$9.99 Add to cartA brother and sister’s search for a new life and new home . . .
5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa’s father must send his children away to the city of Ur- Author: Cowley, Marjorie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1580891829
- Language: English
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The Histories
$10.95 Add to cart“The father of history,” as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Herodotus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 840
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535663
- Language: English
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Max and Emma Cross the Red Sea: Torah Time Travel #2
$16.95 Read more” …fun to read and help chil-dren and their fam-i-lies think about bib-li-cal sto-ries in a new light, draw-ing atten-tion to con-nec-tions in their own lives, which will help them become kinder and
- Series: Torah Time Travel #2
- Author: Shuman, Carl Harris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1681155729
- Language: English
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Hercules vs. Thor: The Epic Matchup
$31.32 Read moreIt’s a battle of the famous strongman versus the great protector. The Roman god Hercules is known for his tremendous strength and determination. Norse god Thor is fearless and commands lighting, thund… [more below]
- Series: Mythology Matchups
- Author: Oviedo, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666343706
- Language: English
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The Hidden Prince
$26.99 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of Jewel of the Nile comes the thrilling tale of a woman who feels she has no future but soon discovers the fate of nations may rest in her hands.
The beloved daughter of Je… [more below]
- Author: Afshar, Tessa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1496458214
- Language: English
