Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Sophocles: The Complete Plays
$7.95 Read moreWith new translations and a new afterword
The full texts of the seven extant plays of Sophocles with Paul Roche’s revised and updated translations of the Oedipus cycle, and all-new translations of th- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Sophocle
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 04 2010
- ISBN10: 0451531531
- Language: English
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Purgatory
$17.00 Read moreA new translation by Anthony Esolen
Written in the fourteenth century by Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy is arguably the greatest epic po
Illustrations by Gustave Dor- Series: Divine Comedy
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: March 09 2004
- ISBN10: 0812971256
- Language: English
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Pompeii
$19.00 Add to cartBESTSELLER – “Terrific… gripping… A literally shattering climax.” — The New York Times Book Review
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their lux- Author: Harris, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0812974611
- Language: English
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Dantes Inferno
$19.99 Add to cartA new telling of Dante’s Inferno, this translation is the most fluent, grippingly readable version of the famous poem yet, and–with all the consummate technical skill that is the hallmark of Sean O’B
- Author: Halpern, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0880013737
- Language: English
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Shiva: The Three-Eyed God
$10.99 Read moreWho knew a simple Bel leaf could be used to worship Lord Shiva. He is revered and worshipped by all, including the demons, and is easily pleased. The destroyer amongst the Trimurti has, time and again… [more below]
- Series: Tales from Indian Mythology
- Author: Wonder House Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 08 2023
- ISBN10: 9354408532
- Language: English
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La Última Victoria Mexica: Una Novela Sobre La Noche Triste / The Last Mexica VI Ctory: A Novel about the Noche Triste
$22.95 Read moreEL IMPERIO MEXICA TENDRÁ QUE DEMOSTRAR SU PODER Y GRANDEZA ANTES DE QUE SEA DEMASIADO TARDE…
Tenochtitlan, 1520. El buen trato que Motecuhzoma ha concedido a los castellanos desde su llegada provoc… [more below]- Author: Ortiz, Enrique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 607383456X
- Language: Spanish
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Dual: Poems
$17.00 Read moreA poetry collection examining masculinity, aggression, and violence.
In his fourth poetry collection, Matthew Minicucci examines masculinity and gun violence as he brings to life the grammatical conc- Author: Minicucci, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 194672467X
- Language: English
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The War Nerd Iliad
$22.95 Read moreWe recognize the names: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, and Apollo. We’re taught that The Iliad is a foundational text of civilization. But who has really read the text? Until now, The Iliad was hijacked by
- Author: Dolan, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1627310509
- Language: English
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Layli and Majnun
$18.00 Read moreThe Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton’s unforgettable love song “Layla” and that Lord Byron called “the Romeo and Juliet of the East,” in a masterly new translation
A Penguin Classic The iconic- Author: Ganjavi, Nezami
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0143133993
- Language: English
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Julius Zebra: Grapple with the Greeks!
$8.99 Add to cartIt’s all Greek to Julius Zebra and his pals in this fourth exciting, action-packed, hilarious adventure brimming with entertaining facts about the ancient world.
On a mission from Heracles to find his- Series: Julius Zebra
- Author: Northfield, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1536219886
- Language: English
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Diana vs. Athena: Battle of the Goddesses
$31.32 Read moreIt’s a battle of the hunter versus the warrior! Roman goddess Diana reigns over nature, fertility, childbirth, and the boundary between Earth and the underworld. The Greek goddess Athena is known for … [more below]
- Series: Mythology Matchups
- Author: Lukidis, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666343641
- Language: English
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Phaedrus
$10.95 Add to cartPhaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato’s most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerot… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0199554021
- Language: English
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Metamorphoses: A New Translation
$17.95 Read moreOvid’s epic poem–whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages–is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante’s times to the present day, when writers
- Author: Ovid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: January 17 2005
- ISBN10: 039332642X
- Language: English
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Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris
$13.99 Add to cartTheodosia Throckmorton is in a fix.
Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents’ museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum–in most unusual circumstanc
- Series: Theodosia #2
- Author: Lafevers, R. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0547248199
- Language: English
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Theft of an Idol
$16.99 Read moreWhen Cleopatra’s most beloved actress disappears, her new Eye of Isis must solve a case that will lead to the darkest corners of Alexandria.
From the palaces of Alexandria reigns Cleopatra – seventh- Series: Eye of Isis #3
- Author: Stabenow, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1800249845
- Language: English
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Zecharia Sitchin and the Extraterrestrial Origins of Humanity
$20.00 Read moreAn in-depth analysis of Sitchin’s revelations about the Anunnaki, early humanity, and Earth’s future
– Examines Sitchin’s research into the Anunnaki arrival on Earth, the lineage of the Nefilim, their- Author: Evans, M. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 30 2016
- ISBN10: 1591432553
- Language: English
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Cities That Shaped the Ancient World
$16.95 Read moreThe cities of the ancient world built the foundations for modern urban life, their innovations in architecture and politics essential to cities as we know them today. But what was it like to live in B
- Author: Norwich, John Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0500293406
- Language: English
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Impossible Histories: The Soviet Republic of Alaska, the United States of Hudsonia, President Charlemagne, and Other Pivotal Moments of Hist
$24.99 Read moreAcross 1400 years and six continents (sorry, Australia), Impossible Histories examines pivotal moments in history from both sides–what happened and what would have happened had things gone differentl
- Author: Johnson, Hal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1250809673
- Language: English
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The Shadow of the Empire
$18.99 Add to cart‘Brilliant’ –Publishers Weekly Starred Review
The legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder
- Series: Judge Dee Investigation #1
- Author: Qiu, Xiaolong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1448307392
- Language: English
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The Iliad
$16.00 Add to cartE.V. Rieu’s beloved translation of the great war epic of Western literature, revised and updated by D. C. H. Rieu
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer’s Iliad tells the story- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140447946
- Language: English
