Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Marcus Aurelius: A Life
$24.99 Add to cartMarcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill … [more below]
- Author: McLynn, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: August 10 2010
- ISBN10: 0306819163
- Language: English
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The Library, Books 16-20: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Successors
$16.95 Add to cartStarting with the most meagre resources, Philip made his kingdom the greatest power in Europe
The Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily is one of our most valuable sources from ancient times. His history- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Siculus, Diodorus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198759886
- Language: English
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The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed
$19.98 Add to cartA leading historian of the early church and the best-selling author of Misquoting Jesus, Bart Ehrman offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this… [more below]
- Author: Ehrman, Bart D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 16 2008
- ISBN10: 0195343514
- Language: English
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The Secret History
$17.00 Add to cartA trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire’s official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor’s reign. Yet… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Procopius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 18 2007
- ISBN10: 0140455280
- Language: English
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People
$15.00 Read more‘With God’s help, I, Bede … have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain … from the traditions of our forebears, and from my own personal knowledge’
Written in AD 731, Bed- Series: Classics S
- Author: Bede
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 01 1991
- ISBN10: 014044565X
- Language: English
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The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius
$18.99 Add to cartAs the world has begun to turn more of its attention toward the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius is more timely than ever.
Written as a personal diary for spir
- Author: Forstater, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 05 2001
- ISBN10: 0060955104
- Language: English
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Soong Dynasty
$21.99 Add to cartAn inside account of the Soong family, whose wealth and power have dominated China and U.S.-Asia policy in the 20th century.
- Author: Seagrave, Sterling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: March 19 1986
- ISBN10: 60913185
- Language: English
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Roman Mythology: A Guide to Roman History, Gods, and Goddesses
$14.99 Add to cartROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Roman mythology is closely linked in our minds to Greek mythology, and for a good reason. As Rome evolved into an empire, its people began to long for a mythical history to solidify Rom
- Author: Parr, Jordan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: March 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1761038303
- Language: English
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Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs: How the People of the Bible Really Lived
$39.99 Add to cartDiscover how the people of the Bible really lived.
Imagine being able to walk the streets of Abraham’s hometown, adjust to life in Babylonian captivity, or travel the roads of Palestine amid the latest
- Author: Vos, Howard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0310139260
- Language: English
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The Curse of the Somers: The Secret History Behind the U.S. Navy’s Most Infamous Mutiny
$29.99 Add to cartA detailed and riveting account of the U.S. Navy’s greatest mutiny and its wide-ranging cultural and historical impact
The greatest controversy in the history of the U.S. Navy of the early American Re- Author: Delgado, James P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197575226
- Language: English
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Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt
$34.95 Add to cartA Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient History
Death, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of deat- Author: Ikram, Salima
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 9774166876
- Language: English
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Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth
$5.99 Add to cartIn Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth, John G. Jackson sources the pagan origins of Christian doctrine with particular focus on the creation and atonement myths. Rooted in historical facts, Jackson’s cl
- Author: Jackson, John G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: March 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1684117151
- Language: English
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Saint Augustine of Hippo: Selections from Confessions and Other Essential Writingsaannotated & Explained
$18.99 Add to cartExplores Augustine’s controversial teachings on predestination, sexuality and marriage, and the deep undercurrents of Augustine’s spiritual quest that still inspire Christians today.
- Series: SkyLight Illuminations
- Author: Kelley, Joseph T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1594732825
- Language: English
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The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s Ascent, from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives
$18.95 Add to cartThe early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age–fleeing the security of civilization for the desert, where they sought God in lives of prayer, contempl… [more below]
- Author: McGuckin, John Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 08 2003
- ISBN10: 1590300076
- Language: English
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Florida’s First People: 12,000 Years of Human History
$29.95 Add to cartThis comprehensive look at the first humans in Florida combines contemporary archaeology, the writings of early European explorers, and experiments to present a vivid history of the state’s original i
- Author: Brown, Robin C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 22 2013
- ISBN10: 1561646288
- Language: English
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The Jesus Discovery
$18.99 Add to cartThe Jesus Discovery shows how a recent major archeological discovery in Jerusalem is revolutionizing our understanding of Jesus and the earliest years of Christianity.The Jesus Discovery is the story … [more below]
- Author: Tabor, James D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1451651538
- Language: English
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Dialogues of Plato
$8.99 Read moreIn these influential dialogues–Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo, Symposium–Plato employs the dialectic method to examine the trial and death of his mentor, Socrates, and address the eternal q… [more below]
- Series: Enriched Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 21 2010
- ISBN10: 1439169489
- Language: English
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Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche
$28.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book for 2011
We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers- Author: Miller, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 125000232X
- Language: English
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Seneca: The Madness of Hercules
$17.00 Add to cartSeneca was not only Rome’s major Stoic philosopher. He was its great tragic playwright. Classics of Latin literature, Seneca’s dramas also inspired the revival of tragic theater in the Renaissance. Th
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 195131963X
- Language: English
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Etruscan Art
$24.95 Add to cartThe Etruscans were the most powerful force in central Italy until Roman unification of the peninsula. Vestiges of their art, architecture, and unique language have long intrigued scholars, and the sea… [more below]
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Spivey, Nigel Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: November 17 1997
- ISBN10: 0500203040
- Language: English
