Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy
$19.95 Read moreA compelling biography of the legendary king, rebel, and poisoner who defied the Roman Empire
Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0691150265
- Language: English
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The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
$24.99 Add to cartThe Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, a stanchion in sinological and military history. It presents an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emp… [more below]
- Author: Sawyer, Ralph D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: November 06 2007
- ISBN10: 0465003044
- Language: English
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Jesus: A Life
$23.99 Add to cartWhat are the facts about the life of Jesus, as opposed to the myths, or unprovable tenets of faith surrounding the miracles, death, and resurrection? How and when did Christianity become a separate re… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, A. N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0393326330
- Language: English
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Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon
$19.99 Add to cartScipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memo
- Author: Hart, B. H. Liddell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 31, 2004
- ISBN10: 0306813637
- Language: English
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Presocratic Philosophy
$12.99 Add to cartGenerations of philosophers, both ancient and modern, have traced their inspiration back to the Presocratics. Part of the fascination stems from the fact that little of what they wrote survives. Here … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Osborne, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 16 2004
- ISBN10: 0192840940
- Language: English
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The Peloponnesian War
$25.00 Add to cartFor three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart bya conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian … [more below]
- Author: Kagan, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: April 27 2004
- ISBN10: 0142004375
- Language: English
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Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World
$31.99 Add to cartIt is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of dazzling items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on … [more below]
- Author: Brier, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0197635059
- Language: English
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The Complete Tutankhamun: 100 Years of Discovery
$50.00 Read moreOn November 4, 1922, Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter’s long search in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings drew to a triumphant close: Tutankhamun’s tomb had been found. As news of the discovery spread, and a
- Author: Reeves, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0500052166
- Language: English
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The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
$28.00 Read moreThe author of How to Be a Stoic asks what might be philosophy’s ultimate question: can we learn to be better people?
Is good character something that can be taught? In 430 BCE, Socrates set out to te
- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1541646975
- Language: English
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The Spartans: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The myths surrounding Sparta are as old as the city itself. Even in antiquity, Sparta was a unique society, and considered an enigma. The Spartan- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bayliss, Andrew J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 26 2022
- ISBN10: 019878760X
- Language: English
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The Story of Egypt
$17.95 Add to cartThe story of the world’s greatest civilization spans 4,000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular cities and epic stories–an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes… [more below]
- Author: Fletcher, Joann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1681774569
- Language: English
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Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier
$55.00 Add to cartGladius delivers a stunning ground-level recreation of what it was like to be a soldier in the fighting force that made the Roman Empire.
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in
Empire.- Author: de la Bédoyère, Guy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 526
- Publish Date: December 04 2020
- ISBN10: 022675023X
- Language: English
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Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan
$19.95 Read morePresenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country’s most famous travel destinations.
This stunning art book gathers together approximately two hun- Author: Marks, Andreas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 4805313102
- Language: English
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The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination
$20.00 Add to cartIn this story of the most famous assassination in history, “the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly” (The Wall Street Journal).
Julius Caesar was stabbed to d- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 22 2016
- ISBN10: 1451668813
- Language: English
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Lives of the Early Martyrs
$20.00 Add to cartWhat happened to the Apostles? How did the early Christians live? Why did the Romans and other peoples try to destroy them with such brutality? Those answers are all provided in Fr. Pedro de Ribadeney
- Author: Ribadeneyra, Pedro De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 394
- Publish Date: April 07 2023
- ISBN10: 195374608X
- Language: English
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Indian Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization
$14.99 Read moreBeautiful edition with a new introduction to the history of the land and the people, highlighting the origins of myth and folklore.
The story of Ancient India, the vast land that stretches from the Hi- Series: Flame Tree Collector’s Editions
- Author: Dalal, Roshen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1804176176
- Language: English
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The Republic
$14.99 Add to cartThe Republic by Plato is a philosophical work that explores the ideal state and the nature of justice. Through dialogues and debates, Plato presents his vision of a just society, discussing topics su… [more below]
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 06 2023
- ISBN10: 935856167X
- Language: English
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Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
$20.00 Read moreMary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Ale… [more below]
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2014
- ISBN10: 0871408597
- Language: English
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The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics
$27.95 Add to cartThe Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance. In this classi
- Series: Princeton Classics #33
- Author: Nussbaum, Martha C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0691181020
- Language: English
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The Metaphysics
$14.00 Read more“All men by nature are actuated with the desire of knowledge,” declared Aristotle. The philosopher’s works are foundational to the history of science, and his treatise on metaphysics, or “first philos… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0486817490
- Language: English
