Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
$20.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant- Author: Aslan, Reza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 0812981480
- Language: English
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The Book of Longings
$30.00 Add to cart“An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” –Associated Press
“A true masterpiece.” –Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about- Author: Kidd, Sue Monk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 052542976X
- Language: English
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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
$32.00 Add to cart“This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history’s greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing exce
- Author: Robertson, Donald J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1250196620
- Language: English
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Olympians: Dionysos: The New God
$12.99 Add to cartGeorge O’Connor’s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect
- Series: Olympians #12
- Author: O’Connor, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1626725314
- Language: English
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Chinese Symbolism & Art Motifs Fourth Revised Edition: A Comprehensive Handbook on Symbolism in Chinese Art Through the Ages
$18.99 Add to cartWritten with reader accessibility in mind, this comprehensive handbook of symbolism in Chinese art and culture will be an invaluable resource for any student of Eastern art history, Chinese arts and c… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Charles Alfred Speed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0804850070
- Language: English
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Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World
$26.60 Add to cartA comprehensive narrative history of the ancient world’s center, from its founding to its modern rediscovery
The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the “omphalos”–th- Author: Scott, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 20 2015
- ISBN10: 0691169845
- Language: English
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The Bog People: Iron Age Man Preserved
$22.95 Read moreOne spring morning two men cutting peat in a Danish bog uncovered a well-preserved body of a man with a noose around his neck. Thinking they had stumbled upon a murder victim, they reported their disc
- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Glob, P. V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 31 2004
- ISBN10: 1590170903
- Language: English
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Tales of Dionysus: The Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis
$39.95 Read moreTales of Dionysus is the first English verse translation of one of the most extraordinary poems of the Greek literary tradition, the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis. By any standard, the Dionysiaca
- Author: Levitan, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: August 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0472038966
- Language: English
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Bread of Angels
$18.99 Read morePurple. The foundation of an influential trade in a Roman world dominated by men. One woman rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship. And along t… [more below]
- Author: Afshar, Tessa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 1496406478
- Language: English
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How Did Romans Count to 100?: Introducing Roman Numerals
$8.99 Read moreHave you ever wondered how people counted to 100 before modern numbers were invented?
In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. A basic
- Series: How Do?
- Author: Hayes, Lucy D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1486725589
- Language: English
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The Hero
$9.99 Read moreTHE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMAN
What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child…
‘It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?’ Karin Slaughter
‘I don’t know another aut
- Author: Child, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0008361878
- Language: English
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The Golden Ass
$14.00 Add to cartAn enchanting story that has inspired generations of writers, including Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Cervantes and Keats
Written towards the end of the second century AD, The Golden Ass tells the story of- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Apuleius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140435905
- Language: English
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The Stoicism Book of Quotes: Over 200 Inspirational Quotations from the Greatest Stoic Philosophers
$13.50 Add to cartWords of wisdom from the greatest Greek and Roman Stoic philosophers including Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Diogenes, Epictetus, Plato and more.
The Stoicism Book of Quotes compiles over 200 inspirational- Author: Benas, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1578269768
- Language: English
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The Shadows of Socrates: The Heresy, War, and Treachery Behind the Trial of Socrates
$29.95 Add to cartThe death of Socrates may be the most famous unsolved murder in history. Set during the Peloponnesian War, this narrative solves that mystery, revealing for the first time how the philosopher was set … [more below]
- Author: Gatton, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1639365826
- Language: English
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The Roman Revolution
$17.99 Add to cartIt was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the third century”. Long before the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, in the years between … [more below]
- Series: The Fall of the Roman Empire #1
- Author: Holmes, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: July 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1739786505
- Language: English
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Oedipus Trilogy: New Versions of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
$17.00 Read moreFresh, new translations of Sophocles’s three Theban plays by acclaimed theater director Bryan Doerries, which emphasize the contemporary relevance of these classic Greek tragedies.
Here are Oedipus th- Author: Sophocle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0593314956
- Language: English
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The Dead Sea Scrolls – Revised Edition: A New Translation
$39.99 Add to cart“The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation” is a landmark work that brings to life the long-inaccessible ancient scrolls of Qumran. Three distinguished translators at the forefront of modern scrolls sch… [more below]
- Author: Wise, Michael O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: October 25 2005
- ISBN10: 006076662X
- Language: English
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
$10.95 Add to cartIn 1859, Edward FitzGerald translated into English the short, epigrammatic poems (or “rub?iy?t”) of medieval Persian poet Omar Khayy?m. If not a true translation–his Omar seems to have read Shakespea… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Fitzgerald, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0199580502
- Language: English
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After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
$32.00 Add to cartIn this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed–why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #12
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0691192138
- Language: English
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Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters
$18.00 Add to cartThe one book you need to master stoic philosophy!
This classic collection, newly revised and with a foreword by classicist Spencer Klavan, includes the famed original introduction by Russell Kirk, the- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1684514002
- Language: English
