Ancient Civilizations

Hardcover book with dust jacket, edited by Regine Schulz and Matias Seidel, Publication by Konemann, first English language edition. It has 540 pages fully ...

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.How did an obscure...

'A compelling and provocative read . . . With a soldier’s eye, Jim Lacey re-creates the battle of Marathon in all its brutal simplicity.'-Barry Strauss...

The renowned historian illuminates the world of ancient Greece and Rome, expounding on the influence of the classical states on the Western world todayCateg...

The Hieroglyphs Of Ancient Egypt Have Fascinated People For Over Three Thousand Years. In This Engaging New Study, Penelope Wilson Offers A Wide Ranging Loo...

Every year hundreds of human skeletal remains are brought to the surface by engineering works, quarrying or planned archaeological exploration. These remain...

This Third Edition Of 'the Trial And Death Of Socrates' Presents G. M. A. Grube's Distinguished Translations, As Revised By John Cooper For 'plato, Complete...

A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt-this acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation Di...

Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which w...

Witness the life of a powerful Egyptian ruler. Vivid storytelling brings the past to life. Exciting eyewitness accounts make you feel like part of the actio...

In 480 B.C., a huge Persian army, led by the inimitable King Xerxes, entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae to march on Greece, intending to conquer the...

One Of The World' S Foremost Military Historians Offers A Sweeping View Of The Place Of Warfare In Civilization. Probing The Meanings, Motivations, And Meth...

What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie? What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden...

Traces The Destruction Of Pompeii And The Rediscovery Of This Ancient City. The Hunt For Treasures -- Life In Pompeii -- Earning A Living -- The Role Of Wom...

The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history….The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly ...

A Westerner’s travels among the persecuted and displaced Christian remnant in Iraq and Syria teach him much about faith under fire.Gold Medal Winner, 201...

History with the nasty parts left in! The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca ...

The ancient Greeks set out from their mountainous land at the end of the Balkan peninsula to colonize and settle almost all the Mediterranean and Black Sea...

A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of...

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard’s Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning...

the Starseed Dialogues is A Clear And Concise Compilation Of Questions Patricia Cori Has Received From Readers, Which She Then Turned Over To The Speakers...

Based on a landmark BBC2 series, The Rise and Fall of Rome follows a fast-paced, plot-driven narrative, focusing on the pivotal moments in Roman history, an...

The Triumph Of Empire Takes Readers Into The Political Heart Of Imperial Rome And Recounts The Extraordinary Challenges Overcome By A Flourishing Empire. Mi...

Early Republic / Stephen P. Oakley -- Power And Process Under The Republican Constitution / T. Corey Brennan -- The Roman Army And Navy / David Potter -- Th...

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning work...

Mixing rigorous scholarship with helpings of both wit and pastoral care, Amy-Jill Levine reveals Jesus as The Misunderstood Jew. Levine shows how Christian...

Themes in Roman Society and Culture is a core contributed volume that provides a thematic introduction to fundamental aspects of Roman society-its compositi...

Examines The History, Art, Architecture, Languages, Literatures, Society, And Religion Of Biblical Israel And Early Judaism And Christianity. In The Beginni...

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, wi...

The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told—and experienced—by ul...

The Surprising And Compelling Story Of Two Rival Geniuses In An All-out Race To Decode One Of The World’s Most Famous Documents—the Rosetta Stone—and ...

David Rohl continues his quest to reach the historical kernel lying at the heart of some of the greatest unsolved problems and mysteries of Old World histor...

For Romans, bathing was a social event. Public baths, in fact, were one of the few places where large numbers of Romans gathered daily in an informal contex...

This Is A Unique And Comprehensive Introduction To The Ancient Mediterranean And Its Three Major Civilizations, Egypt, Greece, And Rome. It Reveals A Fascin...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...

King Ramses II distinguished himself as a warrior, builder of magnificent monuments, and model for rulers to follow. Nothing will bring his life and times i...