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  • Trade, Transport and Society in the Ancient World (Routledge Revivals)

    A Sourcebook

    by Onno Van Nijf, Fik Meijer ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This book, first published in 1992, presents an introduction to the nature of trade and transport in antiquity through a selection of translated literary, papyrological, epigraphical and legal sources. These texts illustrate a range of aspects of ancient trade and transport: from the role of the authorities, to the status of traders, to the capacity and speed of ancient ships.It is clear that the ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • Emperors Don't Die in Bed

    by Fik Meijer ...
    Translated by S.J. Leinbach ...
    This fresh and engaging book looks at each of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar in 44BC to Romulus Augustulus in AD 476, illuminating not only the manner of their deaths but what their final days tell us about their lives. We also hear how the most powerful position in the history of the Western world held a permanent appeal, despite its perils, with eager candidates constantly coming forward ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • A History of Seafaring in the Classical World (Routledge Revivals)

    by Fik Meijer ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    A History of Seafaring in the Classical World, first published in 1986, presents a complete treatment of all aspects of the maritime history of the Classical world, designed for the use of students as well as scholars.Beginning with Crete and Mycenae in the third millennium BC, the author expounds a concise history of seafaring up to the sixth century AD. The development of ship design and of the ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

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    by Edith Hamilton, Jim Tierney ...
    This deluxe edition of the world's most beloved, bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology is stunningly illustrated with specially commissioned full-color plates and a beautiful gold-bordered pages.Since its original publication in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For nearly 80 years, ... Read more

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  • An Account of Egypt

    by By Herodotus ...
    Herodotus's Account of Egypt is the second book of the Histories, which contains descriptions of the marvels of the south: the size of the land, the wonders of the Nile, the religious ceremonies which will be as fascinating to the modern reader as it was to the ancient. From the priests at Memphis, Heliopolis, and the Egyptian Thebes he learned what he reports of the size of the country, the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Carthage Must Be Destroyed

    The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization

    by Richard Miles ...
    The first full-scale history of Hannibal's Carthage in decades and "a convincing and enthralling narrative." (The Economist )Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master storyteller Richard Miles resurrects the civilization that ancient Rome struggled so mightily to expunge. This monumental work charts the entirety of Carthage's history, from its origins among the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • The Rosetta Stone (Illustrated Edition)

    by E.A. Wallis Budge ...
    The Rosetta Stone by noted Egyptologist E.A. Wallis Budge is a fascinating overview of the Rosetta Stone, its history, and its translation. Also included are discussion of other hieroglyphic writings, and a history of the translation of the stone. Many images of hieroglyphics and their translations are included. A table of contents is included to navigate through the book. ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD

  • Hannibal

    by Ernle Bradford ...
    The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar.Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example set by his father, Hamilcar, he dedicated his life to the defeat of Rome. At the outbreak of the Second Punic War, Hannibal famously led an army ... Read more

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  • The Fall of Carthage

    The Punic Wars 265-146BC

    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
    The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual outcome had far-reaching consequences for the history of the Western World, namely the ascendancy of Rome. An epic of war and ... Read more

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  • Stilicho

    The Vandal Who Saved Rome

    by Ian Hughes ...
    A military history of the campaigns of Stilicho, the army general who became one of the most powerful men in the Western Roman Empire.Flavius Stilicho lived in one of the most turbulent periods in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly ever-present ... Read more

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  • Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

    Volume 1

    by Plutarch ...
    Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of ... Read more

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  • The Trojan War

    The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid

    by Homer, Virgil ...
    Series series Texts from Ancient Greece
    Presented in this book are three of the greatest literary works of the Ancient World: 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil. 'The Iliad' tells the tale of the ten year siege of Troy by the Greeks,  the exploits of King Agamemnon and the legendary Achilles, and the infamous wooden horse invented by Odysseus. In 'The Odyssey' the cunning Odysseus is cursed by Poseidon to ... Read more

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