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The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 10.49This excellent eBook gives the reader a knowledge of a huge number of myths and legends of the classicial civilisation era. Including sections on Greek and Roman Gods, Minor Deities, Heroes and the practices of the time, it also includes a large number of illustrations. This version has been specially formatted for today's e-readers, and is a fantastic... more...
Parallel Lives - Vol. 3
Start Publishing LLC 2012; US$ 1.99Plutarch'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... more...
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Start Publishing LLC 2013; US$ 1.99Before entering upon the many strange beliefs of the ancient Greeks, and the extraordinary number of gods they worshipped, we must first consider what kind of beings these divinities were. In appearance, the gods were supposed to resemble mortals, whom, however, they far surpassed in beauty, grandeur, and strength; they were also more commanding... more...
The Huns, Rome and the Birth of Europe
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 79.00A comparative and interdisciplinary study arguing for a more sophisticated appreciation of the rise of the Hunnic Empire. more...
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Aristotle on Ethics
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 31.95Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most important texts in western philosophy, and arguably the most influential text on contemporary moral theory. This GuideBook introduces and assesses: * Aristotle's life and the background to the Nicomachean Ethics * The ideas and text of the Nicomachean Ethics * Aristotle's central role in philosophy... more...
Zooarchaeology
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 42.00An expanded and improved edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology. more...
Memory and the Mediterranean
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 18.95A grand sweep of history by the late Fernand Braudel?one of the twentieth century?s most influential historians? Memory and the Mediterranean chronicles the Mediterranean?s immeasurably rich past during the foundational period from prehistory to classical antiquity, illuminating nothing less than the bedrock of our civilization and the very origins... more...
The Terracotta Army
Transworld 2010; US$ 13.34The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor's army. This is the remarkable story of their creation,... more...
In The Shadow Of The Sword
Little, Brown Book Group 2012; Not AvailableTom Holland, author of Rubicon and Persian Fire , gives a thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam more...









