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The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs: The 230-Million-Year Story of Their Time on Earth
$16.95 Add to cartDespite their cultural influence, the grand narrative of the dinosaur story is rarely told. Most of us have heard of Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus, for example, but these two dinosaurs lived more tha
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Black, Riley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 9798893030563
- Language: English
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Hannibal and Scipio
$45.99 Add to cartThe Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage’s commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The… [more below]
- Author: Hornblower, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1009453351
- Language: English
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The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
$37.99 Add to cartAlexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the most famous figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their lives–the Ptolemaic period (305-30 BC)–is little known. In The
- Author: Wilkinson, Toby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1324052031
- Language: English
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Ancient Egypt
$29.99 Add to cartLearn all about ancient Egypt, from everyday life to the afterlife, in this ultimate guide.
Explore the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians, from farming alongside the mighty River Nile to worshipping- Series: DK Ancient Histories
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 0593961668
- Language: English
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The Pharisee’s Wife, Large Print
$24.99 Add to cartFrom the beloved author of Love Comes Softly comes an inspiring work of historical fiction about a young Jewish woman, plucked from obscurity and thrust on a perilous journey, only to witness the worl… [more below]
- Author: Oke, Janette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 9.7984E+12
- Language: English
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Meditations
$19.99 Add to cartA stunning new edition of the classic Stoic text.
Contained in the timeless volume Meditations, the personal writings of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE are more relev- Series: Chartwell Deluxe Editions
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0785845550
- Language: English
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The Hymn to Dionysus
$30.99 Add to cartA timely reimagining of the story of Dionysus-Greek god of ecstasy, revelry, and ruin-and a captivating queer love story for readers of The Song of Achilles and Elektra.
Raised in a Greek legion, Phai- Author: Pulley, Natasha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1639732365
- Language: English
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Enemy of My Dreams
$29.00 Add to cart“This novel is a cinematic adventure.”–Jennifer Saint, internationally bestselling author of Ariadne
In the last days of the Roman Empire, a desperate princess and a brutal Gothic warlord forge a dang… [more below]
- Author: Williamson, Jenny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1335080511
- Language: English
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Immaculate Forms: A History of the Female Body in Four Parts
$35.00 Add to cart“Never has medical history been more entertaining” (Dr Jennifer Gunter, author of The Vagina Bible) than in this turbulent history of women’s bodies from classical Greece to the modern age
Breasts, c- Author: King, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1541606531
- Language: English
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Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
$21.99 Add to cartIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. No
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1324095601
- Language: English
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A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
$29.99 Add to cartHold the glory–and infamy–of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand in this extraordinary and accessible story of history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the … [more below]
- Author: Harney, Gareth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1668014130
- Language: English
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Abduction of a Slave
$28.99 Add to cartThe gripping new historical mystery from New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. In Cleopatra’s Egypt, the clouds of war are on the horizon…
Cleopatra, seventh of her name, all-powerful rul- Series: Eye of Isis #4
- Author: Stabenow, Dana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1035910063
- 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 Add to cartOne 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 Add to cartTales 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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How Did Romans Count to 100?: Introducing Roman Numerals
$6.99 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 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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Wonders of the World
$9.99 Read moreDiscover the astounding ancient architecture, the history of civilization, and the beauty of our planet in these Wonders of the World.
Become an eyewitness to the fascinating architectural feats and na… [more below]- Series: DK Eyewitness
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 074406256X
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Level 4 Secrets of the Mummies
$14.99 Read moreFind out about mummies from all around the world. Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about what mummies are and some famous- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0744071119
- Language: English
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Clodia of Rome: Champion of the Republic
$29.99 Add to cartOne of Rome’s most powerful women, Clodia has been maligned over two thousand years as a promiscuous, husband-murdering harlot–thanks to her starring role in one of Cicero’s most famous speeches in t
- Author: Boin, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1324035676
- Language: English
