Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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The Sasanian Empire at War: Persia, Rome, and the Rise of Islam, 224-651
$35.00 Read moreA comprehensive military history of one of the most important empires of Late Antiquity
The Sasanian Empire at War: Persia, Rome, and the Rise of Islam, 224-651 is the first comprehensive study in Engl
- Author: Decker, Michael J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1594163693
- Language: English
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A Man at Arms
$17.95 Read moreJerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter fr
- Author: Pressfield, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 039388239X
- Language: English
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Nubia: Lost Civilizations
$29.00 Read moreDrawing on the latest archaeological and textual discoveries, a revealing look at the rich and dynamic civilization of Nubia.
Nubia, the often-overlooked southern neighbor of Egypt, has been home to- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: Schellinger, Sarah M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1789146593
- Language: English
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The Song of Roland
$13.00 Read moreOn 15 August 778, Charlemagne’s army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring t… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 05 1990
- ISBN10: 0140445323
- Language: English
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The Laws
$18.00 Read moreIn The Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form … [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: June 28 2005
- ISBN10: 0140449841
- Language: English
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Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists
$21.00 Read moreAnthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg’s Stealing Rembrandts is a spellbinding journey into the high-stakes world of art theft
Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the wo- Author: Amore, Anthony M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0230339905
- Language: English
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Prehistory: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPrehistory covers the period of some 4 million years before the start of written history, when our earliest ancestors, the Australopithecines, existed in Africa. But this is relatively recent compared… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gosden, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198803516
- Language: English
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The Complete Aeschylus: Volume I: The Oresteia
$14.99 Add to cartBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New … [more below]
- Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations (Paperback)
- Author: Aeschylus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 04 2011
- ISBN10: 0199753636
- Language: English
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Physics
$11.00 Read moreWritten in the fourth century BCE by Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, Physics set out to define the principles and causes of change, movement, and motion. For 2,000 years ― until disco… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0486813517
- Language: English
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The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume 1: Volume 1
$24.95 Read moreThoth, the ibis-headed god of wisdom, inventor of the art of writing; Osiris, the dead god who arose and set the pattern for death-and-resurrection gods ever since; Isis, the great mother, wandering t… [more below]
- Series: Egypt #1
- Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 01 1969
- ISBN10: 0486220559
- Language: English
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Canterbury Tales: Introduction by Derek Pearsall
$28.00 Read moreThe precise, unerring, delicately emphatic characterizations for which The Canterbury Tales is so famous are no more extraordinary than Chaucer’s utter mastery of English rhythms and his effortless ve
- Series: Everyman’s Library Classics
- Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 664
- Publish Date: June 30 1992
- ISBN10: 0679409890
- Language: English
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Ninth Witness
$15.99 Read moreRiots and revolts spread across Judea. Twelve-year-old Yeshua is in Jerusalem–“about his Father’s business” in the Temple–as his panic-stricken parents search for him amidst the chaos. Readers will … [more below]
- Series: A. D. Chronicles #9
- Author: Thoene, Bodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0842375325
- Language: English
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The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
$9.99 Read moreThis is the third and final volume of the picture-book trilogy which began with Gilgamesh the king, and was followed by The revenge of Ishtar.
- Series: Gilgamesh Trilogy
- Author: Zeman, Ludmila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 25 1998
- ISBN10: 0887763804
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Ancient Man: Revelations from the Ruins
$21.99 Read moreMore details about the most advanced ancient technology we’ve ever seen, including Roman nanotechnology Identify the counterfeit religion of Babel mirrored in every pagan religion through time&… [more below]
- Author: Landis, Don
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 133
- Publish Date: November 20 2015
- ISBN10: 0890518661
- Language: English
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Battle of the Titans: A Modern Graphic Greek Myth
$37.99 Read moreNo one knows family drama like the Titans. And when they go head-to-head with the Olympians, the battle lasts ten years–and includes plenty of jealousy and sibling rivalry. Who comes out on top in th… [more below]
- Series: Mythology Graphics
- Author: Peters, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669059081
- Language: English
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Theseus and the Minotaur: A Modern Graphic Greek Myth
$37.99 Read moreTheseus is bold. He’s brave. And he’s about to go head-to-head with a mythological monster. Yikes! But Theseus has no fear. He heads into the labyrinth to face the minotaur–a monster that’s half-man,… [more below]
- Series: Mythology Graphics
- Author: Gunderson, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669059065
- Language: English
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The Persians: Lost Civilizations
$29.00 Read moreNow in paperback, this is a history of an incomparable culture whose influence can still be seen, millennia later, in modern-day Iran and the wider Middle East.
During the first and second millennia- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: Parker, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1789146895
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization Test Book: Volume I – The Ancient World
$14.95 Read moreThis test book serves as a companion resource to The Story of Civilization: Volume I, The Ancient World. With this book, students can test their reading comprehension and further educate themselves on… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1505105692
- Language: English
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The Golden Fleece: And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
$18.99 Read moreFrom master storyteller Padriac Colum comes a Newbery Honor-winning collection of epic myths that “is unequaled as an introduction to the classic myths for young readers” (Publishers Weekly).
Enter a- Author: Colum, Padraic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 153445036X
- Language: English
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The Augustine Catechism the Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Charity
$20.95 Read moreSaint Augustine of Hippo first works his way through the Creed, and then the Lord’s Prayer as recorded by Matthew, ending with the sacraments. This is a colossal work in one small volume.
Written as a
- Series: Augustine (New City Press)
- Author: Ramsey, Boniface
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 143
- Publish Date: January 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1565482980
- Language: English
