Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Enchiridion
$12.95 Add to cartA HANDBOOK FOR LIFE
The Enchiridion, or Handbook of Epictetus, is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice which was compiled by Arrian, who was a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1722503823
- Language: English
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History of Ancient Mexico: An Enthralling Guide to Pre-Columbian Mexico and Its Civilizations, Such as the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Tolte
$27.99 Add to cartChocolate, bouncy rubber balls, and the “Three Sisters” agricultural system-the people of ancient Mexico invented them all 3,600 years ago.
They also built the world’s largest pyramid by volume and the
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: August 07 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887652191
- Language: English
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Boudicca: The Warrior Queen
$14.99 Add to cartThis is the story of a British icon: Boudicca – humiliated widow of Prasutagus – who led British tribes into rage-fuelled war with the Roman Empire.
Boudicca is a legendary figure today, as the mother
- Author: Trow, M. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1839015373
- Language: English
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The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics
$42.00 Add to cartThis volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; and… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy (Hardcover)
- Author: Inwood, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 450
- Publish Date: May 05 2003
- ISBN10: 0521779855
- Language: English
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Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376-568
$45.00 Add to cartThis is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of the key events in European history. Unlike previous … [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
- Author: Halsall, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 614
- Publish Date: December 20 2007
- ISBN10: 0521435439
- Language: English
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Caesar’s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar’s Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
$38.50 Add to cartA unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar’s Legio X-arguably the most famous legion of its day-from its activation to the slogging battle of Munda an… [more below]
- Author: Dando-Collins, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0471095702
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Human Race
$27.99 Add to cartWhy has human history been crowded into the last few thousand years? Why has it happened at all? Could it have happened in a radically different way? What should we make of the disproportionate role o… [more below]
- Author: Cook, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 410
- Publish Date: February 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0393326454
- Language: English
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History of the Persian Empire
$33.00 Add to cartOut of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time… [more below]
- Series: Phoenix Books
- Author: Olmstead, A. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 670
- Publish Date: February 15 1959
- ISBN10: 0226627772
- Language: English
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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSocrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been u… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, C. C. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198835981
- Language: English
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The Complete Euripides: Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays
$15.99 Add to cartBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Tran… [more below]
- Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations (Paperback)
- Author: Burian, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 30 2010
- ISBN10: 0195388690
- Language: English
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The Complete Sophocles, Volume II: Electra and Other Plays
$15.99 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: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 20 2009
- ISBN10: 0195373308
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life
$18.99 Add to cart“A marvelously wise and expansive book. . . . Ferry writes with warmth, wit, and energy; one could call his prose conversational, but it’s rare to have a conversation quite this wonderful.” — Boston
- Series: Learning to Live
- Author: Ferry, Luc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 07 2014
- ISBN10: 0062215450
- Language: English
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Women of Trakhis: A New Translation
$8.99 Add to cartAmong the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Women of Trakhis is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynami
- Author: Sophocles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0062132040
- Language: English
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The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers
$20.99 Add to cart“A masterful depiction of the party today. . . . McGregor illuminates the most important of the contradictions and paradoxes. . . . An entertaining and insightful portrait of China’s secretive rulers.
- Author: McGregor, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 31 2012
- ISBN10: 0061708763
- Language: English
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The Art of War
$18.00 Add to cartThe Art of War, by the Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu, is one of the most influential books of military strategy ever written. This hardcover edition is packaged distinctively with a beautif… [more below]
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Tzu, Sun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1435172531
- Language: English
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Ancient Rome: An Enthralling Overview of Roman History, Starting From the Romulus and Remus Myth through the Republic to the Fall of
$29.99 Add to cartAre you intrigued by ancient Rome’s myths, culture, and unimaginable rise to power? If so, this powerful history of ancient Rome will draw you in and keep you turning pages!
Rome’s astonishing history
- Author: History, Enthralling
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: September 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1956296085
- Language: English
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Jerusalem: History of a Global City
$43.68 Add to cartAn expansive history of Jerusalem as a cultural crossroads, and a fresh look at the urban development of one of the world’s most mythologized cities.
Jerusalem is often seen as an eternal battlefield- Author: Lemire, Vincent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 520299906
- Language: English
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The Kolbrin Bible: 21st Century Master Edition with Kolbrin.com Quick Study Reports (Paperback)
$66.00 Add to cartNewly Revealed Egyptian-Celtic Wisdom Text Offers the Knowledge of Those Who Survived Past Global Catastrophes – So We Can Live!
Millennia ago, Egyptian and Celtic authors recorded prophetic warnings f
- Author: Masters, Marshall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 620
- Publish Date: July 15 2021
- ISBN10: 159772193X
- Language: English
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Life Fighting: Why We Must Sometimes Fight, and How to Do So Well
$15.75 Add to cartFighting has gotten a bad name; it should not be so. Fighting itself is neither moral nor immoral; only its object can be said to be so. We may count the ability to fight well, when applied to a just
- Author: Sweet, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 374
- Publish Date: February 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0578840375
- Language: English
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The City of Babylon
$30.00 Add to cartThe 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Dar… [more below]
- Author: Dalley, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 396
- Publish Date: July 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1316501779
- Language: English
