Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Selected Satires of Lucian
$27.99 Add to cartLucian, born in Syria in the second century C.E., came to Greece at an early age and mastered its language and literature. He took up law, left it for public speaking, then turned to full-time writing… [more below]
- Author: Lucian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 398
- Publish Date: April 01 1968
- ISBN10: 0393004430
- Language: English
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The Ancient Near East
$12.99 Add to cartThe ancient Near East is known as the “cradle of civilization”–and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Podany, Amanda H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: November 18 2013
- ISBN10: 0195377990
- Language: English
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Sapiens/Homo Deus Box Set
$75.00 Read moreDiscover humanity’s past and its future in this in this special box set featuring the bestselling Sapiens–a reading pick of President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg–and its acclaimed
- Author: Harari, Yuval Noah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 28 2018
- ISBN10: 0062834312
- Language: English
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Piranesi. the Complete Etchings
$116.67 Add to cartThe most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His startling, chiaroscuro images imbued the city’s archaeological rui
- Author: Ficacci, Luigi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 788
- Publish Date: June 24 2022
- ISBN10: 3836587610
- Language: English
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Mesoamerican Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Maya Mythology, Aztec Mythology, Inca Mythology, and Central American Myths
$29.99 Add to cartIf you’re looking for a captivating collection of Inca Myths, then keep reading…
This book includes four captivating manuscripts:
- Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legen
- Author: Clayton, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: February 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1952191203
- Language: English
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How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders
$16.95 Add to cartWhat would Caligula do? What the worst Roman emperors can teach us about how not to lead
If recent history has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes the best guide to leadership is the negative exam- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Suetonius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0691193991
- Language: English
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The Pocket Sappho
$14.95 Read moreA vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet by the prize-winning poet and translator.
Sappho’s lyric love poems, composed in the seventh century B.C.E., transcend time and place- Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
- Author: Barnstone, Willis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: July 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1611806917
- Language: English
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Praying with the Church
$18.99 Add to cartScot McKnight, best-selling author of The Jesus Creed, invites readers to get closer to the heart of Jesus’ message by discovering the ancient rhythms of daily prayer at the heart of the early church…. [more below]
- Author: McKnight, Scot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1557254818
- Language: English
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Advice from Aristotle
$22.00 Add to cartAristotle knew things about happiness, habits, and human nature. This book is about his book, the Nichomachean Ethics. What this book will NOT do: -Make you feel good. -Make you rich. -Make you a good… [more below]
- Author: Younan, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: April 25 2022
- ISBN10: 166673540X
- Language: English
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Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic
$39.99 Add to cartAs chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which ph
- Author: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 484
- Publish Date: October 17 2018
- ISBN10: 1638232482
- Language: English
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The Iliad
$12.00 Add to cartProbably composed in the eighth century B.C. and based on an actual historical event of the thirteenth century B.C., Homer’s Iliad is one of the great epics of the Western world. The poem unfolds near
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 25 1999
- ISBN10: 0486408833
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
$9.00 Add to cartThis excellent prose translation of Homer’s epic poem of the 9th century BC recounts one of Western civilization’s most glorious tales, a treasury of Greek folklore and myth that maintains an ageless
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 23 1998
- ISBN10: 0486406547
- Language: English
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How to Give: An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving
$16.95 Add to cartTimeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca
To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do–but it is also the closest you can come to divinity- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 069119209X
- Language: English
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Egyptian Yoga Volume 1: The Philosophy of Enlightenment
$26.65 Add to cart1. EGYPTIAN YOGA: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ENLIGHTENMENT An original, fully illustrated work, including hieroglyphs, detailing the meaning of the Egyptian mysteries, tantric yoga, psycho-spiritual and physic… [more below]
- Author: Ashby, Muata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1884564011
- Language: English
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The Corpus Hermeticum
$22.00 Add to cartThe Corpus Hermeticum are Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from which are mostly presented as dialogues in which a teacher enlightens a disciple. The texts form the basis of Hermeticism. They discuss the d
- Author: Trismegistus, Hermes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 102
- Publish Date: July 15 2018
- ISBN10: 178724654X
- Language: English
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In Search of Ancient Ireland: The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English
$25.43 Add to cartThe history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought … [more below]
- Author: McCaffrey, Carmel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 11 2003
- ISBN10: 156663525X
- Language: English
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Sparta and the Commemoration of War
$63.75 Add to cartThe tough Spartan soldier is one of the most enduring images from antiquity. Yet Spartans too fell in battle – so how did ancient Sparta memorialise its wars and war dead? From the poet Tyrtaeus inspi… [more below]
- Author: Sears, Matthew A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1316519457
- Language: English
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Greek Mythology for Teens: Enthralling Tales and Myths from Ancient Greece
$26.99 Add to cartDid you know that Zeus was considered to be both the youngest and the oldest brother?
Thanks to their enthralling narratives and relatable characters, Greek myths have captured our imagination for mill
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: June 22 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887651859
- Language: English
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Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
$27.00 Add to cartFrom fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexha… [more below]
- Series: Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
- Author: Schwab, Gustav
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: October 09 2001
- ISBN10: 0375714464
- Language: English
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The Republic and the Laws
$12.95 Add to cartCicero’s The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible government written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following Plato. Drawing on Greek political theory… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Cicero
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 15 2009
- ISBN10: 019954011X
- Language: English
