A History of the Ancient World by Chester G. Starr Jr.; Chester G. Starr
$15.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: good-very good
In a long and distinguished career, Chester Starr has written on topics ranging from early man, to the early Athenian democracy, to the role of sea power in the classical world. And one of his finest works--the product of his broad interests and expertise--has been A History of the Ancient World, long a ...Show more
Rome - An Empire's Story by Greg Woolf
$20.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa--and sometimes even further afield. In Rome, historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, ho ...Show more
Engineering in the Ancient World by J. G Landels
$10.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an important introduction to engineering, writing about power and energy sources, water engineering, cranes, and transportation devises. From aqueducts to catapults ...Show more
Aspects of Roman History, AD 14-117 by Richard Alston
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
Aspects of Roman History AD14-117 charts the history of the Roman Imperial period, from the establishment of the Augustan principate to the reign of Trajan, providing a basic chronological framework of the main events and introductory outlines of the major issues of the period. The first half of the boo ...Show more
Hadrian's Wall and Its People by Geraint Osborn
$10.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Greece and Rome Live | Reading Level: good
Hadrian's Wall - one of the most prominent monuments of the Roman period in Britain - has a special place in the public imagination. It offers a tangible reminder of our ancient past and a concrete link with the Roman occupation. Visitors can stand amid the remains, knowing that they tread in the footst ...Show more
A History Of Rome by Marcel Le Glay; Jean-Louis Voisin; Yann Le Bohec
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: good-very good
The Ancient Olympic Games by Judith Swaddling
$10.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
In this revised and all-colour edition of her indispensable guide to the ancient Games, Judith Swaddling traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. A large, detailed model based ...Show more
Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture by Ian Jenkins
$20.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
Provides an indispensable introduction to Greek architectural sculpture, with each chapter focusing on a major monument of the Greek world, such as the temple of Artemis at Ephesos and the Parthenon the complex personality of these buildings is bound up with the people who, built, used, destroyed, disco ...Show more
Ancient Rome - The Republic by H L Havell
$16.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
Dictionary of Roman Religion by Lesley Adkins; Roy A. Adkins
$12.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: good-very good
Long overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in general texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context as no other reference source has done before. While perhaps most familiar in the context of Greek-influenced gods, Roman religi ...Show more
The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries AD by Graham Webster
$15.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: good-very good
Illustrated study of the organization, tactics, equipment, weapons, and military engagements of the early Roman Empire.
The Oxford Handbook of Social Relations in the Roman World by Michael Peachin (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Oxford Handbooks in Classics and Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
The study of Roman society and social relations blossomed in the 1970s. By now, we possess a very large literature on the individuals and groups that constituted the Roman community, and the various ways in which members of that community interacted. There simply is, however, no overview that takes into ...Show more