Classical Studies
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The Book of Marvels and Travels
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In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into As...
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A History of Ancient Britain
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Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver tur...
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Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
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The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jung...
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How Ancient Europeans Saw the World: Vision, Patterns, and the Shaping of the Mind in Prehistoric Times
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The people who inhabited Europe during the two millennia before the Roman conquests had established urban centers, ...
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The Iliad
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The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles’ great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Tr...
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Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD
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Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to e...
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Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great’s Empire
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The story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great’s vast empire after his death in 323 BC...
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The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer’s Odyssey
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The adventures of Ulysses/Odysseus are amongst the most durable in human culture. This title explains the Homer&rsq...
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The Story of Stonehenge
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A comprehensive illustrated history of the prehistoric megalithic structure at Stonehenge and those who built it.
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Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination
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Over the past few centuries, northern Europe’s bogs have yielded mummified men, women, and children who were ...
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On Living and Dying Well
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Includes treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry.
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Orpheus: The Song of Life
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For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, ma...
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Horace: A Life
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The work of the great Roman poet, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC), spanned various aspects of Roman life: politics...
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