Classical Studies
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The Ancient Olympics
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A portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were – fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victor...
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Collins Latin Language and Roman Culture
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As straightforward and easy to follow as a Roman road, Collins Latin Language and Roman Culture is the most accessi...
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The Age of Titans: The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies
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We have long known that Hellenistic cities and kings kept large navies, stocked with truly enormous ships, b...
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Sappho
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A collection of poems that presents the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet.
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Rome: An Empire’s Story
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The story of the Roman empire, from the beginnings to the crisis of the Middle Ages: why it was so large, why it wa...
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Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists
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A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express ...
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31 BC: Antony, Cleopatra and the Fall of Egypt
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On 2 September 31 BC the superpowers of ancient Egypt and Rome met head on for the first and last time in history. ...
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The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
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Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics...
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The Buddhas of Bamiyan
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The Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, carved in the sixth century AD, represented two aspects of the Buddha, unive...
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The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire
Steven Mithen writes:
By the time I’d read no more than a third of The Creation of Inequality I would have willingly knelt...
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Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion
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In 1799 Napoleon’s army uncovered an ancient stele in the Nile delta. Its inscription, recorded in three dist...
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World
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* Tom Holland, author of RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE, gives a thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam
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A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics
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What was it like to attend the Olympics in 388 BC? Would the experience resemble Olympic festivals as we celebrate ...
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