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Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination

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Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination

Karin Sanders

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Over the past few centuries, northern Europe’s bogs have yielded mummified men, women, and children who were ... See details

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On Living and Dying Well

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On Living and Dying Well

Cicero, translated by Thomas Habinek and Thomas Habinek

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Includes treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. See details

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Orpheus: The Song of Life

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Orpheus: The Song of Life

Ann Wroe

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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... See details

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Roman Baths in Britain

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Roman Baths in Britain

Ian D. Rotherham

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Ancient Olympics

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The Ancient Olympics

Nigel Spivey

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A portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were – fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victor... See details

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Collins Latin Language and Roman Culture

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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... See details

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Age of Titans: The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies

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The Age of Titans: The Rise and Fall of the Great Hellenistic Navies

William Murray

Michael Kulikowski writes:
We have long known that Hellenistic cities and kings kept large navies, stocked with truly enormous ships, b... See details

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Sappho

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Sappho

Sappho, foreword by Dudley Fitts, translated by Mary Barnard

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A collection of poems that presents the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. See details

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Rome: An Empire’s Story

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Rome: An Empire’s Story

Greg Woolf

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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... See details

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Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists

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Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists

Diogenes, translated by Robin Hard

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A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express ... See details

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31 BC: Antony, Cleopatra and the Fall of Egypt

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31 BC: Antony, Cleopatra and the Fall of Egypt

David Stuttard and Sam Moorhead

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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. ... See details

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Ancient Guide to Modern Life

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The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

Natalie Haynes

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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... See details

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Buddhas of Bamiyan

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The Buddhas of Bamiyan

Llewelyn Morgan

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The Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, carved in the sixth century AD, represented two aspects of the Buddha, unive... See details

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Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire

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The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire

Kent V. Flannery and Joyce Marcus

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By the time I’d read no more than a third of The Creation of Inequality I would have willingly knelt... See details

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