A landmark illustrated anthology of queer Ancient Greek and Roman love stories
For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few, famous..
A city drawn in sand.
Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander the Great sketched the idea of a city onto the sparsely populated Egyptian coastline. He did..
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'The pace and deftly woven plot complexity of a John le Carre novel ... A small masterpiece'
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'Enthralling ... A remarkable story, full of gra..
An essential guide for the discerning time-traveller: take a trip to ancient Egypt at the height of its power and prosperity in the reign of Ramesses II.
More reliable than Herodotus and more up..
A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world.
Rome wasn't built in a ..
The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria
'A work of remarkable synthesis. The range of its sources is truly ex..
Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at th..
There are possibly more explanations for the fall of the Roman Empire than for any other event in history: from the theory that links the widespread use of lead in utensils and glass with mental impai..
An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
Beyond the Greeks, Romans and Hebrews of the Classical and Biblic..
A striking companion volume to Greek Myths and Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Ancient Greek culture, from its tribal beginnings to its foundational impact on modern life. Gorgeous Collecto..
An essential short introduction to the Middle Ages - and the companion volume to Ian Mortimer's bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England.
We tend to think about the Middle Ages ..
The story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world.
The lubricious image of the Empress Messalina as a ruthless, predato..
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A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world
Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers, and..
Expands on the traditional 'Seven Wonders' to examine an impressive number of ancient marvels from around the globe.
How were the ancient wonders of the world built? How many people did it take ..
The essential guide to the world of Aztec mythology, based on Nahuatl-language sources that challenge the colonial history passed down to us by the Spanish.
How did the jaguar get his spots? Wh..
'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.
A woman more myth t..
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - how they rose and eventually fell.
The Roman empire shaped the culture of the ..
Who was Pandora and what was in her famous box? Why is a brand of sportswear named after the goddess Nike? How did Achilles get his Achilles heel? What exactly is a Titan? And why is one computer viru..
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood
A long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea,..
Walking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country's history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow o..
'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' The Times
On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When as..
Pharaoh.
Icon.
Enigma.
Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century.
A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remar..