Crassus - The First Tycoon by Peter Stothard
$22.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Ancient Lives Ser.
The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory Marcus Licinius Crassus (115-53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer disrupter of finance and politics, and the richest man of the last years of the Roman republic. Without his catastrophic a ...Show more
Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain by Steve Tibble
$51.95 AUD
Category: Ancient History
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation--but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect ...Show more
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint by Peter Sarris
$34.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
'Magnificent. A vivid and authoritative biography . . . a vibrant portrait of an entire world' Kyle Harper'A stunning tour de force, Sarris brings one of history's most momentous dramas back to life' Walter Scheidel In this groundbreaking new biography of Justinian, Peter Sarris gives us an intimate in ...Show more
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between ...Show more
The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy by Stein Ringen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1,200 years of drama, economic rise and fall, crises, kings and queens, war, peace, language and culture. Scandinavian history has been one of dramatic discontinuities of collapse and restarts, from the Viking Age to the A ...Show more
Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments by Paul Roberts
$59.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
Rome wasn't built in a day, but over several centuries and under many different emperors. This story of continual creation and renewal lies at the heart of Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments. Rome's history has been explored by countless classicists, historians, poets, and authors, but rarely has its histo ...Show more
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
$22.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. ...Show more
Ghosts Monsters and Demons of India by Rakesh Khanna, J. Furcifer Bhairav
$47.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
An illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of the ghosts, monsters and demons of India, a culture famously rich in tradition and legends. Perfect for fans of Eli Roth's Urban Legends and Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. "I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated ...Show more
The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan
$44.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
For almost three decades at the end of the fifth century BC the ancient world was torn apart in a conflict that was, within its historical context, as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the great world wars of the twentieth century. The Peloponnesian War pitted Greek against Greek: the Athenians, wi ...Show more
Dynasty - The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland
$26.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after conquering the world, the Republic collapsed. Rome was drowned in blood. So terrible were the civil wars that the Roman people finally came to welcome the rule of an autocrat who could give them peace. 'Augustus,' their new mas ...Show more
How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy by Thucydides
$29.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war Why do nations go to war? What are citizens willing to die for? What justifies foreign invasion? And does might always make rig ...Show more
The Norse Myths - Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold by Tom Birkett
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient History
The great Norse Myths are among the most dramatic and unforgettable stories in all human history. These fascinating, fantastical tales have inspired centuries of art, culture and literature, including the storytelling of Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Wagner's Ring Cycle an ...Show more