Beyond the Edge of the Sea - Sailing with Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses, the Vikings, and Other Explorers of the Ancient World by Mauricio Obregon
$10.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
The story of Jason and the Argonauts and Homer's tales of Ulysses are among the greatest ancient epics, but are they merely nautical legends or true stories? Mauricio Obreg n has combed through classical texts, focusing on the smallest details, and with his intimate knowledge of historical navigation, b ...Show more
Pandora's Daughters - The Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity by Eva Cantarella
$10.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Ancient Society and History Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Expanded and updated for this English-language translation, Pandora's Daughtersoffers the first history of women in ancient Greece and Rome to be written from a legal perspective. Moving outward from an examination of the legal evidence--the laws governing marriage and divorce, sexual behavior, and inhe ...Show more
Historians of Greece and Rome by Stephen Usher
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
Hercules - A Heroic Life by Alastair Banchard
$12.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
Alexander the Great and his Time by Agnes Savill
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Dorset Press Reprints Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Greek History for Schools by Charles Douglas Edmonds
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion by Simon Price (ed.); Emily Kearns (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good
Augustus by Pat Southern
$16.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Roman Imperial Biographies Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Despite his talent for self-promotion, the character of the emperor Augustus is rarely revealed and as such makes this biography unique in its presentation of Augustus the man. Pat Southern chronologically traces the life, works and times of the emperor, presenting ideology and events from his point of ...Show more
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions by Frank L Holt
$16.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society | Reading Level: very good
To all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appearance--how he abetted the belief that he enjoyed divine favor and commanded even the forces of nature against his enemies--is the subject of Fr ...Show more
Slavery in the Roman Empire by R H Barrow
$14.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
The Great Fire of Rome - The Fall of the Emperor Nero and his City by Stephen Dando-Collins
$15.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
The Sons of Caesar - Imperial Rome's First Dynasty by Philip Matyszak
$16.00 NZD
Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good
This book is the story of one of the most powerful dynasties in history. Following the coup that brought him to power, the bloodstained Octavian recreated himself as the emperor Augustus and allied the Julian clan with the Claudians. The principate which he created lasted for centuries, but the str ...Show more