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A Short History of Ancient Egypt is a concise but thorough overview of Ancient Egypt. A table of contents is included.

Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, Aesopic Conversations offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. What has survived from the literary record of antiquity is almost entirely the product of an elite of birth, wealth,...

Greek pottery was exported around the ancient world in vast quantities over a period of several centuries. This book focuses on the Greek pottery consumed by people in the western Mediterranean and trans-Alpine Europe from 800-300 BCE, attempting to understand the distribution of vases, and particularly...

The Roman Empire has seen all sorts of leaders - from brilliant to controversial. Knowing these leaders will help you understand the living situations during the time of their reign. The purpose of this educational book is to give your child the knowledge required to enjoy history. This book makes the perfect companion for “quiet time.” Grab a copy now!

Explains the rise through text and illustrations of the great civilisation of the Nile to the Greco-Roman age. The principal gods are explained, as are the myths with information on the beliefs, manners and customs. The second part is a concise and informative dictionary of Egyptology - an A-Z of the dynasties, rulers, historic sites and archaeological objects of Ancient Egypt.

An intellectual adventure through ancient France revealing how Caesar’s conquest of Gaul changed the course of French culture, forever transforming modern Europe. Julius Caesar's conquests in Gaul in the 50s BC were bloody, but the cultural revolution they brought in their wake forever transformed...

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record....

Professor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace intelligence activities in Rome whether they were done by private citizens, the government, or the military. Examining a broad range of activities the book looks at the many  types of espionage tradecraft that have...

The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the great historian Thucydides, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions...

Quintilian’s textbook on oratory offers a comprehensive training program in twelve books, drawing on the rhetorician’s own rich experience, while providing a rare insight into education and social attitudes in the Roman world. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom...

The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder’s encyclopaedic ‘Natural History’, composed in 37 books, remains an unrivalled compendium of Roman knowledge. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts....

Pausanias’ ‘Description of Greece’ serves as a topographical guidebook, providing a tour of Attica, the Peloponnese and central Greece, spiced with historical accounts and digressions on the lost wonders of the ancient world. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom...

Juvenal’s ‘Satires’ are a vital source for the study of Latin literature, offering a lurid, comic and fascinating window into the world of ancient Rome. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original...

Warfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe between the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia in the late fourth millenium BC and the fall of Rome.Through a exploration of twenty-six selected battles, military historian...