Brief Lives of the Ancient World

Rulers, Rebels, Robbers

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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A fascinating window into the history of the ancient world, told through thirty-five fascinating figuresThe western ancient world stretched from the Pillars of Hercules between Spain and North Africa in the west to Mesopotamia in the east, and from southern Egypt in the south to Scotland in the north. In between all the places and across several thousand years came a succession of grand civilizations and cultures—including the Sumerians, ancient Egypt, Carthage, classical Greece, the Hellenistic kingdoms and the Roman Empire. In this engaging account, Guy de la Bédoyère draws on decades of research to provide a history of the ancient world through a personal selection of key figures. The story of any one of these lives is unique, from Egypt’s reforming pharaoh Horemheb or the public priestess Eumachia at Pompeii. These individuals serve as a portal into the experience of the ancient world in the days of despotic pharaohs and Roman emperors and make it possible for us to try and imagine what their lives were like.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-22
Mått:152 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt:317 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Yale University Press
ISBN:9780300282139

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Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Romarna inom Historia och arkeologi

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Guy de la Bédoyère is a historian and archaeologist and is well known for his many books on the Roman world and Ancient Egypt, including Pharaohs of the Sun, The Real Lives of Roman Britain and Praetorian.

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“A series of brief ancient lives is a wonderful way of introducing readers to a rogues’ (and heroes’) gallery of remarkable Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Under the skilled guidance of Guy de la Bédoyère, readers will be introduced to all sorts of men and women, from builders to tomb raiders to enlightened—and not so enlightened—despots.”—Paul Cartledge, author of Pericles“An eclectic and colourful exploration of some of the most fascinating movers and shakers of antiquity, with a satisfying mix of heroes and villains across three millennia.”—Aidan Dodson, author of The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt“Brief Lives of the Ancient World is what Guy de la Bédoyère does best. By looking beyond the ‘relentless glamour’ conjured up by some of history’s biggest names, he's created an accessible introduction to a vast swathe of the past, beginning in Egypt’s Pyramid Age and ending in the debris of Rome’s empire.”—Joann Fletcher, author of The Story of Egypt