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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022 'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... a...

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»När Goldsworthy tar sig an Augustus blir det allt annat än tråkigt mycket läsvärd.« Tidskriften Respons Spännande biografi om Roms förste kejsare! Vid den tiden utfärdade kejsar Augustus en förordning om att hela världen skulle skattskrivas. Den ...

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'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake Morrison Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publ...

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Hur kristnades den antika världen? Genom ett okristligt söndrande och härskande. Det storslagna Serapistemplet i Alexandria jämnades med marken och återstoden av det mytomspunna biblioteket förstördes. Statyer över de gamla gudarna skändades. Mate...

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The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization tha...

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A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that...

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För många av oss är forntiden ett dunkelt begrepp som man minns från sin skolundervisning. Tiden har framstått som svårfångad med många gåtfulla fynd och åtskilliga årtusenden att gå vilse i. Men genom de senaste decenniernas stora arkeologiska un...

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En bok för alla som vill lära sig grunderna i det latinska språket. Här bjuds också romersk kulturhistoria och en inblick i det latin som alltjämt omger oss. Kunskaper i latin öppnar dörren till Europas kulturhistoria från antiken till modern tid....

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**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? Wha...

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Mary Beard's new book Emperor of Rome is available now Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape o...

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Steeped in honey, Juventius, your golden eyes, and as sweet too when I press my lips to them - three hundred thousand kisses is not close to enough For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world was ignored or suppressed. Even today, o...

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TV presenter Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty ...

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Romarrikets undergång tillhör historiens stora händelser. Dit ned, femtio generationer tillbaka i tiden, når vårt moderna samhälles rötter . Där finner vi en värld präglad av rationellt tänkande och demokratiska ideal. En värld styrd av människor ...

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Berättelsen om Roms dramatiska kejsartid! Sedan Roms förste kejsare Augustus tagit makten år 30 f Kr skulle fred råda i det romerska imperiet. Idén om Pax Romana , den romerska freden, kopplades till kejsartanken. Om en enda kejsare styr hela värl...

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'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' CONN IGGULDEN 'Excellent . . . scintillating' THE TIMES Who will conquer the greatest city in the ancient world? Alexander the Great's sudden death has...

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From the first millennium BC onwards, Greek myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Nowadays they can be found in film, television and computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths w...

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with the earliest references...

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Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal powe...

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Discover history's significant events since 3000 BCE through a detailed and dynamic, book-long, timeline! Perfect for history buffs and trivia enthusiasts alike. See history's most decisive moments, as and when they happened, and where t...

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The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion 'I must die. But must I die bawling?' Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated f...

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The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophy Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three di...

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'Fascinating, informative and deeply thoughtful' Financial Times 'This essay has changed my view both of the past and the present' Carlo Rovelli, The Observer *What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West to...

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The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world Parthian and Persian and how they rose and eventually fell. The Roman empire shaped the culture of the western world against which all other great powe...

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Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the world's finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make ...

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'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen' How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great St...

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Kunnig och medryckande skildring av romarriket! År 509 f Kr fördrevs den sista romerska kungen. Det var startskottet för den romerska republiken som därefter existerade i mer än 500 år. Nu lades grunden till det som skulle bli ett av antikens stor...

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Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys theres a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Waterga...

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Bland historiens mest dramatiska episoder återfinns den så kallade romerska senrepubliken. När män som Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius och Octavianus senare Augustus stred om makten skakade romarrikets styre i sina grundvalar. Här skildras den döen...

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»Dick Harrison ... skriver med sin sedvanliga kombination av förstklassiga historiekunskaper, ledigt flytande stil, och referenser till senare kultur.« BTJ Ingen kan undgå att känna till hans namn, mannen som gav upphov till titeln kejsare - Caesa...

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'A masterly account of this first wicked century of the Roman Empire' Sunday Times 'Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative - its foundi...

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