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Persians
The Age of The Great Kings
Häftad, 2023
174 kr
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THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of …
Babylon
The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Persians 'Remarkable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, author of THE GOLDEN ROAD
Häftad, 2026
202 kr
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'A book that's rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment. Babylon is quite simply enthralling'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TELEGRAPH'Intimate and immensely detailed. I've never encountered a work of ancient history so finely drawn'THE TIMES'Rollicking story of a city with a …
Cleopatras
Discover the powerful story of the seven queens of Ancient Egypt!
Häftad, 2025
179 kr
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'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film.She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the …
Babylon
The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Persians 'Remarkable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, author of THE GOLDEN ROAD
Inbunden, 2026
288 kr
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'A book that's rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment. Babylon is quite simply enthralling'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TELEGRAPH'Intimate and immensely detailed. I've never encountered a work of ancient history so finely drawn'THE TIMES'Rollicking story of a city with a …
Realm of a Thousand Gods
The forgotten history of the Hittite Empire
Häftad, 2027
196 kr
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Little more than a century ago, our understanding of the Hittites was limited to a few scattered biblical references. Now we have at our disposal a rich corpus of Hittite texts and images which allow us to enter into the minds and the worlds of this strangely elusive civilization.Hatti, the kingdom …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
Häftad, 2012
653 kr
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Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Culture of Animals in Antiquity
A Sourcebook with Commentaries
Av Sian Lewis, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Häftad, 2020
785 kr
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The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the …
Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z
Av Liza Cleland, Glenys Davies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2591 kr
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Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar‘s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga? If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
Inbunden, 2009
2591 kr
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Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z
Av Liza Cleland, Glenys Davies m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
848 kr
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Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar‘s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga? If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be …
Culture of Animals in Antiquity
A Sourcebook with Commentaries
Av Sian Lewis, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Inbunden, 2017
3913 kr
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The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the …
King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE
Häftad, 2013
727 kr
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Explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian societyThe first Persian Empire (559-331 BCE) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great …
Greek Notions of the Past in the Archaic and Classical Eras
History Without Historians
Av John Marincola, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2258 kr
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A wide examination of the ways in which the Greeks constructed, de-constructed, engaged with and relied on their pastsThis volume in The Edinburgh Leventis Studies series collects the papers presented at the sixth A. G. Leventis conference organised under the auspices of the Department of Classics …
Designs on the Past
How Hollywood Created the Ancient World
Inbunden, 2018
2636 kr
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In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity.In this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows …
Designs on the Past
How Hollywood Created the Ancient World
Häftad, 2018
439 kr
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In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity.In this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows …
Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther
Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible
Häftad, 2023
358 kr
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A Spectator 2023 Book of the YearEsther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten …
Aphrodite's Tortoise
The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece
Inbunden, 2003
1092 kr
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Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this major study. The Greeks, rightly credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more eastern tradition of seclusion. From the iconography as well as the literature of Greece, Lloyd …
Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period
Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Alex McAuley
Häftad, 2024
689 kr
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Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of the late Hellenistic world.This volume, the first full-length study of Kleopatra III and Kleopatra Thea and their careers as …
Babylon
The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Persians 'Remarkable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, author of THE GOLDEN ROAD
Häftad, 2027
179 kr
Kommande
'A book that's rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment. Babylon is quite simply enthralling'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TELEGRAPH'Intimate and immensely detailed. I've never encountered a work of ancient history so finely drawn'THE TIMES'Rollicking story of a city with a …
Babylon
The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Persians 'Remarkable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, author of THE GOLDEN ROAD
E-bok, 2026
11 kr
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''A book that''s rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment. Babylon is quite simply enthralling'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TELEGRAPH ''Intimate and immensely detailed. I''ve never encountered a work of ancient history so finely drawn'' THE TIMES ''Rollicking story of a …
Realm of a Thousand Gods
The forgotten history of the Hittite Empire
Inbunden, 2027
285 kr
Kommande
Little more than a century ago, our understanding of the Hittites was limited to a few scattered biblical references. Now we have at our disposal a rich corpus of Hittite texts and images which allow us to enter into the minds and the worlds of this strangely elusive civilization.Hatti, the kingdom …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av James Robson, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
E-bok, 2009
750 kr
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Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia . Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Tales of the Orient
Av James Robson, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
E-bok, 2009
750 kr
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Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia . Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of …
Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Glenys Davies m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
999 kr
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Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar''s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be …
Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Glenys Davies m. fl.
E-bok, 2007
999 kr
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Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar''s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga?If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be …
Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period
Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Alex McAuley
Inbunden, 2022
2596 kr
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Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of the late Hellenistic world.This volume, the first full-length study of Kleopatra III and Kleopatra Thea and their careers as …
Culture of Animals in Antiquity
A Sourcebook with Commentaries
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Sian Lewis
E-bok, 2018
927 kr
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The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the …
Culture of Animals in Antiquity
A Sourcebook with Commentaries
Av Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Sian Lewis
E-bok, 2018
907 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the …
Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period
Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III
Av Alex McAuley, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
E-bok, 2022
762 kr
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Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of the late Hellenistic world. This volume, the first full-length study of Kleopatra III and Kleopatra Thea and their careers as …