Ancient History category: 8298 books

Cover of 101 Amazing Facts about Ancient Egypt
by Jack Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014

Do you know who the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld is? What type of mask would an embalmer wear whilst carrying out the mummification process on a body? Who was the most successful of all the pharaohs? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating easy-to-read guide to ancient...
Cover of The History of Ancient Egypt

The History of Ancient Egypt

The Land & The People of Egypt, Egyptian Mythology & Customs, The Pyramid Builders, The Rise of Thebes, The Reign of the Great Pharaohs, The Priest-Kings, The Ethiopians & Persian Conquest

by George Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018

The work offered here was designed to supply complete account of Ancient Egypt, combining its antiquities with its history, specifically pointing out the way of the Egyptian life - manners, customs, art, science, literature and religion. Alongside the full statement of the general course of historical...
Cover of The Agricola and The Germania
by Cornelius Tacitus
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

"The Agricola and The Germania" are two important historical works by Cornelius Tacitus, an ancient Roman Senator and historian. The Agricola is a biography of the Roman general Gnaeus Julius Agricola as well as a geographic and ethnographic history of Ancient Britain. "The Germania" is an ethnographic...
Cover of Complete Works of Suetonius (Delphi Classics)
by Suetonius, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

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 Ancient biographer Suetonius, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions...
Cover of Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
by Edith Hall
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014

"Wonderful…a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours." —Natalie Haynes, Independent The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet...
Cover of Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

An Introductory History

by Paul A. Zoch
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012

The events and personalities of ancient Rome spring to life in this history, from its founding in 753 B.C. to the death of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. Paul A. Zoch presents, in contemporary language, the history of Rome and the stories of its protagonists?such as Romulus...
Cover of The Ancient Black Hebrews and Arabs
by Anu M'Bantu and Gert Muller
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014

The evidence from the Bible describes the ancient Hebrews as being Afro-haired and Black. Abraham, Jacob, David and Solomon were Black. Pictures of the ancient Hebrews show this part of Biblical record to be accurate. These pictures are presented here! Most people do not know that the original Arabs...
Cover of The Birth of Classical Europe

The Birth of Classical Europe

A History from Troy to Augustine

by Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011

An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of Europe The influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. From calendars to democracy to the very languages we...
Cover of The Civilization Of Ancient Egypt
by Paul Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012

A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations in full color. Ancient Egypt, with its legacy of pyramids, pharaohs and sphinxes, is a land...
Cover of Complete Works of Herodotus (Delphi Classics)
by Herodotus, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The Father of History deserves a place in all digital libraries. Delphiís 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 Herodotus, in...
Cover of Complete Works of Livy (Delphi Classics)
by Livy, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Livy’s monumental history of Rome is widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements of the Golden Age Latin literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the treasures of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook...
Cover of Complete Works of Strabo (Delphi Classics)
by Strabo of Amaseia, Delphi Classics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

An Asiatic Greek in the time of Augustus, Strabo was a keen voyager that explored the four corners of the ancient world and compiled an important ‘Geography’ in seventeen books on his travels. Offering a window into the lost world of classical Rome and Greece, Strabo’s ‘Geography’ is a major...
Cover of A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives
by David Stuttard
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014

The first book to tell the Greek story through the interconnecting lives of the men and women who shaped its politics and literature, its science and philosophy, its art and sport The political leaders, writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient Greece turned a small group of city states...
Cover of Roman Literature, Gender and Reception
by
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013

This cutting-edge collection of essays offers provocative studies of ancient history, literature, gender identifications and roles, and subsequent interpretations of the republican and imperial Roman past. The prose and poetry of Cicero and Petronius, Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid receive fresh interpretations;...
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