1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, Glynnis Fawkes
$44.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history’s greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilisations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to collapse more than three thousand years ago, bringing the Late Bronze Age to an abrupt end? In this vivid and captivating full-colour graphic ad ...Show more
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx by Jerry Toner
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: The\Marcus Sidonius Falx Trilogy Ser.
The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire. 'Toner again spins a tale that is enjoyable and informative.' - The Times Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre of Athens before tre ...Show more
The Indus - Lost Civilizations by Andrew Robinson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: Lost Civilizations Ser.
The Indus civilization flourished for half a millennium from about 2600 to 1900 BCE, when it mysteriously declined and vanished from view. It remained invisible for almost four thousand years, until its ruins were discovered in the 1920s by British and Indian archaeologists. Today, after almost a centur ...Show more
Maya - Lost Civilizations by Megan E. O'Neil
$39.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: Lost Civilizations Ser.
An illuminating look at the myriad communities who have engaged with the ancient Maya over the centuries. This book reveals how the ancient Maya--and their buildings, ideas, objects, and identities--have been perceived, portrayed, and exploited over five hundred years in the Americas, Europe, and be ...Show more
Out of Our Minds by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
$22.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
'Immensely learned and ambitious -seam-bursting eclecticism and polymathic brio - This is by any standards a significant book and its author deserves high praise.'Literary ReviewTo imagine to see that which is not there is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through t ...Show more
Viking Women: Life and Lore by Lisa Hannett
$34.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Let's travel in time together, a thousand or so years back, and meet Viking women in their hearth-lit world.How did these medieval viragoes live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-and-blood beings with fears and feelings - not just as names in sagas or runes carved into stone? In this gro ...Show more
Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge
$19.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
'An incisive, inspiring and vitally illuminating account of a city which changed the ancient world and which deserves to be remembered by the modern. A masterful book written by a master historian.' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of Istanbul and Helen of TroyContinuously inhabited for five millenn ...Show more
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1922 by Ryan Gingeras
$59.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Reading Level: very good
A new, groundbreaking history of the fall of the Ottoman empire, published to coincide with its centenary In the autumn of 1918, revolution spread across Europe. One by one, grand imperial houses collapsed, allowing new republics to take their place. The fall of the Ottoman Empire is usually understood ...Show more
The Persians - Lost Civilizations by Geoffrey Parker (Contribution by); Brenda Parker (Contribution by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: Lost Civilizations Ser.
Now available in paperback, The Persians tells the story of this cultured ancient civilization, tracing the unique features of Persian life as well as their influence down the centuries. The book describes the difficulties early Persians encountered and how such challenges contributed to their unique ch ...Show more
Ancient Aliens Lost Civilizations by Preston Peet
$54.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Contributions by David Hatcher Childress, Erich von Daniken, Graham Hancock, Frank Joseph, Robert M. Schoch, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and othersWas our planet visited by alien astronauts in prehistory? Did it suffer collisions with a comet or asteroid? Do ancient myths and tales describe these visits and di ...Show more