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
The Devil's Atlas: An Explorer's Guide to Heavens, Hells and Afterworlds by Edward Brooke-Hitching
$49.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of the international bestseller The Phantom Atlas delivers an atlas unlike any other. The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful ma ...Show more
Greek Myths: A New Retelling, with drawings by Chris Ofili by Charlotte Higgins
$35.00 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
A major new retelling of the Greek myths for a new generation, with original drawings by world-renowned artist Chris Ofili.Charlotte Higgins' spellbinding new collection will include all the most famous Greek myths, as well as many less well-known but equally intriguing ones. Here are stories of the cre ...Show more
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors by Adrian Goldsworthy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Philip and Alexander of Macedon transformed a weak kingdom in northern Greece into a globe-spanning empire. In so doing, they changed the course of history. By the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had eclipsed the power of Persia, crossed the Hindu Kush and marched into what is now Pakistan, ...Show more
Heroes by Stephen Fry
$62.00 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths Ser.
Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bea ...Show more
Speak My Name - Investigating Egyptian Mummies by James Fraser (Editor); Conni Lord (Editor); John Magnussen (Editor)
$40.00 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Explores four mummies and three coffins from the Chau Chak Wing Museums Mummy Project, which has undertaken interdisciplinary research through a combination of scientific and Egyptological methods. - The mummies and coffins explored in the book are now on permanent display at the Chau Chak Wing Museum i ...Show more
Media Tarts Revised and Updated Edition by Julia Baird
$34.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
Based on a series of extensive interviews - and now revised and updated to reflect current events - Media Tarts provides an in-depth analysis of the influence of a generation of prominent female politicians on the Australian political system and explores the part played by the press in their downfall. ' ...Show more
Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
A definitive history of ancient Rome that tells the story of its dramatic rise and fall in rich visual detailImmerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline. ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Reading Level: very good
New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our f ...Show more
The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Jed Z. Buchwald, Diane Greco Josefowicz
$39.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations
In 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the defenses of a fort on the banks of the Nile when he discovered an ancient stele fragment bearing a decree inscribed in three different scripts. So begins one of the most familiar tales in Egyptology — that of the Rosetta Stone and the decipherment of Egy ...Show more
The Origin of Empire Rome from the Republic to Hadrian (264 BC - AD 138) by David Potter
$24.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Series: The\Profile History of the Ancient World Ser.
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years. In 264 BC, a Roman army was poised to cross from southern Italy into Sicily. They couldn't know that this crossing would be Rome's first step on its journey from local ...Show more
Ottoman Odyssey - Travels Through a Lost Empire by Alev Scott
$32.99 AUD
Category: Ancient Civilisations | Reading Level: near fine
The author's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800 years of rule ended a century ago--and yet, travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that's vital and relevant; where medieval ...Show more