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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 ...
John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations - and which in turn have shaped ...
Bestselling author Erich von Daniken shares the story of a 16-year-old grave-diver who discovered a mysterious labyrinth of the old kings under one of the ...
A teenage king in 223 BC, Antiochus III inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. He proved himself ...
In ancient times, the series of waterways now known as the Turkish Straits, comprising the Dardanelles (or Hellespont), Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus, formed ...
Few classical stories are as exciting as that of Jason and the Golden Fleece. The legend of the boy, who discovers a new identity as ...
A visual guide to 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c.3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of ...
This beautifully illustrated book brings to life the greatest treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Fifty of the most important objects on display today are ...
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control ...
"Von D niken writes and theorizes compellingly, giving pause to even the most rigid of skeptics, and the more than 150 colour photographs only enhance ...
This Element provides a concise account of the archaeology of salt production in ancient Europe. It describes what salt is, where it is found, what ...
Cyrus the Great was one of the most influential figures in history an enlightened ruler and brilliant general who created the Persian Empire, the largest ...
Trinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research. Recognising Sicily's rich ...
The ancient city of Petra, in what is now southwest Jordan, has long been a pilgrimage for adventurous travellers. Built over 2,000 years ago ...
An accessible introduction to the Indus, an extraordinary and tantalising 'lost' ancient civilisation.
The Indus civilisation flourished for half a millennium from about 2600 to ...
