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Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International) by Ryszard Kapuscinski Staff Pick Several months ago, I happened upon a copy of The Shadow of the Sun. From its opening pages, I understood why I'd been hearing such laudatory praise about Ryszard Kapu?ci?ski for years ... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller by James Patterson Publisher Comments A secret buried for centuries Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture by Peter Garnsey Publisher Comments During the first, stable period of the Principate (roughly from 27 BC to AD 235), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by John R. Hale Publisher Comments A stirring history of the world's first dominant navy and the towering empire it built The navy created by the people of Athens in ancient Greece was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world and the model for all other national... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Selected Political Speeches (69 Edition) by Marcus T. Cicero Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-324) and index.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Makers of Rome (65 Edition) by Plutarch Publisher Comments An intriguing insight into the founders of the Roman republic.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) by Thucydides And Warner Publisher Comments Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work "was done to last forever." The... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Annals of Imperial Rome (Penguin Classics) by Tacitus And Grant Synopsis "The Annals of Imperial Rome" recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Michael Grant's introduction discusses the life and works of Tacitus and the historical context of the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Temples, Tombs, & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz Publisher Comments An eye-opening, edifying, and endlessly entertaining tour through an astonishing bygone world—the acclaimed classic history of ancient Egypt, now newly revised and updated Writing as Elizabeth Peters, world-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Everyman's Library) Volumes 1, 2 and 3 by Edward Gibbon Publisher Comments (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Bury Text, in a boxed set. Introduction by Hugh Trevor... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Set Hardcover
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Rise of the Roman Empire (79 Edition) by Obye Polybius Synopsis In writing his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire, the Greek statesman Polybius set out to help his fellow-countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. This text presents a translation of his work.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor Publisher Comments Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War by Victor Davis Hanson Publisher Comments One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika by Robert B Strassler Publisher Comments From the editor of the widely praised Landmark Thucydides and Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of the Hellenika, the major primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War. Hellenika covers the years... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $28.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Everyman's Library) Volumes 4, 5 and 6 by Edward Gibbon Publisher Comments (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Volumes 4, 5, and 6 of the Bury Text, in a boxed set. Introduction by Hugh Trevor... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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A History of the Roman People (Mysearchlab Series 15% Off) by Allen M. Ward Synopsis The Fifth Edition of A History of the Roman People continues to provide a comprehensive analytical survey of Roman history from its prehistoric roots in Italy and the wider Mediterranean world to the dissolution of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity in A.... (read more) List Price $85.25 Your price: $81.95 New - Trade Paper
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Natural History: A Selection (Penguin Classics) by John F. Healy Synopsis Gaius Plinius Secundus - Pliny the Elder - was born in AD 21. He served both as a cavalry officer in Germania and as procurator and combined with this public service a deep interest in science. This book is Pliny's sole surviving work.... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Monographies Reine Elisabeth #13: Le Premier Nome de Haute-Egypte Du Iiie Siecle Avant J.-C. Au Viie Siecle Apres J.-C. D'Apres Les Sources Hieroglyphiques Des Temples Ptolemaiques Et by Gihane Zaki Publisher Comments The first ancient Egyptian administrative district which, as had been the case for the Greeks, was called a 'nome', was the result of a historic geography created by the very conditions of the human presence in southern Egypt. It was linked from its... (read more) List Price $142.50 Your price: $135.95 New - Trade Paper
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics) by Edward Gibbon Publisher Comments New abridged edition, with critical introduction, chronology and biographical index. Based on the original three volume Penguin edition.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them by Stephane Rossini Publisher Comments Clear, easy-to-follow text tells absolute beginners how to transcribe hieroglyphs by presenting and explaining 134 phonetic elements. Included are an explanatory introduction, section on word analysis, newly enlarged pronunciation guide, tables of... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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