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• The Golden Road

  How Ancient India Transformed the World

  Dalrymple, William, 1965-

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  From spices and sandalwood to religious beliefs, discover how the people of ancient India used the ocean to trade and spread their culture to the world far more than is commonly known. Well researched and full of detail, renowned historian Dalrymple…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

  Southon, Emma

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  Forget endless lists of manly emperors and their battles, this book flips the script and tells the story of the empire through 21 remarkable women. You’ll meet Turia, whose love story could rival any Hollywood epic, and Julia Balbilla, a court poet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Plato and the Tyrant

  the Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece

  Romm, James S., 1958-

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  When philosophy meets power, sparks fly, and sometimes they burn the house down. This riveting account reveals how Plato’s real-life entanglements with the father and son tyrants of Syracuse shaped his most famous work, the Republic. Through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in An Elevator

  Papakostas, Theodore

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  Theodore Papakostas (known online as the 'archaeostoryteller') uses the premise of an archaeologist and a layman trapped in an elevator to tell the story of Ancient Greece from prehistory to Roman times. He uses light hearted conversation to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women's Work

  the First 20,000 Years

  Barber, E. J. W., 1940-

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  Did you know women have been creating cloth for 30,000 years? In this fascinating book archaeologist and linguist Barber delves into her groundbreaking research combining the ancient history of fiber-crafts and fashion with ethnology, exploring how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raiders, Rulers, and Traders

  the Horse and the Rise of Empires

  Chaffetz, David

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  Join the Raiders, Rulers and Traders as they gallop through 3,000 years of history to show how horses shaped the fate of the Eurasian continent. From ancient Assyria and Persia to the milk drinking mares of the endless steppes and on to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Weavers, Scribes, and Kings

  a New History of the Ancient Near East

  Podany, Amanda H.

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  Are you more interested in people than politics? Dr Podany uses archaeological evidence to expertly weave the stories of real people from all walks of life together, creating this rich narrative history of the ancient Near East with a focus on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An African History of Africa

  From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

  Badawi, Zeinab

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  Delve into the rich history of Africa beyond slavery and colonialism with journalist Zeinab Badawi to hear where humanity came from. Badawi has travelled around Africa to find stories of ancient civilisations, kings and queens as well as modern…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cleopatras

  the Forgotten Queens of Egypt

  Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd

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  Cleopatra is one of the most famous figures of the ancient world, but how much do you know about the six Cleopatras that preceded her? Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s latest focusses on the ruthless rulers of the Ptolemaic Dynasty that rose above…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emperor of Rome

  Ruling the Ancient Roman World

  Beard, Mary, 1955-

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  With bookshelves cluttered with many accounts of the Roman Empire, keen history buffs should all perk up and pay attention when there is a new book on the subject by world-famous classicist Mary Beard. Meticulously-researched through archaeological…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World

  Matyszak, Philip

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  Philip Matyszak reveals the rich cultural tapestry woven by a diverse array of forgotten ancient civilisations. Each section begins with a concise exploration of each cultures’ religion, politics and economics - before moving on to examine their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pyramids

  Tyldesley, Joyce A., 1960-

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  Authoritative and accessible, Pyramids chronicles the development of Egyptian monuments from around 3,000 BC to the Great Pyramid of Giza. It tells the stories, not only of the kings but the builders who created pyramids and delves into the beliefs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alexandria

  the City That Changed the World

  Issa, Islam

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  Scholarly and Entertaining, a comprehensive history of a captivating city across millennia. Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, it recounts gripping stories of multitudinous people, their achievements and their woes. It is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ancient Africa

  a Global History, to 300 CE

  Ehret, Christopher, 1941-

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  Long-time African scholar Christopher Ehret analyses the place Africa has in world history and argues that the continent's contribution is underestimated. He calls on archaelogical and linguistic evidence and makes a compelling case.

• How the World Made the West

  a 4,000-year History

  Quinn, Josephine Crawley

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  Josephine Quinn is here to shake up the widely held belief that Greece and Rome are the foundation of Western Civilisation. By digging back several millennia, the Oxford University classics professor highlights the ideas, beliefs, and technologies,…Read moreRead more of this annotation