The Emperor Nero: A Guide to the Ancient Sources
Anthony A. Barrett, Elaine Fantham and John C. Yardley
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Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the...
Hawthorn: The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages
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An engaging introduction to the ancient hawthorn tree and its varied roles in human history One of...
The Book of Pears: The Definitive History and Guide to Over 500 Varieties
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This book is the winner of the Garden Media Guild Awards Reference Book of the Year 2016, the Guild...
A Brief History of Misogyny: the World's Oldest Prejudice
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In this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets out to...
Pericles of Athens
Vincent Azoulay, Janet Lloyd and Paul Cartledge
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Pericles has the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what...
Medieval Cooking in Today's Kitchen
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This cookbook contains 78 recipes for delicious drinks, hearty breads, soups and hors d'oeuvres,...
The Physics of Transfigured Light: The Imaginal Realm and the Hermetic Foundations of Science
Leon Marvell and Arthur Versluis
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Contemporary scientific disciplines such as chaos and complexity theory, artificial intelligence,...
The Alpha Beta Book: An Introduction to Ancient Greek
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Can learning Ancient Greek ever be fun? Keith McCrary sets out to show: of course it can! The book...
Pausanias: Travel Writing in Ancient Greece
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In this book, Maria Pretzler combines a thorough introduction to Pausanias with exciting new...
Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone
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An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life...