Historical mystery writer Doherty visits his favourite hero in a nonfiction investigation: seeking the true nature of Alexander's death, portrays him as a man who wanted to be a god, a Greek who wanted to be Persian, and reconsiders standard histories.Carroll and Graf, 2004; 236 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 28,70 Voor/Our Price € 9,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 67 %
Alexander the Great's empire stretched across 3 continents. But for all success as a conqueror, Grainger argues that he was one of history's great failures. After his death, years of warfare led to the destruction of his empire and the Macedonian kingdom.Continuum, 2007; 236 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 34,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
In 1898, a British landowner excavated the large Buddhist Piprahwa stupa on his estate near India's border with Nepal. This caused a sensation, as it followed the discovery nearby of the birthplace of the Buddha and the legendary city of Kapilavastu. It became known that German archeologist Anton Fuhrer, already accused of faking results and making bogus claims, was associated with the dig. Allen tells the story on the validity of the Piprahwa dig and considers the results of recent carbon dating.Haus Books, 2008; 292 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 26,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
The chariot changed the face of ancient warfare. This unique book traces the rise and fall of the chariot right across the Old World, from Ireland, through Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China. Illustrated throughout.Overlook, 2005; 344 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 28,65 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
Ernle Bradford's special knowledge of the Mediterranean world and his exceptional powers of description and historical reconstruction bring to life this illustrated biography of the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, one of the world's most legendary women. She was an astute politician who devoted her life tryimg to save the Kingdom of Egypt from domination by the Romans.Penguin, 2001; 278 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 18,00 Voor/Our Price € 7,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 56 %
For the Romans, the manner of a person's death was the most telling indication of their true character. Death revealed the true patriot, the genuine philosopher a.o. Edwards engagingly explores the culture of death in Roman literature and history.Yale, 2007; 287 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 42,50 Voor/Our Price € 17,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
Sumptuously illustrated with archaeological drawings and colour reproductions this book looks at how the cultivation of gardens played an integral role in the public, private, and economic spheres of the ancient world.British Museum Press, 2004; 144 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 24,90 Voor/Our Price € 8,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
Since their excavation, the Terracotta Warriors have impressed the whole world with their artistic, cultural, and scientific importance. They are considered one of the greatest archeological discoveries in China. Learn the history of the time, witness the sites through artefacts, diagrams, and panoramic views of the formations in the vaults.Better Link Press, 2008; 183 pp.; EN; ills. col; pbVan/List Price € 25,00 Voor/Our Price € 9,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
The rising waters of the Aswan Sam threatened to submerge numerous antique buildings located on the banks of the river. Thus between 1960 and 1964, a team from the University of Warsaw began excavating at the village of Faras, located near Abu Simbel. What started as a normal archeologicalsalvage excavation ended in an archeological sensation with the discovery of a buried cathedral with over 120 wall-paintings. This catalogua also features stone friezes, stele, and funerary goods.Skira, 2002; 153 pp.; GE; ills. b/w & col; pbVan/List Price € 45,00 Voor/Our Price € 14,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 67 %
The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the GreatMichael Scott explores the dramatic and little-known story of how the ancient world, over the space of merely a generation, was turned from a democracy into a monarchy in From Democrats to Kings. In 404 BC, the democratic city-state Athens was ravaged by a long and bloody war with Sparta. By 323 BC, all of Greece, and a large part of the known world was under the control of an absolute monarch, a master of self-publicity and a model for despots for millennia to come - Alexander the Great.Overlook, 2009; 294 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
From a Pompeian fresco of Sappho to a terracotta bust of Aphrodite, and from a pure gold wreath to an ivory and bronze mirror fashioned in the 16th century BC, the art of the ancient Greek seems as elegant and profound as ever.Assouline, 2003; 79 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 18,95 Voor/Our Price € 7,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
Hughes here unpacks the facts and myths of the most enigmatic and notorious Helen of Troy. She re-constructs the Bronze Age Greece of this prehistoric princess, and describes her many identities as a symbol of beauty and earthly desire.Knopf, 2005; 458 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,80Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
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