Ancient History: to c 500 CE

This book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650...

Packed with cleverly designed graphics, charts and diagrams, Ancient Rome: Infographics uses data visualization to tell the epic tale of the city o...

To paraphrase L.P. Hartley, The past is a different country. Stan L Abbott sets out to explore the visible clues to our mysterious past from the ...

This volume is a collection of newly compiled editions of papyrus texts, enhanced and elaborated studies on manuscript traditions, and new hypothe...

Fully illustrated, this book investigates the articulated plate armour worn by Roman legionaries. First named by Renaissance historians studying t...

The backbone of the Roman army was the infantry, armed with a javelin, or pilum, and sword, or gladius. This study investigates not just the weapon...

The royal tombs of ancient Egypt include some of the most stupendous monuments of all time, containing some of the greatest treasures to survive fr...