Imperier & historiska stater

The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants.

År 401 f.Kr. Den persiske kungen Artaxerxes regerar över ett rike som sträcker sig från Egeiska havet till norra Indien. Hans välde är oinskränkt. Spartas söner, de vars fäder och …

'Probably the most important archaeological find in history ... Vermes' translations are a standard in the field' Los Angeles TimesThe discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the …

Kejsar Claudius är död. Nero är ny regent, men hans halvbror Britannicus har också gjort anspråk på tronen. En blodig maktkamp tar sin början. Det enda prefekt Cato och centurion …

Mary Beard's new book Emperor of Rome is available now Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge …

Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David …

Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, …

The West and Islam--the sword and the scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Byzantine emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's …

This brief but highly informative book presents an outline of Greek religion in the classical period. After surveying its main characteristics, it offers a clear and innovative …

'A sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful' Zadie Smith**WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2020**Midhat …