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Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman …

This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of …

A TELEGRAPH BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2025A magnificent new translation of the Odyssey by best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn'This may be the best translation of The …

THE LONG-AWAITED FOLLOW-UP TO THE AWARD-WINNING PERSIANA SHORTLISTED FOR FOOD AND TRAVEL MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 The all-new collection of more than 100 crowd-pleasing …

The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare …

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From such texts as the Shah Nameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma’navi, the Anvar-i Suhayli fables and works by the great poet Nizami, come …

The period of relative peace enjoyed by the Roman Empire in its first two centuries ended with the Marcomannic Wars.The following centuries saw near-constant warfare, which brought …

'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance …

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC-the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was, says author Barry Strauss, the last casualty of …

LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2025A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times, Observer, Economist, Guardian, BBC History Magazine, i-paper and History Today'One of …