Forntidens historia: till ca 500 e.Kr.

Over the millennia, the legend of a great deluge has endured in the biblical story of Noah and in such Middle Eastern myths as the epic of Gilgamesh. Now two distinguished …

Distinguished historians of the ancient world analyze the earliest developments in human history and the rise of the first major civilizations, from the Middle East to India and …

This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilization alive, from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. "A highly readable account of ancient …

Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the …

A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Fascinating and important'Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind'Monumental and vividly imagined'Daily Telegraph'Wonderfully …

A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapseIn 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "e;Sea Peoples"e; invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy …

Forntiden befolkades av människor som du och jag. Människor med sorger, bekymmer och glädjeämnen. Ändå gör avståndet i tid att vi ofta inte ser dessa personer som individer. Det …

‘Legion: Life in the Roman army, is a wonderful, lasting version of that show, giving us a very different view of the Roman army.’ – Mary Beard ‘Everything the best history books …

This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching.

Euripides' Bacchae is one of the most widely read and performed Greek tragedies. A story of implacable divine vengeance, it skilfully transforms earlier currents of literature and …