Knight, Martyr, Patron Saint and DragonslayerAt the heart of the myths and legends surrounding St. George lies the story of an early Christian martyr persecuted by the Roman Empire around the third century AD. But England is ...9781843449652Giles Morgan
Pulp! The Classics
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly RetoldThe Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on M...9781780877488Robin Waterfield Kathryn ...
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martes, 8 de abril de 2025
History of a Goddess"Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twent...9781474610384Bettany Hughes
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
The City That Changed the WorldA SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind 'Monumental and vividly imagined' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderfully entertai...9781529377620Islam Issa
Coronet Books
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
In this reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal 'Myths and Legends of the North American Indians', Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and ad...9781780337876Lewis Spence
Constable
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
The Story of a RiverRamzan in Karachi -- Conquering the classic river -- Ethiopia's first fruit -- River saints -- The guru's army -- Up the Khyber -- Buddha on the Silk Road -- Alexander at the outer...9781473691957Alice Albinia
Hodder
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
The No 1 International BestsellerThe bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and reading A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BR...9781529344004Irene Vallejo
Coronet Books
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
'Informed, impeccably researched and written' Neil Oliver'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling' Brian CoxThe Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient peop...9781784293352Alice Roberts
Riverrun
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
A masterful introduction to world mythology, shedding light on the impact it has had on cultures past and present and untangling the complex web of deities, monsters and myths.From...9781782435754Mark Daniels
Editors Varis
martes, 8 de abril de 2025
The Life and Times of Rome's Most Scandalous EmpressThis is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According to the Roman historians Tacitus an...9999903292777Honor Cargill-Martin
Editors Varis
sábado, 22 de marzo de 2025
A History of the VikingsIn AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse 'sea-wolves' followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death...9999903256373Lars Brownworth
Editors Varis
miércoles, 8 de enero de 2025
A new captivating, inspiring, and totally perspective-shifting volume from the wife and husband team behind Gender Swapped Fairy Tales The Greek myths were first told thousands of...9999903225775Karrie Fransman Jonathan ...
Faber & Faber
lunes, 18 de noviembre de 2024
War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman WorldThe Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialist...9999903221371Adrian Goldsworthy
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
jueves, 14 de noviembre de 2024
For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascinati...9999903221043Peter Berresford Ellis,
Robinson Publishing
miércoles, 13 de noviembre de 2024
The First World Empire and the Battle for the WestIn 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory - rapid, spectacular victory - had s...9999903221012Tom Holland
London : Abacus, 2006.
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"This outstanding study spans four rich civilizations in ancient Mexico, from 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest soon after A.D.1500: The "Olmecs," hunters and farmers who worshippe...9999903216087Nigel Davies
Penguin Books Ltd
jueves, 7 de noviembre de 2024
Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at The Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London, 21 November, 1978-18 March, 1979An exhibition presented at the Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly, London, 21 Nov., 1978-18 March, 1979.9999903201199Warwick Bray Royal Academ...
Times Books
jueves, 17 de octubre de 2024
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