Ancient history

*A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER*'The fascinating story of ancient words .

This book engages with the philosophical thought of French-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.

First published in 1931, History of Palestine is the dramatic picture of the Holy Land to which Jews returned after many centuries.

First published in 1931, History of Palestine is the dramatic picture of the Holy Land to which Jews returned after many centuries.

This generously illustrated work is the most complete reference book ever published on these fascinating and compelling structures of the ancient world.

A shepherd boy volunteers for a mission no one expects to survive—and disappears for thirteen years into deserts, captivity, and the edge of the known world.

This volume offers novel readings of ancient conflict narratives from around the ancient Mediterranean and explores their impact on later habits of understanding and representing war, with an innovative methodological focus on narrative interplay and visualisation.

What happened to Alexander the Great's empire when he died, and to the generals and companions that had conquered that empire with him?

Embark upon a fascinating journey through ancient Greece from its rise and fall to its lasting legacy throughout the Western world.

Archaic Greece (1976) describes the typical polis, and considers in turn each city-state in mainland Greece, the Aegean and the coast of Asia Minor.

This book explores the circumstances surrounding Socrates' death, critically analysing conflicting sources to establish a framework for understanding his intellectual activities in the cultural, political, and religious context of 5th-century BC Athens.

This book examines Clement of Alexandria's interdisciplinary approach to nature contemplation-which he terms "e;physiology"e; and "e;physics"e;-showing its internal consistency even in the absence of a clear methodological outline.

Encounters with Greek Art sheds new light on the invention of ancient identities by focusing on encounters between viewers and artworks swept to Italy on the tides of Roman imperialism between 146 BCE and 117 CE.