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A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization by Stephen Kershaw
$20.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth and Epic in Homer's "Iliad & Odyssey"; gives an o ...Show more
A Brief Guide to Greek Myths by Stephen Kershaw
$9.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Brief History of
This work is a uniquely authoritative yet lightly handled examination of the key tales in the corpus of Greek mythology. Making extensive reference to the original source material the book explores the resonance and relevance of these fascinating and influential tales, both to the Ancient Greeks and to ...Show more
A Brief History of the Roman Empire - Rise and Fall by Stephen Kershaw
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Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula ...Show more
Barbarians: Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire by Stephen P. Kershaw
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
'And now what will become of us without barbarians?Those people were a sort of solution.' 'Waiting for the Barbarians'C. P. Cavafy History is written by the victors, and Rome had some very eloquent historians. Those the Romans regarded as barbarians left few records of their own, but they had a tremen ...Show more
Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Brief Histories
The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with the modern imagination. But where did Atlantis come from, what was it like, and where did it go to?Atlantis was first introduced by the Greek philosopher Plato in two dia ...Show more
Mythologica - An Encyclopedia of Gods, Monsters and mortals from ancient Greece by Stephen P. Kershaw
$35.00 AUD
Category: Children's Reference
An illustrated encyclopedia of Greek mythology like no other, Mythologica features startlingly beautiful and exquisitely otherworldly portraits of mythological characters in eye-popping color from artist Victoria Topping and authoritative text from Classics scholar and Greek mythology expert Dr. Stephen ...Show more
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology by pierre grimal; A R Maxwell-Hyslop (translator); Stephen Kershaw (ed.)
$27.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Dictionary, Penguin Ser.
The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about the stories, heroes and gods of ancient Greece and Rome - from the siege of Troy and the quest for the Golden Fleece to such figures as Hercules and Juno. It will also enhance an understanding of t ...Show more
Three Epic Battles that Saved Democracy: Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis by Stephen P. Kershaw
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
In 2022 it will be 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing clash between East and West still has resonances in modern history, and has left us with tales of heroic resistance in the face of seemingly hopeless odds. Kershaw makes use of re ...Show more
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