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A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future
'This book upended my understanding of the ancient world' Zoe ...
Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call ancient Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the very first time ...
'The fascinating story of ancient words ... new revelations await' The Guardian
'A magisterial feat' New Scientist
One ancient language transformed our world. This is its ...
The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it
When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a ...
'A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John Guy
'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore
A definitive and ...
'Epic history as it is meant to be written!' Simon Sebag Montefiore
'A sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry - a definitive ...
From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilised world ushered in the first Dark ...
In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For seventy years, victory ...
Investigative journalist and bestselling author of controversial history books, including bestseller The Sign and the Seal, uncovers the evidence of Earth's lost civilisation.
THE ...
The thrilling story of archaeological adventure, and astonishing discoveries around the globe
Archaeology tells the story of our ancestors: how they lived, what they believed ...
From Ancient Greece to Port Royal, Damian Le Bas embarks on a cultural exploration of diving, investigating sunken human ruins around the world and the ...
'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times
'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the ...
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world.
In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors ...
WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed ...
'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.
A woman more ...
