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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 ...
A landmark new history of the ancient kingdom of Carthage, told through its iconic figures from Dido to Hannibal, drawing on brand new archaeological evidence ...
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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating and important'
Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind
'Monumental and vividly imagined'
Daily Telegraph
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'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley
'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history ...
'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 ...
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 ...
'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 ...
