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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 ...
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 landmark new history of the ancient kingdom of Carthage, told through its iconic figures from Dido to Hannibal, drawing on brand new archaeological evidence ...
'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 ...
'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 ...
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 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 wondrous wonderful achievement' STEPHEN FRY
Longlisted for The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2025
The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on ...
'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 ...
'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 truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John Guy
'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore
A definitive and ...
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating and important'
Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind
'Monumental and vividly imagined'
Daily Telegraph
'Wonderfully ...
'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 ...
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 ...
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed why some ...
