Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
By: Garrett Ryan
4.20
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to dri…
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1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
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"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. The Bad Popes
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.18
Format: 306 pages,
Let yourself be swept up by this colorful, panoramic story of seven men who ruled the Church of Rom… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
By: Amanda H. Podany
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-sh… read more
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4. A History of My Times
By: Xenophon , Rex Warner , George Cawkwell
3.72
Format: 395 pages,
Thucydides' magisterial history told of the unhappy conflict of Greeks against the Greeks in the Pe… read more
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5. Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
By: Thomas Cahill
2.77
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Cahill brings his characteristic wi… read more
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6. The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
By: Adrienne Mayor
4.26
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemi… read more
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7. Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: ... and Other Small Events That Changed History
By: Phil Mason
3.86
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoi… read more
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8. The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx
By: Jerry Toner
4.90
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Marcus Sidonius Falx is an average Roman citizen. Born of a relatively well-off noble family, he li… read more
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9. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
By: Cody Cassidy
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more
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10. 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)
By: Donald P. Ryan
3.81
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Ancient Egypt wasn’t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life wa… read more
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11. The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
By: Barry S. Strauss
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A “splendid” ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-… read more
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12. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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13. 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most po… read more
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"Every time Titus comes to Rome, he feels his sinuses cringe in horror."-Philip Matyszak, 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
14. Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
By: Eleanor Parker
4.17
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seaso… read more
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"A man cannot grow wise before he has had his share of winters in the world."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"Whatever one thing we give to God's needy for the sake of his love, he will repay us for it a hundredfold in the life to come."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"In a time of ecological crisis, Anglo-Saxon poems which recognize how fundamentally we are connected to the rhythms of nature - how dependent we are on the well-being of the earth, how grateful we sh…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"The cycle of the seasons, to which poets have so often turned as a reminder that nothing in this world is stable, is in fact one of the great constants in life. In some ways, the thousand years or mo…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
15. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civili… read more
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"Phoenicians pioneered a new style of writing that reproduced not images of the things described but the sounds used for them in speech--the first alphabetic script, As trade developed, writing became…"-Philip Matyszak, Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
16. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
By: Garrett Ryan
4.20
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to dri… read more
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- roman
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- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- education
- greece
17. Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
By: Gemma Hollman
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare.… read more
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- audiobook
18. Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most c… read more
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19. Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
By: Cody Cassidy
3.87
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented… read more
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- education
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20. Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
By: Greg Jenner
4.11
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino… read more
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21. Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
By: Phillip Barlag
3.86
Format: 235 pages, Paperback
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it’s sadly untrue, even if it has a … read more
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22. The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
By: James Romm
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” ( Booklist ) deep dive into the last deca… read more
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- greece
23. How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain
By: Ryan North
4.01
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, revealing the true poten… read more
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- education
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24. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
By: Barry Cunliffe
4.04
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across t… read more
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- ancient history
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25. The World of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Dimitra Fimi
4.14
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Though there has been some contention over the title, J.R.R. Tolkien is regarded by many as the fat… read more
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26. Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation
By: Philip Matyszak
4.02
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
This cultural history of Ancient Sparta chronicles the rise of its legendary military power and off… read more
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27. Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome
By: Stephen Dando-Collins
3.63
Format: None pages, ebook
Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, … read more
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28. The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age
By: John Woolf
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A radical new history of the Victorian age: meet the forgotten and extraordinary freak performers w… read more
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