Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC
By: Philip Matyszak
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms (the fragments of Alexander th…
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1. A History of Japan
By: R.H.P. Mason , J.G. Caiger
3.49
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
This is one of the most classic books of Japanese history and still the preeminent work on the hist… read more
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2. Alexander the Great
By: Philip Freeman
4.31
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a gen… read more
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3. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
By: Tom Holland
4.16
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more
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4. The Punic Wars
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.19
Format: 412 pages, Hardcover
An impressive new historian of Roman warfare--highly praised by John Keegan--has written a thorough… read more
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5. Hannibal
By: Patrick N. Hunt
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Hardcover
One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brillian… read more
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6. A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.99
Format: 272 pages,
Barbara W. Tuchman--the acclaimed author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Guns of August--… read more
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7. The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
By: Mary Beard
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million peopl… read more
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8. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
By: Judith Herrin
3.73
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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9. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
By: Anthony Everitt
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
"All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined." --John Adam… read more
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10. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
By: Günter K. Koschorrek
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
For the German soldier fighting under Hitler, keeping a diary was strictly forbidden. So Gunter Kos… read more
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11. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
By: James Romm
3.33
Format: None pages,
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12. The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
By: Anthony Everitt
3.71
Format: 76 pages, ebook
A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history s most influential … read more
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13. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
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14. A War Like No Other: How the Athenians & Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
By: Victor Davis Hanson
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
Provocative military historian Victor Davis Hanson has given painstakingly researched & pathbreakin… read more
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15. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
16. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
17. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
3.95
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more
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18. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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19. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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20. 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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21. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
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22. 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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23. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more
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24. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Philip Freeman
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more
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25. Crassus: The First Tycoon
By: Peter Stothard
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory … read more
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26. 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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27. Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
By: Garrett Ryan
4.08
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have conspiracy theories? Did they come close to an industrial re… read more
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28. Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World
By: Alice Roberts
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival.… read more
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29. Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC
By: Philip Matyszak
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms (the fragments of Alexander th… read more
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30. Son of Ishtar (Empires of Bronze, #1)
By: Gordon Doherty
4.15
Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition
Four sons. One throne. A world on the precipice. 1315 BC: Tensions soar between the great powers… read more
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