Some of the Greatest Inventions of All Time Learn about some of the greatest inventions of all time and how they changed......more
In Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs, Arctic historian Kenn Harper takes readers alongside Knud Rasmussen’s spearheading Fift......more
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What is the contemporary cultural legacy of Byzantium or The Eastern Roman Empire? This book explores the varied recepti......more
From acclaimed Italian artist Alessandro Sanna, a sweeping history of war and humanity as told wordlessly through painti......more
How rhetorical training influenced deeds as well as words in the Roman Empire The assassins of Julius Caesar cried out t......more
Explorers’ accounts of the search through Northern Canada for a waterway connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oce......more
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a ......more
The Decline of Nations takes an in-depth look at the condition of the contemporary United States and shows why Americans......more
In the Victorian and Edwardian eras British explorers sought to become respected geographers and popular public figures,......more
Impress your friends with mind-blowing knowledge from a book that’s even more fun than the facts inside Over the course ......more
Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mo......more
For millennia, the Mediterranean has been one of the global cockpits of human endeavor. World- class interpretations exi......more
Discover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that they never taught you in your boring history cla......more
The essential role of ethnographic thought in the Roman empire and how it evolved in Late Antiquity Ethnography is indis......more
A radical new portrait of the infamous Roman emperor Rome’s second emperor, Tiberius (42 BCE-CE 37), has traditionally b......more
"A vibrant account of how roaming warlords shaped technology, religion and culture." --The Guardian The barbarian nomads......more
This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic Histor......more
This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic Histor......more
A pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Buried plunder and deathbed curses. Jinxes and fabulous treasures. The hunt for m......more
The story of the expedition that launched the global rainforest movement....more
A delightful addition to the Collector’s Editions, introducing tales from ancient and medieval Arabic literature. ’The M......more
The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia has fascinated scholars and visitors alike since its rediscovery in the mid-ninet......more
The impulse to seek out new worlds is universal to humanity. In a truly inclusive account of exploration, historian Matt......more
Landscapes of Movement and Predation is a global study of times and places where people were subject to brutality, displ......more
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This awe-inspiring and revelatory volume is a comprehensive and authoritative presentation of the most recent archaeolog......more
Step into the world of sagas, longships and enigmatic Norse explorers with Farley Mowat’s captivating historical account......more
The 25th anniversary edition of the much-beloved true adventure tale of Nathaniel Courthope; "A magnificent piece of pop......more
In 1234, four mendicant friars arrived in the Byzantine city of Nicaea to discuss the possibility of a union between the......more
’Engaging, absorbing and crammed with marvelous stories, Finding Endurance is a tale about exploring the cold, told with......more
John Ellis explains how the attitudes that different peoples and nations had toward each other for most of recorded hist......more
Equal parts The Right Stuff and The Boys in the Boat, Into Unknown Skies tells the unbelievable history of the 1924 race......more
In this sweeping new history of humanity, told through the prism of our ever-changing moral norms and values, Hanno Saue......more
"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bound’s account is a triumph. The storytelling is pian......more
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never be......more
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, an "exceptionally rich narrative" (Wall Street Journal) of how humans have used laws ......more
Humankind has come a long way since our ancestors first stood up on two feet, but how did we get to where we are today? ......more
The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks. We see notebooks everywhere......more
An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and tr......more
In the Gorgias Plato offers a synthesis of what he thinks about the bitter conflict between philosophical and non-philos......more
Scholarship surrounding the standard varieties of Ancient Greek (Attic, the Koine, and Atticistic Greek) focused from it......more
Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate ......more
Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate ......more
This is the first major study to comprehensively analyze the art and architecture of the archdiocese of Bari and Canosa ......more
This volume is part of the continuation of Felix Jacoby’s monumental collection of fragmentary Greek historiography. It ......more
The rediscovery of a curator’s lost journal illuminates the astonishing African journey that formed the basis of the Chi......more
The rediscovery of a curator’s lost journal illuminates the astonishing African journey that formed the basis of the Chi......more
Michael Burger’s goal in this overview is to provide a brief historical narrative of Western civilization. The no-frills......more
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When Emperor Constantine triggered the rise of a Christian state, he opened a new chapter in the history of Constantinop......more
The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia serves as a guide to the complex and often contradictory concept of nostalgia, as we......more
From the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, a historical adventure story about th......more
From the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, a historical adventure story about th......more
This volume consists of 15 articles published between 1991 and 2018. It falls into three sections, reflecting different ......more
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hun......more
From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history Timot......more
The Jewish War describes the history of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-70 CE). This study deals with one of th......more
Hercules Performed explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles - the Roman Hercules - on the western stage......more
"A treasure trove of myths and terror... Atmospheric as hell... Immersive."-The Times Based on the podcast with over one......more
This book explores the travels of Cristoforo Buondelmonti and Ciriaco d’Ancona to the Greek lands in the early fifteenth......more
This book considers the ethics and politics of state apologies made to Indigenous peoples. The prevalent tendency to tre......more
Colorful, engaging, and illustrated throughout with more than 180 photographs, Ancient Egypt is a vivid pictorial introd......more
Although most credit Wilbur and Orville Wright with America’s first powered flight, two months before the brothers lifte......more
Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate ......more
In a first of its kind, this book attempts a comprehensive account of the old Vedic society with particular focus on the......more
Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate ......more
Knowledge is power. Time is money. Justice is blind. Western civilisation is a powerful brand, and full of accepted wisd......more
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the futu......more
Georg Forster (1754-1794) was famous during his lifetime, notorious after his death, and largely forgotten by the later ......more
Examines Christian home life in late antiquity through the writings, teachings, and reception of John Chrysostom, an Ant......more
History forgot one of the world’s worst maritime disasters. Until now. SS Jiangya sailed past Shanghai’s famous Bund on ......more
The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western E......more
A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary--and often overloo......more
The New York Public Library unveils 500 years of documentation of one of the earth’s most inhospitable regions For centu......more
Byzantine Thessaloniki has often been considered in its relationship with Constantinople, as a deuteragonist vis-à-vis t......more
On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke. After ......more
The third edition of this bestselling textbook provides a coherent history of the West, pointing students to major issue......more
Byzantine Studies has reached a tipping point: a growing number of historians have realized that the terms "Byzantium" a......more
How did the medieval Frankish world relate to the orbis Romanus? Although this term is only sporadically attested in the......more
Theodore Syncellus was a prominent member of the clergy in Constantinople in the 620s, being a close advisor to Patriarc......more
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This book investigates how ideas of and discourses about Europe have been affected by images of the Mediterranean Sea an......more
St. Gregory Palamas (ca. 1296-1357) is among the most well-known and celebrated theologians of late Byzantium. This book......more
An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on N......more
A collection of ancient Byzantine hymns featuring women as pivotal characters, now in a new translation. At a time when ......more
"Proof of a long-forgotten ancient worldwide civilization"--...more
This mountaineering classic is the inspiring story of a Tibetan boy-the eleventh of thirteen siblings-herding yaks for h......more
This edition brings together in three fully edited volumes the correspondence and associated papers of Sir Joseph Banks ......more
This edition brings together in three fully edited volumes the correspondence and associated papers of Sir Joseph Banks ......more
This edition brings together in three fully edited volumes the correspondence and associated papers of Sir Joseph Banks ......more
The most influential voyages of all time were launched on a misunderstanding. When Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492,......more
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of an enduring Everest mystery, this book sheds new light on the ill-fated 1924 Moun......more