Search Results: History - Ancient from Viceroy Books

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Mainstream Publishing Co Ltd, 2006. New book, 240 pages. Bestelling author Simon Cox discovers the truth about the people, places, gods and legends in this accessible guide, essential reading for anyone wanting to know more about this remarkable period of history.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Virgin Books, 2005. New book, 277 pages. Alexander the Great created the largest empire the world had ever known. On June 323 BC, in the anceint city of Babylon, at the very height of his power, he died suddenly of a mysterious illness at the age of 33. For centuries scholars have debated what really killed history's most successful soldier. Ancient sources record every detail of Alexander's strange and shocking demise - but the cause of death has never been established. Now with the help of the Los Angeles Police Department and scientists at the University of Southern California, Graham Phillips reveals compelling forensic evidence that Alexander the Great was actually poisoned by a member of his court. Recreating the scene of the crime to reveal eight suspects, each with the motive and opportunity to have assassinated the king, Graham Phillips uncovers a maze of intrigue, power play and romantic tragedy that led inevitably towards Alexander's death. Untimately, in… Read More

United Kingdom: Phoenix Press, 2003. New book, 235 pages. More than 3000 years ago a village was established on the west bank of the Nile. Situated amid a barren and arid landscape, it housed the workers who created the tombs of the Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. Stonemasons, painters sculptors, quarrymen and scribes lived with their wives and children in the village, and worked closely together in the sacred valley. Through excavation and the study of ancient texts, the author has recreated the villagers lives in intimate detail. He tells us of their quarrels and rivalries, sickness and health, marriages and deaths, of the effects of flood, pillage and war. This is a fascinating account of the day to day lives and thoughts of ordinary people who created some of ancient Egypt's finest treasures. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pheonix Press, 2005. New book, 318 pages. This book brings alive a civilisation in which emperors are magnified, bureaucrats satirised, women worshipped, nature adored, parting and death mourned, and war reviled. The roles of emperors at the top and of district magistrates at the bottom of the bureaucratic structure are used to explain the political process. In addition the philosophical section does not confine itself to ancient doctrines, but elucidates their lasting influences on Chinese manners and institutions, whereas social and economic life is shown to be deeply rooted in tradition. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pheonix Press, 2005. New book, 318 pages. This book brings alive a civilisation in which emperors are magnified, bureaucrats satirised, women worshipped, nature adored, parting and death mourned, and war reviled. The roles of emperors at the top and of district magistrates at the bottom of the bureaucratic structure are used to explain the political process. In addition the philosophical section does not confine itself to ancient doctrines, but elucidates their lasting influences on Chinese manners and institutions, whereas social and economic life is shown to be deeply rooted in tradition. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Doubleday, 2008. New book, 398 pages. In 44 BC, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March. His mistress, Cleopatra of Egypt, fled back to Alexandria with their little son. Mark Antony, Caesar's friend and henchman who, according to some accounts, was already besotted with the beautiful Cleopatra, took up her son's case before the Senate. But they refused to recognise him as one of Caesar's heirs. Civil war broke out, and after the defeat of Caesar's murderers Antony took control over the East. Summoned to his headquarters in present-day Turkey. Cleopatra made her entry at dusk on a scented, candlelit barge: and so began one of the greatest love stories of all time - an eleven year love affair that created the ancient world's most famous celebrity couple. The affair became all consuming and fired the lovers with the ambition to create a new order. Had they succeeded, our world today might have been very different.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

United Kingdom: Phoenix Press, 2002. New book, 308 pages. On the evidence of their brilliantly evocative wall paintings, terracottas, bronzes and jewellery, the Etruscans appear to have had a tremendous zest for life with a fondness for dancing, horse-racing, every form of musical activity and sooth saying. The most remarkable inhabitants of early Italy, their kings held sway in Rome for more than a hundred and fifty years. But after the expulsion of the Tarquins at the end of the sixth century BC they began to lose ground to the Romans and their distinctive culture was gradually absorbed into the pan-Italic civilization that Rome established. Professor Heurgon, one of the world's leading authorities on the Etruscans, combines the fruit of moder archaeology with a frech analysis of the literary evidence to reconstruct the lives of the Etruscans.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shire Books, 2005. New book, 80 pages. This book looks at Celtic art made by communities who lived in Britain and Ireland a thousand years and more before the creation of the Book of Kells or the Ardagh Chalice, the art which is more popularly known as 'Celtic'. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Megaw, Vincent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: BBC Books, 2005. New book, 256 pages. For nearly two thousand year after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten for ever. Then, in the late eighteenth century, Napoleon's invasion of the country sparked an explosion of interest in ancient Egypt that has burned strongly ever since. The obsesion with anything and everything Egyptian has inspired many to dedicate their lives to the search for treasure in Egypt's sands. From the nail biting race to crack the hieroglyphic code to Howard Carter's dramatic discovery of the golden treasures in Tuankhamen's tomb, this book bring you the excitement, emotion and intrigue of the Egyptologist.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shire Books, 2008. New book, 64 pages. The artists of Ancient Egypt reached a level of sophistication and technical mastery unsurpassed by other early peoples. They perfected a style which was less naturalistic than that later employed by the Greeks and Romans but which is particularly fascinating to the modern eye because of its combination of realistic and symbolic elements. This book aims to help the reader to such an understanding, concentrating particularly on points that may puzzle the modern western viewer. The principles of representation underlying Egyptian art, which differ fundamentally from western conventions rooted in perspective, are elucidated and the materials and methods used by the artists described. Of great importance was the technique of drawing a squared grid over the surface to be decorated, and the use of this grid system as an aid for obtaining correct proportions is explained, together with its influence on the composition of whole scenes. A chapter is devoted to the… Read More

London: Pheonix Press, 2005. New book, 338 pages. 109 B&W photos, 58 illustrations, 4 maps. Suffused with a warm, though not uncritical, appreciation of all things Egyptians, this is a brilliant account of the civilisation of ancient Egypt from earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great. Professor Montet discusses the natural and political conditions of Egyptian life. He then describes the development and expansion of Egypt, and the reactions of neighbouring peoples, gives an account of the Egyptians attitude to their gods and the afterlife, and of their contribution to literature, science and art. Finally he looks at Egypt through the eyes of the ancients and in the light of recent research. An invaluable introduction to one of the greatest and longest-lived civilisations in the world.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pheonix Press, 2005. New book, 338 pages. 109 B&W photos, 58 illustrations, 4 maps. Suffused with a warm, though not uncritical, appreciation of all things Egyptians, this is a brilliant account of the civilisation of ancient Egypt from earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great. Professor Montet discusses the natural and political conditions of Egyptian life. He then describes the development and expansion of Egypt, and the reactions of neighbouring peoples, gives an account of the Egyptians attitude to their gods and the afterlife, and of their contribution to literature, science and art. Finally he looks at Egypt through the eyes of the ancients and in the light of recent research. An invaluable introduction to one of the greatest and longest-lived civilisations in the world.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Fourth Estate Ltd, 2002. New book, 368 pages. This book is wide ranging in every sense. Heather Pringle's lively prose takes us across the centuries, across the globe, and across the scientific disciplines. Bringing to life the study of mummies, she introduces us to the scholars of desiccated flesh: the Egyptologists, pathologists and archaeologists who gather at the "world mummy congress" with which she begins and ends her enthralling book. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Constable and Robinson, 2003. New book, 260 pages. The boy king Tutankhamun came to the throne during one of the most turbulent periods of Egyptian history, a time when religious dissent threatened to sever the unity built up by a line of war like pharaohs and even to shatter a far-flung empire. Was he secretly assassinated by the powerful cartel that ran the court and the country? What exactly was the role of the powerful first minister Ay? Could he have murdered his young charge in order to wear the Imperial crown himself? Since the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb in the early 1920's, the story of this young Pharaoh who died so precipitately has fascinated archaeologists and historians.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2001. New book, 240 pages. King of Macedonia before he was twenty, Alexander went on to become the greatest conqueror of the ancient world, inspiring legends in his his lifetime and after his death. Every age has interpreted him to suit their own values; either as a ruthless destroyer who eliminated all who stood in his path, or as a far-sighted statesman pursuing a civilizing mission for the world. He has been condemned for sins that in his time were merits and credited with romantic nineteenth-century virtues which his own culture despised. After years of studying the Hellenistic world, this book peels off the layers of wishful thinking to reveal the real Alexander beneath. Re-examining the crucial episodes in his life: the murder of his father, Philip, in which he was implicated, the sacking of Thebes and his dying wishes, this enjoyable and wonderfully illustrated study places him in the rightful context of his times. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo -… Read More

London, United Kingdom: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 216 pages. Beginning with the ancient greeks, and culminating in an account of the European overseas migration, this book draws upon literary, anthropological and historical sources from throughout the world. Peoples and Empires tells the stories of the great movement of peoples in European history, the dramatic effects of which are still felt acutely today.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2001. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 216 pages. Beginning with the ancient greeks, and culminating in an account of the European overseas migration, this book draws upon literary, anthropological and historical sources from throughout the world. Peoples and Empires tells the stories of the great movement of peoples in European history, the dramatic effects of which are still felt acutely today.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shire Books, 2005. New book, 64 pages. This book explains the history and the facts known about them, and shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of the significance these gaunt, grey circles had to their builders. . Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shire Books, 2008. New book, 64 pages. Stonehenge is just one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in the British Isles over four thousand years ago. Known as henges, they remain one of the mysteries of prehistoric Britain. Unlike stone circles, which are their counterparts in the west, henges have generally been ignored. With their overgrown banks and weathered ditches they attract few visitors. Yet discoveries have revealed fascinating glimpses of the beliefs of their builders. Excavations have unearthed grim evidence of forgotten rituals: a child’s sacrifice at Woodhenge; a human burial at the centre of Arbor Low; a woman’s skull at the entrance to Gorsey Bigbury; winter moonlight at Stonehenge. Such things hint at the power and importance that these huge enclosures once had. The effort needed to raise these spacious rings of earth or chalk, the careful planning of their entrances, the settings of stone or timber inside them and the avenues leading uphill from nearby rivers… Read More

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2002. New book, 176 pages. Spanning more than two millennia, this book captures the flavor of life in ancient Egypt through vivid profiles of eleven actual people and the god Osiris. Some of the figures profiled here are famous - Royal Architect Imhotep, Pharoah Hatshepsut, Horemheb, and Pahroah Nectanebo II, but equally intruiging are the lives of everyday Egyptians who are also resurrected here be they a farmer, scribe, or temple dancer. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.