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The Romans in Spain:
A "general history of Spain from 237 BC to 409 AD... "The Iberian peninsula provides a fuller history of the Empire than do most regions, since it was one of the first areas of the West to come under Roman control, and it was there that Romans first learned how to harness the energy of provincials. Richardson tells that story well.
 
Romans in Spain
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Everyone:
Hieroglyphs go back in history to at least 3100 B.C...a simplified, yet lively description of how hieroglyphs were written. Provides insight into their reading and advice on how to study the language.
 
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Everyone
Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece:
...knowledge that is needed to understand the whole universe and all of humanity. It is so simple that it is of the utmost profundity..."
 
Kybalion Hermetic Philosphy
The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness:
The 2,000-year epic story of the Northern European civilization that rivalled ancient Greece and Rome for richness, diversity, and power. Originating with fierce naked warriors who collected enemy heads as war trophies, the Celts...
 
The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness
Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives: Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero They witnessed both the best and the worst aspects of Roman life during the first century AD - the burgeoning of Latin literature, but also the long and bloody foreign and civil wars that marked the collapse of the Republic and ushered in the Empire. Collected here are the lives of the six men who played a central part in those events.
 
The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives: Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero
Constantine the Great:
Here is an astute and persuasive portrait of the Roman emperor who could preserve an empire but could not prevent the destruction of his own family; the greatest soldier-statesman in Roman history duped by his vengeful, scheming wife into executing his innocent son.
 
Constantine the Great: and The Christian Revolution
Out of Print, Used & Rare
Hard to find books.
Faulkner's Concise Dictionary
of Middle Egyptian (1977):
 
English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Vol. 1
Warrior Queens:
Begins with the British queen Boadicea, who in A.D. 60 led a massive but doomed rebellion against the Roman occupation, and continues with Cleopatra, the third-century Palmyrene queen Zenobia, Queen Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, Isabella of Spain and more.
 
Warrior Queens
Sprezzatura:
"Sprezzatura”, or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in The Book of the Courtier. No one has demonstrated effortless mastery throughout history quite like the Italians. ...highlights fifty great Italian cultural achievements in a series of fifty information-packed essays in chronological order. Most books extolling the Italians conveniently delete the dark side of Italian history; this one honestly leaves in many of the more brutal details. A witty and erudite celebration...
 
Sprezzatura: 50 Ways That Italian Genius Shaped the World
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum:
Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Through analysis of the remains of over two hundred houses, Wallace-Hadrill reveals the remarkably dynamic social environment of early imperial Italy, and the vital part that houses came to play in defining what it meant to live as a Roman.
 
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum
The New Complete Works of Josephus:
This comprehensive collection from the legendary Jewish historian Flavius Josephus takes you right into the action, setting up the historical relevance of first-century events, leaving behind substantial evidence for the authenticity of the biblical record.
Most importantly, you'll meet the historical Jesus and view Christ's life in a light you've never seen before.... some of the very best History has to offer.
 
The New Complete Works of Josephus
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The War with Hannibal:
Rome's most dangerous hour. How the early republic survived invasion by Carthage, her greatest rival, for control of the Mediterranean....can be read for the passion it presents in contrast with the usually dry military-historical accounts ...
It is Livy (59 BC-AD 17) who re-creates for us in vivid detail the terrible events of the Second Punic War, the immense armies of Hannibal, elephants and all, crossing the Alps (still regarded as a near-miraculous feat by historians), the panic as Hannibal approached the gates of Rome, the decimation of the Roman army in thick fog at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
 
War with Hannibal
Ancient Egyptian Medicine:
Retired anesthesiologist and member of the Egypt Exploration Society, Nunn translates and reviews original Egyptian medical papyri; integrates evidence from skeletons, mummies, statues, tomb paintings, and coffins; and evaluates the medical practice of ancient Egypt in terms of modern medical thought. He also explores the role of spells, incantations, and other aspects of magic and religion. An extensive compilation and interpretation....the most comprehensive and authoritative general book to be published on this fascinating subject for many years.
 
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
 The Wandering Womb:
This fascinating, amusing, and sometimes infuriating romp through the bedrooms and birthing rooms of time illustrates why women have been sexually "enslaved." Through medical ignorance and religious superstition, women have often been labeled as incomplete, inferior, imperfect, and even inherently evil. ...a provocative tour through four thousand years of Western civilization and its outrageous beliefs about women....a spare, elegant biography that also illuminates the aristocratic culture.
 The Wandering Womb: A Cultural History of Outrageous Beliefs about Women
History Begins at Sumer:
"A Reader's Catalog Selection-One of the 40,000+ best books in print".
 
History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Man's Recorded History
Cicero: In Catilinam I-IV, Pro Murena, Pro Sulla, Pro Flacco, by Marcus Tullius Cicero, C.MacDonald (Translator):
 
Cicero: Orations, Volume 10 (In Catilinam 1-4, Pro Murena, Pro Sulla, Pro Flacco) (Loeb Classical Library)
Mythology:
 
Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Gods and Legends from Ancient Greece and Rome, the Celts and the Norselands
Antonia Augusta::
This is the first general book on Antonia Augusta in any language. As the daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula and great-grandmother of Nero, Antonia is a supremely significant figure in Roman history. With lavish illustrations, this is a totally rounded picture of the wealthiest Roman matron of her time. Harback with Library binding. Also available in paperback from this website.
 Antonia Augusta: Portrait of a Great Roman Lady
Roman Morals:
By Harry E. Wedeck. Hardcover
 Roman Morals : A Survey of Depravity
Nefertiti and Cleopatra:
Account of the lives of the the beautiful Nefertiti (1367-1350 B.C.) and the highly talented Cleopatra (51-30 B.C). Politically adept, both of these women also distinguished themselves in their love for the greatest men of their day: Nefertiti for the sun-worshipping Pharaoh Akhenaten, and Cleopatra for Julius Caesar and mark Antony. Though far apart in time and culture, their lives showed important similarities—their personal elegance, their position of power, their remarkable and unusual aims, and their grief and ultimate tragedy. Paperback
 
Nefertiti and Cleopatra: Queen-Monarchs of Ancient Egypt
Rome and Italy: Books VI-X of The History of Rome:
Covering the dramatic century from Rome's apparent collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 BC to its emergence as the premier power in Italy in 293 BC. Describing history in terms of the characters of the individuals involved rather than in terms of partisan politics, Livy's writing is unfailingly vivid and highly readable.
 
Rome and Italy: Books VI-X of The History of Rome From Its Foundation (Ab Urbe Condita)
Ancient Mystery Cults:
A Reader's Catalog Selection-The 40,000+ best books in print. The most eminent contemporary historian of ancient Greek religion discusses the cults of Eleusian Demeter, Dionysus, the Anatolian Great Mother, Isis, and Mithras, and describes initiation rituals, priestly organizations, secret rites and the personal religious experience these cults evoked among worshippers.
 Ancient Mystery Cults
Neoclassical:
Decorate your own Roman Villa. This book captures the exquisite Neoclassical style while making it easy to recreate the look in your own home.
 
Neoclassical
Agricola, Germania, Dialogues, Volume 1:
 
Tacitus: Agricola, Germania & Dialogues, Volume 1 (Loeb Classical Library)
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Journey to the past from the comfort of your easy chair! Join us as we explore the lives of the ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians and others, famous and infamous, who lived and loved in the ancient Empire that lasted a thousand years. The ancient world must have been a fascinating site to see. Rome's civilization was violent, corrupt, and cruel; yet Rome's legacy (i.e in law, architecture and government) pervades our lives still. What was it like to be a Roman aristocrat? Slave? Gladiator? Greek , hetaira or courtesan? Member of a tribe conquered by Caesar? A pyramid builder?
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