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From the triumphs and tragedies of the Roman Empire to the customs and conquests of the Celts, this is where you’ll find ancient civilisations at your fingertips. Whether you want to immerse yourself in Egyptian mythology, Classical Greece or pre-historic Britain, browse our bestselling ancient history and archaeology books and begin a mesmerising journey into the past.

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Our Bestselling Ancient History Books

Divine Might
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Divine Might
Natalie Haynes
£20.00   £17.99
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SPQR
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SPQR
Mary Beard
£10.99
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Pax
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Pax
Tom Holland
£30.00   £26.99
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Rubicon
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Rubicon
Tom Holland
£12.99
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The Egyptian Myths
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The Egyptian Myths
Garry J. Shaw
£14.99
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A History of the Middle East
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A History of the Middle East
Peter Mansfield
£14.99
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Celts, The - Search for a Civilisation
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Celts, The - Search for a Civilisation
Alice Roberts
£10.99
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Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome
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Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome
Philip Matyszak
£14.99
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Venus and Aphrodite
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Venus and Aphrodite
Bettany Hughes
£9.99
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The Spartans
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The Spartans
Paul Cartledge
£12.99
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Confronting the Classics
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Confronting the Classics
Mary Beard
£10.99
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Babylon
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Babylon
Paul Kriwaczek
£12.99
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Philip and Alexander
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Philip and Alexander
Adrian Goldsworthy
£12.99
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A History of Ancient Britain
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A History of Ancient Britain
Neil Oliver
£10.99
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The Histories
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The Histories
Herodotus
£12.99
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Ravenna
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Ravenna
Judith Herrin
£16.99
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The Histories
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The Histories
Herodotus
£10.99
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Emperor of Rome
Emperor of Rome (Hardback)
Mary Beard
£30.00 £26.99
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In her customary lively yet scholarly style, the eminent historian and author of SPQR presents an authoritative account of the role of Roman Emperor and the colourful personalities who occupied that position over the centuries.
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Emperor of Rome
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Emperor of Rome
Mary Beard
£30.00   £26.99
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The Iliad
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The Iliad
Homer
£30.00
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Divine Might
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Divine Might
Natalie Haynes
£20.00   £17.99
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Pax
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Pax
Tom Holland
£30.00   £26.99
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A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women
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A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women
Emma Southon
£18.99   £16.99
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Alexandria
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Alexandria
Islam Issa
£30.00   £24.99
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Papyrus
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Papyrus
Irene Vallejo
£12.99   £10.99
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Justinian
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Justinian
Professor Peter Sarris
£30.00   £26.99
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The Britannias
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The Britannias
Alice Albinia
£25.00   £19.99
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Ten Cities that Led the World
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Ten Cities that Led the World
Paul Strathern
£10.99
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Homer and His Iliad
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Homer and His Iliad
Robin Lane Fox
£30.00   £26.99
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The Young Alexander
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The Young Alexander
Alex Rowson
£10.99
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The Eagle and the Lion
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The Eagle and the Lion
Adrian Goldsworthy
£35.00
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Lost Cities of the Ancient World
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Lost Cities of the Ancient World
Philip Matyszak
£25.00
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Why Empires Fall
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Why Empires Fall
John Rapley
£20.00
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Assyria
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Assyria
Eckart Frahm
£30.00
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
Jessica Rawson
£40.00   £36.99
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The Oldest Book in the World
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The Oldest Book in the World
Bill Manley
£25.00
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The Rest is History
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The Rest is History
Goalhanger Podcasts
£18.99
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Britain’s Landmarks and Legends
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Britain’s Landmarks and Legends
Jo Woolf
£12.99
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The Dictionary People
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The Dictionary People
Sarah Ogilvie
£22.00   £18.99
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Why Women Grow
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Why Women Grow
Alice Vincent
£16.99
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Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome
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Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome
Philip Matyszak
£14.99
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Love; A Curious History
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Love; A Curious History
Edward Brooke-Hitching
£30.00
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Gods, Heroes and Monsters
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Gods, Heroes and Monsters
Mark Daniels
£12.99
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Gimson’s Kings and Queens
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Gimson’s Kings and Queens
Andrew Gimson
£14.99
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A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
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A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
Natasha Tidd
£12.99
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Anatomical Oddities
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Anatomical Oddities
Alice Roberts
£16.99
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Underworlds
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Underworlds
Stephen Ellcock
£25.00
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The Power of Art
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The Power of Art
Caroline Campbell
£30.00
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The Pirates’ Code
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The Pirates’ Code
Rebecca Simon
£15.99
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No Pie, No Priest
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No Pie, No Priest
Harry Pearson
£16.99
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Secret Britain
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Secret Britain
Mary-Ann Ochota
£20.00
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Our Bestselling Ancient British & Celtic History Books

The Anglo-Saxons
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The Anglo-Saxons
Marc Morris
£10.99
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
Amy Jeffs
£12.99
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Ancestors
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Ancestors
Alice Roberts
£9.99
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Viking Britain
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Viking Britain
Thomas Williams
£9.99
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The Celts
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The Celts
Simon Jenkins
£10.99
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Celts, The - Search for a Civilisation
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Celts, The - Search for a Civilisation
Alice Roberts
£10.99
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The First Kingdom
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The First Kingdom
Max Adams
£9.99
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Pagan Britain
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Pagan Britain
Ronald Hutton
£14.99
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A History of Ancient Britain
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A History of Ancient Britain
Neil Oliver
£10.99
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Sacred Britannia
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Sacred Britannia
Miranda Aldhouse-Green
£14.99
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Britain BC
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Britain BC
Francis Pryor
£12.99
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Secret Britain
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Secret Britain
Mary-Ann Ochota
£20.00
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Roman Britain
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Roman Britain
Guy de la Bédoyère
£19.99
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The Ancient Paths
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The Ancient Paths
Graham Robb
£10.99
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Britain After Rome
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Britain After Rome
Robin Fleming
£12.99
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Journey to Britannia
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Journey to Britannia
Bronwen Riley
£9.99
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The Tribes of Britain
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The Tribes of Britain
David Miles
£14.99
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Lost Realms
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Lost Realms
Thomas Williams
£25.00
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Our Bestselling Ancient Greek History Books

Pandora's Jar
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Pandora's Jar
Natalie Haynes
£10.99
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The Republic
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The Republic
Plato
£10.99
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The Spartans
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The Spartans
Paul Cartledge
£12.99
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Philip and Alexander
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Philip and Alexander
Adrian Goldsworthy
£12.99
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The Classical World
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The Classical World
Robin Lane Fox
£18.99
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Thebes
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Thebes
Paul Cartledge
£12.99
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Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great
Robin Lane Fox
£16.99
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A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives
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A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives
David Stuttard
£12.99
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History of the Peloponnesian War
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History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
£12.99
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Athens
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Athens
Bruce Clark
£10.99
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The Persian Expedition
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The Persian Expedition
Xenophon
£12.99
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24 Hours in Ancient Athens
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24 Hours in Ancient Athens
Philip Matyszak
£8.99
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The Sacred Band
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The Sacred Band
James Romm
£12.99
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The Age of Alexander
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The Age of Alexander
Plutarch
£16.99
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Encounters with Euclid
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Encounters with Euclid
Benjamin Wardhaugh
£10.99
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The Campaigns of Alexander
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The Campaigns of Alexander
Arrian
£12.99
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A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece
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A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece
Philip Matyszak
£12.99
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Alexandria
Alexandria (Hardback)
Islam Issa
£30.00 £24.99
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With a cast of characters featuring Cleopatra and Napoleon and spanning millennia of innovation, warfare and cultural achievement, Issa's wide-ranging history of Alexandria paints an unforgettable picture of a iconic city.
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Our Bestselling Ancient Roman History Books

Rubicon
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Rubicon
Tom Holland
£12.99
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Pompeii
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Pompeii
Mary Beard
£10.99   £9.99
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The Twelve Caesars
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The Twelve Caesars
Robert Graves
£10.99
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Augustus
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Augustus
Adrian Goldsworthy
£14.99
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Hadrian's Wall
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Hadrian's Wall
Adrian Goldsworthy
£10.99
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The Conquest of Gaul
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The Conquest of Gaul
Julius Caesar
£10.99
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The First Ladies of Rome
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The First Ladies of Rome
Annelise Freisenbruch
£14.99
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Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius
Frank McLynn
£16.99
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The Early History of Rome
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The Early History of Rome
Livy
£12.99
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The Sons of Caesar
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The Sons of Caesar
Philip Matyszak
£12.99
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Imperial Tragedy
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Imperial Tragedy
Professor Michael Kulikowski
£12.99
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Barbarians
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Barbarians
Dr Stephen P. Kershaw
£12.99
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Hannibal
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Hannibal
Patrick N Hunt
£10.99
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Agricola and Germany
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Agricola and Germany
Tacitus
£10.99
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Political Speeches
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Political Speeches
Cicero
£10.99
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The Mad Emperor
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The Mad Emperor
Harry Sidebottom
£20.00
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Our Bestselling Ancient Egyptian History Books

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
Toby Wilkinson
£16.99
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The Story of Egypt
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The Story of Egypt
Joann Fletcher
£16.99
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A History of Ancient Egypt
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A History of Ancient Egypt
John Romer
£14.99
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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Dr Chris Naunton
£12.99
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Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
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Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
Toby Wilkinson
£12.99
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24 Hours in Ancient Egypt
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24 Hours in Ancient Egypt
Donald P. Ryan
£8.99
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Ancient Egyptian Magic
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Ancient Egyptian Magic
Christina Riggs
£14.99
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Akhenaten
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Akhenaten
Nicholas Reeves
£12.99
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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra
Alberto Angela
£12.99
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Papyrus
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Papyrus
Irene Vallejo
£25.00
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Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
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Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
Ian Shaw
£8.99
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
Ian Shaw
£21.99
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The Story of Tutankhamun
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The Story of Tutankhamun
Garry J. Shaw
£16.99
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Egypt. People, Gods, Pharaohs
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Egypt. People, Gods, Pharaohs
Rainer
£30.00
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Our Bestselling Archaeology Books

Shadowlands
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Shadowlands
Matthew Green
£10.99   £8.99
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Buried
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Buried
Alice Roberts
£9.99   £8.49
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Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs
Dean Lomax
£9.99
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The Children of Ash and Elm
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The Children of Ash and Elm
Neil Price
£16.99
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London Clay
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London Clay
Tom Chivers
£10.99
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The Fens
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The Fens
Francis Pryor
£9.99
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Kindred
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Kindred
Rebecca Wragg Sykes
£10.99
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A Little History of Archaeology
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A Little History of Archaeology
Brian Fagan
£10.99
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Wisdom of the Ancients
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Wisdom of the Ancients
Neil Oliver
£10.99
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Surfacing
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Surfacing
Kathleen Jamie
£9.99
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A World Beneath the Sands
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A World Beneath the Sands
Toby Wilkinson
£12.99
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Digging Up Britain
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Digging Up Britain
Mike Pitts
£12.99
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Grounded
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Grounded
James Canton
£18.99
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Archaeology
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Archaeology
Colin Renfrew
£40.00
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How to Build Stonehenge
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How to Build Stonehenge
Mike Pitts
£20.00
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First Steps
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First Steps
Jeremy DeSilva
£10.99
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Ancestral Journeys
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Ancestral Journeys
Jean Manco
£12.99
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