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January 25, 2025

Lawless Republic by Josiah Osgood

January 25, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Lawless Republic by Josiah Osgood

A new history of Cicero taking advantage of political chaos to further his career

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January 25, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Lawless Republic, Josiah Osgood, Cicero, Catiline Conspiracy, history, ancient history, Roman history
January 18, 2025

Hannibal and Scipio by Simon Hornblower

January 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Hannibal and Scipio by Simon Hornblower

A hugely impressive comparative biography of Hannibal and the Roman who defeated him

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January 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Hannibal and Scipio, Simon Hornblower, ancient history, ancient biography
October 17, 2024

The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere

October 17, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere

A new history of the great powers of the ancient world

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October 17, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Guy de la Bedoyere, The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome, history, ancient history, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome
July 30, 2024

Iron Imperator by Iskander Rehman

July 30, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Iron Imperator by Iskander Rehman

A well-illustrated new history of ancient Rome’s enigmatic Emperor Tiberius

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July 30, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Iron Imperator, Emperor Tiberius, Roman history, Roman emperors, Ancient Rome, ancient history, Iskander Rehman
July 28, 2024

The Missing Thread by Daisy Dunn

July 28, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Missing Thread by Daisy Dunn

An examination of the women of ancient times

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July 28, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Daisy Dunn, The Missing Thread, A Women's History of the Ancient Woerld, A Woman's History of the Ancient World, ancient history, women's history
July 22, 2024

Alexander at the End of the World by Rachel Kousser

July 22, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Alexander at the End of the World by Rachel Kousser

A new account of the final years of Alexander the Great

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July 22, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Alexander the Great, Alexander at the End of the World, ancient history, biography, classical history
January 27, 2024

How To Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness by Galen and Katherine Van Schaik

January 27, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
How To Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness by Galen and Katherine Van Schaik

A new selected translation that attempts to glean useful health tips from the writings of Galen

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January 27, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
How To Be Well: An Ancient Guide to Wellness, Galen, Katherine Van Schaik, classics, Greek classics, ancient history, health care, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
October 18, 2023

Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox

October 18, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Homer and His Iliad by Robin Lane Fox

A Classics scholar puts forward a theory about the authorship of the Iliad

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October 18, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Homer and His Iliad, Robin Lane Fox, Homer, Iliad, classics, ancient history
April 08, 2023

Assyria by Eckart Frahm

April 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Assyria by Eckart Frahm

A new history tells the story of the warrior-empire of Assyria.

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April 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Eckart Frahm, Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire, Assyria, Assyrian history, ancient history, history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
December 06, 2022

Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

December 06, 2022/ James Holder
Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

A dual biography of two of the most famous rulers of ancient Egypt.

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December 06, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Egypt's Golden Couple, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, John Darnell, Colleen Darnell, ancient egypt, ancient history, James Holder
November 25, 2022

Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

November 25, 2022/ James Holder
Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

Examining the famous pharaoh’s life and times through the contents of his tomb.

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November 25, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Tutankhamun's Trumpet, Toby Wilkinson, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, ancient history, history, James Holder
November 15, 2022

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

November 15, 2022/ James Holder
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

A new history of the ancient Near East.

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November 15, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Weavers, Weavers Scribes and Kings, Amanda Podany, ancient history, ancient near east history, James Holder
July 02, 2022

The Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

July 02, 2022/ James Holder
The Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

A new history of the ancient Persians.

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July 02, 2022/ James Holder/
History
The Persians, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, ancient history, history, the Persian Empire, Darius, James Holder
October 12, 2020

Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy

October 12, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy

Bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy tells the dual story of Philip of Macedon and his famous son.

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October 12, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History
Adrian Goldsworthy, Philip and Alexander, Alexander the Great, ancient history, history, History, Steve Donoghue
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