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Drawing on an impressive range of archaeological and textual sources and a nuanced understanding of biases, this book of

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The Sumerians are widely believed to have created the world’s earliest civilization on the fertile floodplains of southe

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The Etruscans were a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. But despite their prominence, they are ofte

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In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan shines fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her ne

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From Roman villas to Hollywood films, ancient Egypt has been a source of fascination and inspiration in many other cultu

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The Phoenicians is a fascinating exploration of this much-mythologized people: their history, artistic heritage and the

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2nd edition Nigel Pennick has drawn on many sources, from ancient legends to parish maps, old chronicles and surveys.

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