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The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome

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by Adrian Goldsworthy, Dr Adrian Goldsworthy Ltd ...

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SPQR

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Imperial General

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by Philip Matyszak ...

The biography of a 1st century Imperial Roman officer whose colorful life and remarkable career spans many of the era’s major events.Few Imperial Romans below the level of emperor left a historic imprint as complete or as fascinating as that of Petilius Cerealis. From Boudicca’s rebellion in Britannia to the infamous “year of the four emperors” in Rome, Cerealis had a knack for getting caught up ... Read more

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Odyssey

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by Stephen Fry ...

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The Blazing Sea

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Troy

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by Stephen Fry ...

Series Book 3 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
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The Golden Road

How Ancient India Transformed the World

by William Dalrymple ...

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Series Book 9 - Eagles of the Empire
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Roman army heroes Macro and Cato have the fate of the Empire in their hands when rebellion breaks out Crete. A riveting and epic adventure in the acclaimed and bestseller Eagles of the Empire series.AD 48. The friendship between Roman Centurions Cato and Macro is rock solid. Returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign, they are shipwrecked when an earthquake strikes the island of Crete. Struggling
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by Alex Butterworth, Ray Laurence ...

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The Neanderthals Rediscovered

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Stories of Greatness and Decline

by Paul Cooper ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'You need to read this book' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'Cooper is a phenomenon' Max Hastings, Sunday Times**Based on the hit podcast with over 200 million streams**The world is full of ruins. From the Colosseum of Rome to the crumbling suburbs of Detroit, the vine-wreathed temples of the Maya to the shell-pocked building... ... Read more

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