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24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak
Category: Children's Educational | Series: 24 Hours in Ancient History Ser.
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age. Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city-state's political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundarie ...Show more
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Lives of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak
Category: History | Series: 24 Hours in Ancient History
Athens, 416 BC . A tenuous peace holds. The city-state's political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundaries of social, literary and philosophical experimentation in an era when it has a greater concentration of geniuses per capita than at any other time in hum ...Show more
24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by MATYSZAK, PHILIP
Category: History
Walk a day in a Roman's sandals. What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York? In this entertaining and enlightening guide, bestselling historian Philip Matyszak introduces us to 24 cha ...Show more
24 Hours in Ancient Rome - A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak
Category: History | Series: 24 Hours in Ancient History
What was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York? In this entertaining and enlightening guide, bestselling historian Philip Matyszak introduces us to the people who lived and worked there. ...Show more
A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives by Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry
Category: History
A vibrant portrait of a lost world, A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives reveals the mightiest civilization of antiquity through the eyes of one hundred of its citizens. The book gives a voice not just to Rome's most famous generals and rulers, such as Caesar and Caligula, but also to its builders, sc ...Show more
A Walk Through Ancient Rome - A Guide to the Landmarks That Shaped the City's History by Philip Matyszak
Category: Ancient History
In this expert guide to the ancient city, Dr Philip Matyszak takes us on a tour of ancient Rome's most fascinating and important sites and locations, revealing the secrets of the beating heart of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Rome itself was never grander or more magnific ...Show more
A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece - The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak
Category: History
Spend a year in the company of the ancient Greeks during a historic and triumphant Olympic year, and experience the drama and excitement that swept through the city-states as they put aside their political differences to prepare for victory in Olympia.The year is 248 BC, the year of the 133rd Olympic Ga ...Show more
ANCIENT ATHENS ON FIVE DRACHMA A DAY by MATYSZAK PHILIP
Category: History
Hot on the heels of the author's previous book Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day, here is another informative and entertaining guide, this time to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Athens in 432 bc.You need only pack your imagination and a toothbrush - this guide prov ...Show more
Ancient Magic by Philip Matyszak
Category: History
In the ancient world, magic was everywhere. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. In a time before scientists studied weather patterns and figured out what caused the Earth's most mysterious phenomena, it was magic that packed a cloud full of energy unt ...Show more
Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome: A Hands-on Guide by Philip Matyszak
Category: General History
Bestselling author Philip Matyszak explores how the Greeks and Romans used magic, who performed it - and why. Magic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. Magic packed a cloud of water vapour with energy enough to des ...Show more
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day by Philip Matyszak
Category: History
Here is an informative and entertaining guide to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200. You need only pack your imagination and a toothbrush - this guide provides the rest, describing all the best places to stay and shop, what to do, and what to avoid. Br ...Show more