Antiquity
Best-selling author Norman Cantor delivers this compact but magisterial survey of the ancient world – from the birth of Sumerian
Category: History
The Fate of Rome
A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire Here is the monumental
Athens
A sweeping history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization. Even on the most smog-bound
The Fall of Rome
Was the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as
The End of Days
Why is it that our current AD 21st century is so similar to the 21st century BC? Is history destined
The Story of Greece and Rome
The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives
The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome
As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline
The Greek Way
“What the Greeks discovered, how they brought a new world to birth out of the dark confusions of an old
Curse of the Pharaohs
Under Egypt’s wind-swept sands, mummies and breathtaking treasure await those savvy and daring enough to seek them out. Intrepid archaeologist
Ancient Rome
With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor, and threatened settlement