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What Is Ancient History? What Is Ancient History? Walter Scheidel

From one of today鈥檚 most innovative ancient historians, a provocative new vision of why ancient history matters鈥攁nd why it needs to be told in a radically different, global way

Classicism and Other Phobias Classicism and Other Phobias Dan-el Padilla Peralta

A provocative case for why immortalizing Greek and Roman culture as 鈥渃lassical鈥 marginalizes and devalues Black life

Polis Polis: A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State from the Early Iron Age to the End of Antiquity John Ma

A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-state

Strabo's Geography Strabo's Geography: A Translation for the Modern World Strabo

A lively new translation of Strabo鈥檚 complete Geography鈥攁n encyclopedic guide to the ancient world of the first century CE鈥攃onnecting it with the world of the twenty-first century

After 1177 B.C. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations Eric H. Cline

In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed鈥攚hy some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever

鈥淎 landmark book: lucid, deep, and insightful. ....

1177 B.C. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated Eric H. Cline

A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse

Tiberius and His Age Tiberius and His Age: Myth, Sex, Luxury, and Power Edward Champlin

A radical new portrait of the infamous Roman emperor

The Conqueror's Gift The Conqueror's Gift: Roman Ethnography and the End of Antiquity Michael Maas

The essential role of ethnographic thought in the Roman empire and how it evolved in Late Antiquity

Out of One, Many Out of One, Many: Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture Jennifer T. Roberts

A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity