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Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith by Mary Beard
$26.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Series: Civilisations Ser.
An unmissable tour through art and time with the most renowned classicist of today, Mary Beard
Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard
$49.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
Drawing on thirty years of writing about Greek and Roman history, Mary Beard takes us on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage, and why it still matters. Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for comm ...Show more
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations by Mary Beard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her books and TV presenting.In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some la ...Show more
Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard
$27.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries' TelegraphWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled ...Show more
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$65.00 AUD
Category: History and Politics
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar ( ...Show more
How Do We Look? - The Eye of Faith by Mary Beard
$34.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Series: Civilisations | Reading Level: very good
Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon SchamaThe idea of 'civilisation' has always been debated, even fought over. At the heart of those debates lies the big question of how people - from prehistory to the present day - have depi ...Show more
It's a Don's Life by Mary Beard
$24.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Mary Beard's by now famous blog A Don's Life has been running on the "TLS" website for nearly three years. In it she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live. Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching - and much else besides. What are aca ...Show more
Pompeii : the life of a Roman town by Mary Beard
$59.95 AUD
Category: History and Politics
The ruins of Pompeii destroyed by Vesuvius in AD 79 offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman empire. This book will rise to the challenge of making sense of its remains. What kind of town was it? (More like Calcutta, or the Costa del Sol?) What can it tell us about life then - from sex to po ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$49.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics
Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its debates about citizenship, security ...Show more
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
$27.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Reading Level: very good
New York Times Bestseller - National Book Critics Circle Finalist - Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2015 - Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 - Economist Books of the Year 2015 - New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2015 A sweeping, "magisterial" history of the Roman Empire from one of our f ...Show more
The Colosseum by Mary Beard; Keith Hopkins
$23.99 AUD
Category: History and Politics | Reading Level: very good
The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now visited by two million visitors a year (Hitler was among them). Award winning classicist, Mary Beard wit ...Show more
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard
$35.00 AUD
Category: History and Politics
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history, from the sixth century BCE to the present day. Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii o ...Show more