Books Archive
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Slaves or not, Babylonians were much like us, says book
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsThey got married, had children, made beer. Although they lived 3,500 years ago in Nippur, Babylonia, in many ways they seem like us. Whether they were also slaves is a hotly contested question which Jonathan Tenney, assistant professor of ancient Near Eastern studies, addresses in the newly released Life at the Bottom of Babylonian Society: Servile Laborers at Nippur in the 14th and 13th Centuries, B.C., published by Brill. -
New in Ancient History books this week!
Posted on December 30, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out these new releases! Just in time to ring in the New Year with a new read! -
Top 11 of 2011: Socrates Wish List!
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out these Socrates worthy stocking stuffers! -
Decline and fall: new book examines how the Western Roman Empire collapse
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe Fall of the Western Roman Empire: An Archaeological and Historical Perspective is the latest book from Dr Neil Christie of the University of Leicester. The division of the vast... -
Roman toilets were quite stinky, large international study reveals
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsYes, the Romans had toilets and sewage. No, they didn’t match our idea of a clean bathroom in no way. Their toilets were stinking, disease spreading places, which gave rats... -
Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsCarthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization By Richard Miles Viking, 2011 ISBN: 978-0670022663 Publisher’s Synopsis: The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians... -
“…achieved nothing worthy of memory”: Coinage and authority in the Roman empire c. AD 260-295
Posted on September 21, 2010 | No Comments“…achieved nothing worthy of memory”: Coinage and authority in the Roman empire c. AD 260-295 By Ragnar Hedlund (Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2008) Overview: This study examines how the Roman... -
An Archaeological Map of Hadrian’s Wall
Posted on July 16, 2010 | No CommentsA new map will help walkers and other visitors to Hadrian’s Wall Country to identify the Roman forts as well as features like temples and civilian settlements that lie all... -
Readings in late antiquity: a sourcebook
Posted on April 2, 2010 | No CommentsReadings in late antiquity: a sourcebook Edited by Michael Maas Routledge, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-415-47337-8 Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the... -
Julius Caesar: The Colossus of Rome
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsJulius Caesar: The Colossus of Rome By Richard A. Billows Routledge, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-415-33314-6 Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar’s life and times. Richard...