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Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | 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
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
$65.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
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: New Hardbacks | 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
$23.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
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
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard
$49.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: Sather Classical Lectures
What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear--a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What rol ...Show more
Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Pompeii explodes a number of myths - from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one, to the massive death count which was probably less than t ...Show more
Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily MailThe ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence w ...Show more
Pompeii : the life of a Roman town by Mary Beard
$59.95 AUD
Category: History
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: New Hardbacks
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 | 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 | 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 Parthenon by Mary Beard
$26.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Wonders of the World
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. The 'looted' Elgin Marbles - in the British Museum, the Louvre, even Copenhagen - are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they?This engrossing book is the first of a small, occasional 'ser ...Show more