Ancient Mediterranean World

Discover exciting new books in ancient history and classics, broadly defined.

Updated September 10, 2025
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Enuma Elish : The Babylonian Epic of Creation
Haubold, Johannes
Ebook
Hannibal and Scipio: Parallel Lives
Hornblower
Ebook
The Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart but died in the same year, 183, following brilliant but...
The Arsacids of Rome : Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations
Nabel, Jake.
Ebook
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. At the beginning of the common era, the...
Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt : Persistence and Evolutions
Del Corso, Lucio.
Ebook
This book investigates some aspects of the cultural consequences of the settlement of Greeks in Egypt during the Hellenistic period, through a discussion of papyrological material, archaeological evidence, and literary sources. It is divided into three sections. The first, Space and Images,...
Taxes and Authority in the Late Antique Countryside : The Reach of the State and the Pagarchs of Byzantine Egypt (284-642 CE)
Stern, Matthias.
Ebook
How did the late Roman Empire operate in rural areas, where most of its subjects lived? The papyri from Egypt provide glimpses of state activity at the local level, how the countryside responded to it, and thus how "empire" looked on the ground. Since a major motivator for state activity at the...
The Ancient Shore
Kosmin, Paul J.
Ebook
Paul Kosmin argues that the coast--not individual shores, but the coast as such--was fundamental to ancient history. The social and natural dynamics of the coast profoundly shaped not just politics and trade but also ancient peoples' sense of wonder and of self, earning constant philosophical,...
How to Talk about Love : An Ancient Guide for Modern Lovers
Plato.
Ebook
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How to Lose Yourself : An Ancient Guide to Letting Go
Garfield, Jay L.
Ebook
No detailed description available for "How to Lose Yourself".
Stolen Fragments : Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts
Mazza, Roberta.
Ebook
In 2012, Steve Green, billionaire and president of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores, announced a recent purchase of a Biblical artefact--a fragment of papyrus, just discovered, carrying lines from Paul's letter to the Romans, and dated to the second century CE. Noted scholar Roberta Mazza...

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