Ancient Mediterranean World

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

Updated July 22, 2025
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Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Epic of Creation (The Library of Babylonian Literature)
Johannes Haubold
Paper Book
This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field. Acting as a companion...
Phocion: Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy
Thomas R. Martin
Paper Book
Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall   "Elegant and enlightening."--Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal   Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens...
The Ancient Shore
Paul J. Kosmin
Paper Book
An esteemed historian explores the natural and social dynamics of the ancient coastline, demonstrating for the first time its integral place in the world of Mediterranean antiquity. As we learn from The Odyssey and the Argonauts, Greek dramas frequently played out on a...

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