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Book Cover for: Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain, Caitlin Gillespie

Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain

Caitlin Gillespie
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Cassius Dio rarely gives extensive speeches to women in his Roman History. One remarkable exception, however, is the speech that he provides Boudica at the start of her revolt. Boudica, with Caitlin Gillespie Part 1 🎧 https://t.co/e9e7nxTlSv Part 2 🎧 https://t.co/GZEthPT9df https://t.co/pi3pQg4D2b

Paperback, 2020

$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tutankhamun: Lost for Three Thousand Years, Misunderstood for a Century, Joyce Tyldesley

Tutankhamun: Lost for Three Thousand Years, Misunderstood for a Century

Joyce Tyldesley
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Ancients Podcast! Tutankhamun - with Professor Joyce Tyldesley. https://t.co/FznlURamRX https://t.co/hnERjKfBiu

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar

The Gallic Wars

Julius Caesar
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The Ninth Legion fought for Julius Caesar throughout first the Gallic Wars and then the ensuing Civil War. From Bibracte to the Battle of Munda. The Mystery of the Ninth Legion 🎧 https://t.co/dHBogx7lA0 https://t.co/BtP6d93deK

Paperback, 2012

$11.97$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Nero Caesar: The Sixth Head of the Beast, Jay Rogers

Nero Caesar: The Sixth Head of the Beast

Jay Rogers
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Attempts to tie Nero to the 'Anti-Christ' by Christian writers were slightly tenuous to say the least. If Nero's full name 'Nero Caesar' is converted to 'Neron Kaiser', and this name translated into Hebrew, the letters add up to 666. https://t.co/xq6YrL0hv6

Paperback, 2021

$45.95$22.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Olympia: A Cultural History, Judith M. Barringer

Olympia: A Cultural History

Judith M. Barringer
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One of the most famous military dedications - 'tropaia' - in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a bronze helmet dedicated by the Athenian general Miltiades. Olympia: The Golden Age, with Professor Judith Barringer 🎧 https://t.co/eivEQX5Gd9 https://t.co/PZA3Jce0Wa

Hardcover, 2021

$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World, Paul Cartledge

Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World

Paul Cartledge
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The Persian King Xerxes' invasion of Greece in 480 BC was the largest amphibious invasion of Europe before D-Day in 1944 The Battle of Thermopylae, with Paul Cartledge 🎧 https://t.co/cZ8bPTaAnp https://t.co/GZw53bnqQO

Paperback, 2007

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Marcus Agrippa: Right-Hand Man of Caesar Augustus, Lindsay Powell

Marcus Agrippa: Right-Hand Man of Caesar Augustus

Lindsay Powell
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Marcus Agrippa let his BFF Caesar Augustus adopt his two sons, Caius and Lucius -- while he was still alive Agrippa, with @Lindsay_Powell 🎧 https://t.co/AW5nr9l7qe https://t.co/0Y8tJCIdy2

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Book Cover for: Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth, Jodi Magness

Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth

Jodi Magness
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Herod the Great was a prolific builder. From Masada to Herodium, his reign's monumental constructions have left more of a lasting imprint on the landscape of Judaea than any other single person in history. King Herod, with Professor Jodi Magness 🎧 https://t.co/oQdMEp2cYd https://t.co/iz8FUlgKWj

Paperback, 2021

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Gallic Wars, Gaius Julius Caesar

The Gallic Wars

Gaius Julius Caesar
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On the Ides of March 44 BC, Marc Antony was separated from Julius Caesar as he entered the senate meeting, after he was pulled aside by Gaius Trebonius. Trebonius had served alongside Marc Antony and Caesar since the Gallic Wars, but was involved in the plot to kill Caesar. https://t.co/KrWc2cAMmI

Hardcover, 2013

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Plutarch: Life of Antony, Plutarch

Plutarch: Life of Antony

Plutarch
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Cleopatra's mausoleum is described in Plutarch's Life of Antony as having multiple floors - with windows or doors in an upper level which allowed Cleopatra to communicate with those on the ground outside The Lost Tomb of Cleopatra 🎧 https://t.co/arJGJ4gDLS https://t.co/f9M8R05Sct

Paperback, 1988

$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book