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Ancient history
This collection includes books on ancient civilisations and empires.
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A history of Egypt: from the earliest times to the Persian conquest
Charles Scribner's Sons
1905
A history of ancient Egypt.
The northern frontiers of Roman Britain
Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd
1982
An account of the Roman attempts to conquer and control northern Britain.
1914 A.D. and the Great Pyramid
MacLure, MacDonald & Co.
1924
A 2 volume work discussing the time and scientific features of the great pyramid, and religious associations.
Rome's north west frontier
Edinburgh University Press
1983
A discussion of the planning, building, garrisoning and military effectiveness of the Antonine Wall.
The Roman forts of the Saxon shore
Paul Elek
1979
An updated discussion as to why the forts were built, their effectiveness, and their use after the Romans departed.
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Medes and Persians, Greacians and Macedonians
Printed for A. Guthrie
1789-1790
A famous, if somewhat uncritical history, compiled from numerous sources. In this edition there are two, different, plates 13 one of which is assumed should have been titled XVII not XIII. The four contents pages are also transposed in volume 1.
Tutankhamen and the discovery of his tomb by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr Howard Carter
George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.
1923
Based on a series of contemporary articles written for The Daily Telegraph.
The Cornovii
Alan Sutton
1991
A study of one of the less well-known tribes of Roman Britain.
Prehistoric pottery in China
Published on behalf of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.
1938
A survey of pottery produced before the Shang-Yin dynasty.
