Ancient History from Lems Bookshop

The author puts forward the idea that prior to the recorded history of the Egyptians and Greeks two major Semitic migrations or dispirtions took place, worldwide in scope. 300 pages with 54 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

The book is divided into four main headings; The Book of the Statues; The Book of the Pyramids; The Book of the Towers; The Book of the Temples and the discoveries and acheivements of the archaeolologists. 433 pages with 32 black and white Plates and some other illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name inside front cover… Read more about this item

A vivid picture of the thirty dynasties that ruled Ancient Egypt and the complex societies that sustained them. 469 pages with 7 Genealogical Tables, 9 Plans and Illustrations, and 4 Maps. Book in very good condition with light tanning.

The author presents the first rigorously explored Atlantis theory - a site that matches Plato's description of the fabled land but is in the Bolivian Andes, South America. 208 pages with numerous illustrations throughout mostly in colour. Book in as new condition.

A complete picture of the gladiators of the Roman Empire and the highly organized and regulated tournaments in which they competed. 128 pages with 86 figures, mainly in colour. Book in as new condition.

Spanning nearly a thousand years of change from Homer to Hadrian, with legacies still with us today including democracy, justice, politics. 704 pages with 8 pages of colour and 24 pages of black and white illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages, stamp and borrowing sleeve inside back cover,… Read more about this item

20,000 BC was the peak of the last Ice Age and then global warming changed history ushering in a changed life style from hunter-gatherer to farmers and permanent villages and towns - civilization. 622 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs, 4 maps, 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition despite number of small ticks… Read more about this item

To be completed in 24 fortnightly parts 1923 - first 15 of series. Part 1 has back cover page missing and last page (52) loose and some wear, Part 2 has back cover page loose, others generally in fine condition. Occasional colour illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Combined a large parcel but no increase in postage in Australia,

A new edition with additional appendices. Homer in the context of social history and the ancient Homeric world. 192 pages with a map. Book in very good+ condition with some foxing to leading edge. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.

Carthage was founded in the eighth century BC by Phoenician merchants and it grew in importance until 300 BC when she clashed with Rome leading to the Punic Wars and destruction. 362 pages with 52 Plates and 2 maps. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with top front flap corner cut off and minor wear.

Who were the Etruscans, where did they come from, what did they achieve? Their major city was Tarquinia. 248 pages with 173 plates and notes to the plates, and 50 figures in the text. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers, title page, page 109 and 149, and light tanning. Dust jacket in… Read more about this item

Livy translated and edited by John Jackson. In 221 BC Hannibal succeeds to the Carthaginian command in Spain and in 218 BC marches on Italy with the intent to destroy the Roman Empire. 180 pages with illustrations in the text and endpaper map. Book in very good condition with previous owners details on first page, some minor marks, light tanning,… Read more about this item

Fourteen essays on the Romans, history, military, art, technology, religion, laws and life. 288 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket in good condition with chips, tears, knocks and wear (see photo).

Translated by V Priestley. No 3 of the series of Guide Books for the Museums and Monuments of Italy. Intense excavations of the previous three years made it necessary to draw up a revised edition of the text and illustrations of the Itinerary. 182 pages with 113 illustrations and 18 Figures in the text. Book in very good condition… Read more about this item

Translated by Stuart Kline. Occupying the area of modern Turkey known as the Teke Peninsula, mountainous with green forests and coves of the sea, an ancient people known as Lycians lived in what was called Lycia - they had an original civilization and a mysterious world. All the Lycian cities whose names and locations are known. 180 pages with colour… Read more about this item

Part of Great Ages of Man - A History of the World's Cultures series. Roman achievement, influence, character and culture. 190 pages with illustrations throughout, many in colour. Book in very good+ condition with some minor wear to cover.

Translated from the French by H S B Harrison. An archaeological adventure in two parts; The history of Roman archaeology; Problems and methods of Roman archaeology. 284 pages with 190illustrations and endpaper maps. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp and sticky tape marks on front and back endpapers, sticker and borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpapers, part binding… Read more about this item

The evolution of Rome and its community, the individuals and events that Made Rome a political and cultural conqueror and the circumstances of her decline and fall. 431 pages with 58 illustrations, 27 maps and plans, and 6 genealogical tables. Book in very good condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition with four small tears, knocks and some… Read more about this item

In 79AD Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman provincial cities beneath a layer of ash and pumice several metres deep - the arts, trades, religion, public and private life, squares and temples, pubs and brothels brought to life after nineteen hundred years. 240 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with some wear to cover.

Part of The Making of the Past series. The early history of the Holy Land and Adjacent areas and how that history was gradually pieced together over the centuries. 151 pages with illustrations on most pages, mostly in colour. Book in near fine condition, Dust jacket in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back, and some minor knocks. This… Read more about this item