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How the Pyramids Were Built
by Peter Hodges, edited by Julian Keable
Peter Hodges rejects the long-held view that ramps were used to build the pyramids; his alternative is that it could all have been done with levers. This book explains how and why. First published by Element books in 1989, Aris & Phillips reprinted it in 1993. 154p with 125 figs and illus. (Aris and Philips 1993)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £20.00, Our Price GB £7.95

William of Newburgh: The History of English Affairs, Book 1
edited and translated by P. G. Walsh
The History of English Affairs, covering the years 10661198, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelfth century" (The Dictionary of National Biography). The author's critical ability, gifts of acute observation, clear judgment and tolerant impartiality justify his high reputation as an original ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.00

William of Newburgh: The History of English Affairs Book 2
edited, with an introduction, translation and commentary by P G Walsh and M J Kennedy
The History of English Affairs, covering the years 1066-1197, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelfth century" (The Dictionary of National Biography). The author's critical ability, gifts of acute observation, clear judgment and tolerant impartiality justify his high reputation as an ...
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Valle Inclan: The Grotesque Farce of Mr Punch the Cuckold
Translated by Robin Warner and Dominic Keown
It may well be the sheer virtuosity of its writing that has deprived English audiences hitherto of an opportunity to appreciate Los cuernos de Don Friolera. This comic masterpiece by Spain's most innovative modern dramatist provides a provocatively sardonic treatment of marital infidelity and honourable revenge. Intricate in construction and thoughtful in the issues it raises, the play is nonetheless vivid in its impact as it veers ...
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Hellenica Oxyrhynchia by P. R. McKechnie and S. J. Kern.
with and introduction, translation and commentary by P.J. McKechnie & S.J. Kern
The Hellenica Oxyrhynchia, substantial fragments of history by an anonymous 4th century writer, cover the years 410 BC and 396 BC a period which is at the heart of most students' study of Greek history. The Oxyrhynchia are also interesting as the source for later historical writing and provide a comparison with Xenophon, giving a rare insight into how historical tradition was maintained and modified by different writers. This is the first ...
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca: Life's A Dream
translated and with an introduction by Michael Kidd
"What is life? A frenzy. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a fiction; and the greatest good is fleeting, for all life is a dream, and even dreams are but dreams."

That is the haunting lesson learned by Prince Sigismund in Life's a Dream (La vida es sueño), the best known and most widely admired play of Catholic Europe's greatest dramatist, Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Calderón's long life (1600-1681) ...
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Ancient Egyptian Furniture, Volume II
by Geoffrey Killen
Continues the author's survey of Egyptian furniture making techniques with a study of boxes, chests and footstools, tracing their evolution from earliest times. The book is extensively illustrated with drawings and photographs and includes a corpus of boxes and footstools in museum collections. 91p with 86 figs & 72 plates. (Aris & Phillips 1994)
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Pharaoh Triumphant. The Life and Times of Ramesses II
by K AKitchen
A thorough and detailed account of one of the best known pharaohs of Egypt, written by the leading expert on the subject. Kitchen discusses the early life and childhood of the young king, his reign, politics, wars and policies, and his death and the after-life. This book is to be read rather than studied and is more than a simple biography, giving the wider context of Ramesses' life; daily life in the towns and cities, temples and the gods, ...
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The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt, 1100-650BC
by K A Kitchen
First published in 1972, this book remains the most comprehensive and reliable study of this complex epoch. By starting from first principles and classifying and surveying the main available evidence, Kitchen establishes a comprehensive full-scale chronology of the XXI-XXV dynasties. He is then able to present a compact historical outline of almost five centuries of Egyptian history that is invaluable for scholars and the general reader alike. ...
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Xenophon: Hellenika I-II.3.10
edited with an introduction, translation and commentary by P. Krentz.
The Peloponnesian War, according to Thucydides, was the result of the growth of Athenian power. Beginning with the battle of Abydos in 411, this edition covers the Ionian or Dekeleian War, whose end in 404 also brings to a close the Peloponnesian War as a whole. The narrative is all the more valuable for the fact that Xenophon is likely to have been present at a number of the events described. In his very first sentence he mentions a naval battle ...
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