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Eureka Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy; and debated everything from the good life and the role of women ...Show more
Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language by Peter Jones
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture, telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words. Taking in every aspect of the ancient world, including science, religion, military mat ...Show more
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Romans but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones; James Nightingale (Editor)
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us, from our calendar and coins to our language and laws, but how much do we really know about them? Help is at hand in the form of this bookwhich tells the remarkable, and often surprising, story of the Romans and th ...Show more
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