by Joann Fletcher (2015)
Egyptologist Joann Fletcher reconstructs three millennia of Egyptian civilization, from early mudbrick mastabas and golden pharaohs to monumental pyramids, temple cults, and Cleopatra’s tragic end.
Eric H. Cline
In 1177 B.C., marauding Sea Peoples and a cascade of earthquakes, droughts, and trade breakdowns caused the advanced, interconnected civilizations of the Late Bronze Age to violently collapse into a dark age.
Mary Beard
Renowned Cambridge classicist Mary Beard explores how Rome grew from an obscure muddy Italian village to become the preeminent global superpower, examining everyday citizens, slavery, and imperial power.
Tamim Ansary
Tamim Ansary tells the history of the world as seen from the Islamic heartland, revealing a parallel narrative where Rome’s fall was a minor sideshow and the vibrant caliphates were the true center of civilization.
Robin Lane Fox
Robin Lane Fox’s masterpiece reconstructs the world and mind of Alexander of Macedon, who by age thirty-two had conquered the known world from Greece to India, driven by the myth of Achilles.