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Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress by David Olusoga
Category: History | Series: Civilisations Ser.
Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon SchamaOscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link n ...Show more
Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith by Mary Beard
Category: History | Series: Civilisations Ser.
An unmissable tour through art and time with the most renowned classicist of today, Mary Beard
Eureka Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones
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
How Do We Look? - The Eye of Faith by Mary Beard
Category: History | Series: Civilisations | Reading Level: very good
Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon SchamaThe idea of 'civilisation' has always been debated, even fought over. At the heart of those debates lies the big question of how people - from prehistory to the present day - have depi ...Show more
Memento Mori - What the Romans Can Tell Us about Old Age and Death by Peter Jones
Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors 2,000 years ago. Romans inhabited a world where people, knowi ...Show more
The Cult of Progress by David Olusoga
Category: No Category | Series: Civilisations Ser.
Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link nations.
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Romans but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones; James Nightingale (Editor)
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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