Lionel Casson

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1) The ancient mariners: seafarers and sea fighters of the Mediterranean in ancient times

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Pub. Date

1991

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Written by the renowned authority on ancient ships and seafaring Lionel Casson, The Ancient Mariners has long served the needs of all who are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional historian. This completely revised edition takes into account the fresh information that has appeared since the book was first published in 1959, especially that from archaeology's newest branch, marine archaeology. Casson does what no other author...

2) Ancient Egypt, great ages of man series, history of world cultures

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Casson, Lionel

Pub. Date

1971

3) Mysteries of the past

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Casson, Lionel

4) Ancient Egypt

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Casson, Lionel

Series

Great ages of man

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Surveys the history, land, people, art, customs, government, religion and achievements of ancient Egypt.

5) Everyday life in ancient Rome

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Casson, Lionel

Pub. Date

c1998

6) The Greek conquerors

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Casson, Lionel

Series

Treasures of the world

Pub. Date

[1981]

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Discusses the art and civilization of the times of the ancient rulers of Greece, including the Mycenaean kings, Pericles, Philip of Macedon, and Alexander the Great.

7) The pharaohs

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Casson, Lionel

Series

Treasures of the world

Pub. Date

1982

8) Libraries in the ancient world

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Casson, Lionel

Pub. Date

2002.

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"This book tells the story of ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Renowned classicist Lionel Casson takes us on a lively tour, from the royal libraries of the most ancient Near East, through the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, down to the first Christian monastic libraries. To the founders of the first public libraries of the Greek world goes the credit for...