Best of
Ancient

1969

The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume 2


E.A. Wallis Budge - 1969
    49 plates, 93 illustrations.

The Roman Imperial Army


Graham Webster - 1969
    Graham Webster describes the Roman army's composition, frontier systems, camps and forts, activities in the field (including battle tactics, signaling, and medical services), and peacetime duties, as well as the army's overall influence in the Empire. First published in 1969, the work is corrected and expanded in this third edition, which includes new information from excavations and the findings of contemporary scholars. Hugh Elton provides an introduction surveying scholarship on the Roman army since the last edition of 1985.

The Story of Masada


Gerald Gottlieb - 1969
    ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY BOOK

An Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid


W.A. Camps - 1969
    It attempts, through discussion of a wide variety of topics, to convey a balanced impression of the nature of the poem as a whole. An appendix includes a version of and ancient Life of Virgil andinformation about the ancient commentary on him.

The March of Archaeology


C.W. Ceram - 1969