New Books in Ancient History

639 Episodes

1. Patrick N. Hunt, “Hannibal” (Simon and Schuster, 2017)

   Published: 7/13/2017
2. Rajan Gurukkal, “Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade: Political Economy of Eastern Mediterranean Exchange Relations” (Oxford UP, 2016)

   Published: 6/8/2017
3. Augustine’s “Confessions,” a new translation by Sarah Ruden (Modern Library, 2017)

   Published: 6/1/2017
4. Michael Bryant,” A World History of War Crimes: From Antiquity to the Present,” (Bloomsbury, 2016)

   Published: 5/18/2017
5. David Bryan and David Pao, eds, “Ascent into Heaven in Luke – Acts” (Fortress Press, 2016)

   Published: 5/2/2017
6. Rebe Taylor, “Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search For Human Antiquity” (Melbourne UP, 2017)

   Published: 4/30/2017
7. J. C. McKeown, “A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Healing Arts of Greece and Rome” (Oxford UP, 2017)

   Published: 4/29/2017
8. Yuval Harari, “Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah” (Wayne State UP, 2017)

   Published: 3/27/2017
9. Michael E. Stewart, “The Soldier’s Life: Martial Virtues and Manly Romanitas In the Early Byzantine Empire” (Kismet Press, 2016)

   Published: 3/22/2017
10. Jordan D. Rosenblum, “The Jewish Dietary Laws in the Ancient World” (Cambridge UP, 2016)

    Published: 3/9/2017
11. David Rohl, “Exodus: Myth or History? (Thinking Man Media, 2015)

    Published: 2/27/2017
12. Jack M. Sasson, “From the Mari Archives: An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters” (Eisenbrauns, 2015)

    Published: 12/29/2016
13. Eva Mroczek, “The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity” (Oxford UP, 2016)

    Published: 12/23/2016
14. Dov Weiss, “Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism” (U. Pennsylvania Press, 2016)

    Published: 12/12/2016
15. Donald Berry, “Glory in Romans and the Unified Purpose of God in Redemptive History” (Pickwick Publications, 2016)

    Published: 11/13/2016
16. Neil Kent, “Crimea: A History” (Hurst/Oxford UP, 2016)

    Published: 9/2/2016
17. Reza Zarghamee, “Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World” (Mage Pub, 2013)

    Published: 7/5/2016
18. Joseph Lam, “Patterns of Sin in the Hebrew Bible: Metaphor, Culture, and the Making of a Religious Concept” (Oxford UP, 2016)

    Published: 6/26/2016
19. Stephen L. Field, “The Duke of Zhou Changes: A Study and Annotated Translation of the Zhouyi” (Harrassowitz Verlag, 2015)

    Published: 5/20/2016
20. David J. Meltzer, “The Great Paleolithic War: How Science Forged an Understanding of Americas Ice Age Past” (U Chicago Press, 2015)

    Published: 4/26/2016