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Queens of Jerusalem - The Women Who Dared to Rule by Katherine Pangonis
38.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
Debut by an exciting young narrative historian - a revisionist history of Medieval Palestine In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's high walls a last-ditch defence was being led by an unl ...Show more
Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis
40.00 NZD
Category: History
Katherine Pangonis explores five forgotten cities of the Mediterranean: Syracuse, Antioch, Ravenna, Tyre and Carthage. Each of these of these ancient cities has a claim to have been the centre of the world in its own time. Their fascinating entwined history takes in Alexander the Great, the Byzantine g ...Show more
Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of l ...Show more
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