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1	Libraries in the Ancient World more books like this by Professor Lionel Casson Casson, a professor of Classics at NYU, discusses the archiving practices from a time when the mere act of writing was novel. He provides the first world history of ancient libraries--the libraries of the Near East, Greece and Rome, and the noted stacks of the Christian monastic tradition. Casson also makes important commentary on education and ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $8.71! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Ancient Mariners: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times more books like this by Lionel Casson 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 ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $11.60! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Travel in the Ancient World more books like this by Professor Lionel Casson The only book of its kind in any language, Travel in the Ancient World offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first Egyptian voyages recorded in Old Kingdom inscriptions through Greek and Roman times to the Christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuries. Rich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to ... see all copies from $7.29! new only from $14.45! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Menaechmus Twins, and Two Other Plays more books like this by Titus Maccius Plautus, Lionel Casson (Editor) Sometime around 250 B.C., in the tiny mountain village of Sarsina high in the Apennines of Umbria, ancient Rome's best-known playwright was born. Plautus wrote upwards of fifty plays of which twenty have survived. The author chose The Menaechmus and two other plays for this book. The other two plays are Pseudolus and The Rope. The plays in this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.61! \| SVS
5	Selected Satires of Lucian more books like this by Lucian, Professor Lionel Casson (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.81! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Amphitryon, and Two Other Plays more books like this by Titus Maccius Plautus, Lionel Casson (Editor) see all copies from $3.97! new only from $12.30! \| first editions
7	Ancient Egypt more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.75! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Everyday Life in Ancient Rome more books like this by Professor Lionel Casson "This book presents a series of concise sketches of key phases of life in the Roman world during its greatest period, the peaceful and prosperous years of the first and second centuries A.D.: what life was like in the city, in the countryside, on the road; what it was like in the various levels of society . . . The sketches are fashioned to reveal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.14! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Illustrated history of ships & boats. more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $3.91! first editions
10	Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt more books like this by Professor Lionel Casson Lionel Casson offers a comprehensive introduction to the people of ancient Egypt. He describes the structure of Egyptian society -- the levels from peasant to pharaoh, the nature of the family, and the role of women. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.14! \| first editions
11	Mysteries of the past more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.75! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Ships & Seamanship in the Ancient World more books like this by Professor Lionel Casson Lionel Casson's encyclopedic study is the first of its kind to use underwater archaeological data to refine and area of scholarship that had, for the most part, relied on ancient texts and graphic representations. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared ... see all copies from $11.22! new only from $16.28! \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Greek Conquerors more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.58! \| first editions
14	The pharaohs more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.21! \| first editions
15	Great Ages of Man: Ancient Egypt: a History of the World's Cultures, Time Life Books by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $88.61! \| first editions
16	The Horizon book of daily life in ancient Rome more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.23! \| first editions
17	Selected Satires of Lucian more books like this by Lucian of Samosata, Professor Lionel Casson (Editor) see all copies from $3.37! new only from $47.94! \| SVS
18	Masters of Ancient Comedy: Selections from Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus & Terence more books like this by Lionel Casson (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	The barbarian kings more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	The Horizon book of daily life in ancient Egypt more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $3.23! first editions \| SVS
21	Latin & Greek in Current Use more books like this by Lionel Casson, Eli E Burriss Explores the classical origins of modern English words through lessons and practice exercises. see all copies from $4.00!
22 view cover	Ships and Seafaring in Ancient Times more books like this by Lionel Casson Ever since the earliest travelers took to the water on reed rafts or inflated goatskins, ships and boats have played a paramount role in the history of the Western world. The invention of the sail about 3500 BC resulted in ever faster and more efficient water transport, and the great civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome depended on ships and ... see all copies from $16.50! new only from $16.50!
23	Ancient Trade and Society more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $29.95!
24	The Plays of Menander more books like this by Menander, Professor Lionel Casson (Editor) see all copies from $3.28! first editions
25	Masters of ancient comedy; selections from: Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus [and] Terence. more books like this by Lionel Casson see all copies from $2.45!

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