Recommendations from our site
“In The Far Edges of the Known World, ancient historian Owen Rees (the founder and lead editor of badancient.com) makes the case for broadening our study of ancient history further back in time and beyond Athens and Rome. He picks 13 sites—including Lake Turkana in Kenya to Co Loa in Vietnam—to whet our appetite.” Read more...
Notable Nonfiction Books of Early 2025
Sophie Roell, Journalist
“The one core fundamental element of my book I wanted to get out was, ‘Look at all this stuff! Isn’t it interesting?’…What I was trying to find were 13 examples from different core sections of ancient history that highlighted, firstly, that all humans are dealing with the same stuff. That’s a common theme that comes through all of this—whether it’s cultural exchange, coexistence, cohabitation, the friction that comes with that, conflict, religious reform, political reform, or even climate change. All humans are dealing with these issues, and it’s fascinating to see how different cultures deal with them in different ways and how human ingenuity produces different results.” Read more...
