Bettany Hughes 3 Books Collection Set (The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Venus and Aphrodite & There Was a Roman in Your Garden)

Please Note The individual books included in this listing will be dispatched as per the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover image shown—are included in the Bettany Hughes 3 Books Collection Set (The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Venus and Aphrodite & There Was a Roman in Your Garden):📚 Books in This Collection:The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Venus and AphroditeThere Was a Roman in Your GardenThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination.Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today. In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes walks through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time. This is a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create, why we choose to remember the wonder of others.Venus and Aphrodite:Through ancient art, evocative myth, intriguing archaeological discoveries and philosophical explorations, Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage of discovery to reveal the truth behind Venus, and why this immortal goddess is so much more than nudity, romance and sex. It is both the remarkable story of one of antiquity's most potent forces, and the story of human desire - how it transforms who we are and how we behave.There Was a Roman in Your Garden:It’s your LUCKY day! You’ve stumbled across an ancient treasure chest in your garden that was buried THOUSANDS of years ago by a child living in ancient Rome. And the chest is packed with 20 strange and curious items that tell us so much about their life, such as: Armour made of REAL crocodile skin; Twinkling TREASURE said to protect its wearer from evil; A fun game made of a PIG'S KNUCKLE; Evidence of the world's first PIZZA! Read more