Day 22: Cities & Urban Archaeology
On Day 22 of the Advent Calendar we’re taking a city break. Explore urbanism in Roman Italy and Ancient Western Thessaly, and visit historic cities including Palmyra and Constantinople. Enjoy 50% off all five books in today’s offer with code ADVENT22 at checkout until midnight on 22nd December 2025.
Recent Discoveries and New Directions
Edited by Alessandro Launaro
Oxbow Books | Paperback | 9798888570364 | RRP: £42.00
Advent Calendar Price: £21.00
Palmyra after Zenobia AD 273-750
An Archaeological and Historical Reappraisal
Emanuele E Intagliata
Oxbow Books | Paperback | 9798888570609 | RRP: £35.00
Advent Calendar Price: £17.50
Urbanism in Ancient Western Thessaly
Robin Rönnlund
Oxbow Books | Paperback | 9781789259926 | RRP: £42.00
Advent Calendar Price: £21.00
Amarna City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Nefertiti as Pharaoh
Julia Sampson & H. S. Smith
Oxbow Books | Paperback | 9798888570265 | RRP: £34.95
Advent Calendar Price: £17.47
Archaeology of a Byzantine Megapolis
Ken Dark & Ferudun Özgümüş
Oxbow Books | Paperback | 9781789258066 | RRP: £35.00
Advent Calendar Price: £17.50
Remember, code ADVENT22 expires at 23.59 UK time on 22nd December 2025. Don’t miss out on these bargains! Offers while stocks last.
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Our team will be doing their best to get your orders out to you as fast as possible, but we are now past our last UK 1st class posting date, so we cannot guarantee that your books will arrive before Christmas.
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