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First For Schools Trainer 2 6 Practice Tests Without Answers With Audio

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 Six full practice tests plus easy-to-follow expert guidance and exam tips designed to guarantee exam success.
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The History Of The Roman Wall, Which Crosses The Island Of Britain From The German Ocean To The Irish Sea - Describing Its Antient State, And Its Appearance In The Year 1801

by William Hutton

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 William Hutton, a Birmingham bookseller, published his History of Birmingham (also reissued in this series) in his late fifties. Hutton was also famous for his walking exploits, which led to his 1801 expedition to Hadrian's Wall, and his 1802 account, of which the 1813 second edition is reissued here.
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A Topographical Dictionary Of Ancient Rome

by Samuel Ball Platner

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 The bulk of this 1929 work is an alphabetical list of the buildings, streets and geographical features in ancient Rome mentioned by ancient authors and/or discovered by more recent exploration and excavation of the ruins, with details about literary and historical references, and about the original and any surviving structure.
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History Of Babylonia And Assyria

by Robert William Rogers

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 In this two-volume 1901 work, Rogers provides a history of the Mesopotamian civilisations. Volume 1 contains discussions of the material and literary sources, the environmental resources, and the peoples and the chronology of the area, before beginning a narrative of Babylonian history, which closes with the end of the dynasty of Isin.
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Early Christian Symbolism In Great Britain And Ireland Before The Thirteenth Century

by J. Romilly Allen

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 The archaeologist John Romilly Allen delivered the Rhind lectures of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1885, and published them in this highly illustrated book in 1887, offering a particular focus on the Celtic crosses of Ireland, and the meaning of the sculpture on their faces, shafts and bases.
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A Guide To The Prehistoric Rock Engravings In The Italian Maritime Alps

by Clarence Bicknell

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 An Anglican clergyman, archaeologist and botanist, Clarence Bicknell (1842â€"1918) settled on the Ligurian Riviera and studied in depth the thousands of Bronze Age petroglyphs he found in the VallÃ©e des Merveilles. This 1913 work, the first thorough guidebook to the region, features numerous illustrations of the remarkable rock engravings.
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A Study Of The Bronze Age Pottery Of Great Britain And Ireland And Its Associated Grave-Goods

by John Abercromby

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 John Abercromby, a soldier and keen archaeologist, published this two-volume work in 1912. It is a chronological survey of British and Irish ceramics from the late Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age, classifying these by type and geographical area, and examining the goods associated with them in burials.
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A Study Of The Bronze Age Pottery Of Great Britain And Ireland And Its Associated Grave-Goods

by John Abercromby

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 John Abercromby, a soldier and keen archaeologist, published this two-volume work in 1912. It is a chronological survey of British and Irish ceramics from the late Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age, classifying these by type and geographical area, and examining the goods associated with them in burials.
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Records Of The Reign Of Tukulti-Ninib I, King Of Assyria, About Bc 1275 - Edited And Translated From A Memorial Tablet In The British Museum

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 This 1904 work presents a tablet, buried under the wall of a city founded by Tukulti-Ninib I (who reigned in the thirteenth century BCE) to commemorate his military achievements, including the invasion of Babylonia. It gives an introduction on the tablet, the cuneiform text and a parallel translation, along with an appendix of related documents.
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The Archaeology Of The Cuneiform Inscriptions

by Archibald Henry Sayce

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 In this 1907 work, Sayce begins with the history of the decipherment of cuneiform, and goes on to describe what the tablets reveal of political and trade interactions among the different nations of the Near East and Asia Minor, and the relevance of these discoveries to Old Testament studies.
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Babylonians And Assyrians - Life And Customs

by Archibald Henry Sayce

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 This 1900 work, in a series intended to present knowledge of the more important facts in the history of the Near Eastern civilisations, is scholarly, but written for a popular audience, and remains of relevance to anyone interested in studying the everyday lives of ordinary people in this ancient society.
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A History Of Sinai

by Lina Eckenstein

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 This 1921 narrative begins in the prehistoric period, suggesting that the inhospitable landscape and climate dissuaded large-scale permanent settlement until the first hermit and monastic communities of the Christian era (although the Egyptians had been drawn there by resources of turquoise and copper), and continues down to the nineteenth century.
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Patriarchal Palestine - Canaan And The Canaanites Before The Israelitish Conquest

by Archibald Henry Sayce

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 This 1895 work considers the history of Palestine in the context of new archaeological material coming to light in the course of the nineteenth century. Sayce's approach opposed the 'higher criticism' of the Old Testament; in his opinion, 'in the narrative of the Pentateuch we have history and not fiction'.
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A Pilgrim'S Scrip

by Reginald Campbell Thompson

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 This 1915 work describes Thompson's life 'in the field' at various sites in Egypt, the Sudan and western Asia. The difficulties and dangers of travel, the encounters with local people, the management of an excavation, and the fascinating 'trade of archaeology' are all described with enthusiasm and in melodramatic terms.
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History Of Ancient Pottery

by Samuel Birch

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 Samuel Birch published this two-volume, highly illustrated work on ancient pottery in 1858. Volume 2 continues to examine Greek pottery, including the work of named or identified individual craftsmen, and then moves on to Etruscan and Roman wares, with a short final section on 'Celtic, Teutonic, and Scandinavian pottery'.
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The Devils And Evil Spirits Of Babylonia - Being Babylonian And Assyrian Incantations Against The Demons, Ghouls, Vampires, Hobgoblins, Ghosts, And Kindred Evil Spirits, Which Attack Mankind

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 Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876â€"1941) studied oriental languages at Cambridge, and in 1899 began his career in the British Museum's department of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities. Published in 1903â€"4, this two-volume work made a substantial contribution to modern knowledge of ancient Babylonian demonology and magical practices.
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An Account Of Discoveries In Lycia - Being A Journal Kept During A Second Excursion In Asia Minor

by Charles Fellows

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 The traveller and archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows (1799â€"1860) made several trips through Asia Minor. Published in 1841, this is the journal of his second journey, during which he returned to the ancient ruins of Lycia. Fellows' well-illustrated publications generated Western interest in the history and antiquities of this region.
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The Xanthian Marbles - Their Acquisition, And Transmission To England

by Charles Fellows

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 The traveller and archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows (1799â€"1860) made several trips through Asia Minor, bringing the region to Western attention. Published in 1843, this is a brief account explaining and justifying how he acquired for the British Museum a number of antiquities from an important city in ancient Lycia.
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Christian Inscriptions In The Irish Language - Chiefly Collected And Drawn By George Petrie

by George Petrie

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 When the Irish artist and antiquarian George Petrie (1790â€"1866) died, this two-volume collection of almost 300 Irish-language inscriptions was edited by the archaeologist Margaret Stokes (1832â€"1900) and published in 1872â€"8. Volume 2 gathers inscriptions from sites across Ireland, from Donegal to Kerry, and Antrim to Cork.
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Incidents Of Travel In Egypt, Arabia Petraea, And The Holy Land

by John Lloyd Stephens

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 American writer and diplomat John Lloyd Stephens (1805â€"52) was effectively the founder of Mesoamerican archaeology. He had earlier made a two-year journey through the Near East, publishing an expanded account in 1838. Volume 1 begins with Stephens' arrival at Alexandria in Egypt, and ends with a visit to Sinai.
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Illustrations Of Roman London

by Charles Roach Smith

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 Charles Roach Smith (1806â€"90) collected the Roman and medieval artefacts that came to light as the sewerage system was constructed in London. This 1859 book describes the excavations, and uses the finds to illustrate life in Roman London. It remains an invaluable record of discoveries made in the period.
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Journal Written During An Excursion In Asia Minor 1838

by Charles Fellows

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 The traveller and archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows (1799â€"1860) made several trips through Asia Minor. This is his journal of the first, during which he discovered ancient cities which were unknown to contemporary Europeans. First published in 1839, this illustrated work fuelled the British Museum's interest in acquiring Anatolian antiquities.
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Discoveries At Ephesus - Including The Site And Remains Of The Great Temple Of Diana

by John Turtle Wood

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 In this well-illustrated 1877 publication, English archaeologist John Turtle Wood (1821â€"90) describes his archaeological findings in the city of Ephesus, with a particular focus on his discovery of the lost Temple of Artemis in 1869. Wood spent four years excavating the remains of the ancient landmark.
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The Holy Sepulchre And The Temple At Jerusalem - Being The Substance Of Two Lectures, Delivered In The Royal Institution

by James Fergusson

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 Born in Scotland, James Fergusson (1808â€"86) spent ten years as an indigo planter in India before embarking upon a second career as an architectural historian. This illustrated 1865 work, containing two lectures, presents his controversial views on the location of important religious buildings in Jerusalem.
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