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The Far Edges of the Known World : A New History of the Ancient Past like agatha christie **The instant Sunday Times bestseller**RejectingAuthor: Rees, Dr Owen (Birmingham Newman University, UK) Ancient World Published on 26 February 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom. Paperback 384 pages 128 x 197 x 27 330g A tour of those far flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture The TimesA strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery Spectator'This is the book for expanding your ancient history horizon' Tristan Hughes, host of