History
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History
Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441581
- ISBN
- 9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Modern Library Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971330
- ISBN
- 9780812971330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199664337
- ISBN
- 9780199664337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Taken from the "Lives", a series of biographies spanning the Graeco-Roman age, this collection describes the twilight of the old Roman Republic from 157-43 BC. Deeply influential on Shakespeare and many other later writers, the works explore corruption, decadence, and the struggle for ultimate power. Editor(s): Seager, Robin. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- 9780140449341
- ISBN
- 9780140449341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.08
€ 17.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. Offers a collection of ten biographies that spans the period from the start of the fourth century BC to the early third, and covers some of the most important figures in Greek history, such as the orator Demosthenes and Alexander the Great, as well as lesser known figures such as Plato's pupil Dion of Syracuse. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian; Duff, Timothy. Num Pages: 672 pages, 5 maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- 9780140449358
- ISBN
- 9780140449358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.73
€ 17.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Pocock explores the relationship between the study of law and the historical outlook of seventeenth-century Englishmen. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBAH; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521316439
- ISBN
- 9780521316439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.34
€ 49.34
Hardback. What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. Series: The World in Ancient Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 99 color & 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195161595
- ISBN
- 9780195161595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.17
€ 58.17
Paperback. Altera Roma explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. Editor(s): Pohl, John M.D.; Lyons, Claire L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 129 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 1QDAR; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938770012
- ISBN
- 9781938770012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.86
€ 75.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables & illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198152
- ISBN
- 9781845198152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946843
- ISBN
- 9781403946843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.41
€ 36.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195397
- ISBN
- 9781845195397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.90
€ 36.99
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Moving through five historic periods, this book presents the story of New Mexico's book artists and their dedication to a timeless craft. It profiles 29 presses and artists including Gustave Baumann, Willard Clark, and Linnea Gentry. It is a companion to 'Lasting Impressions' exhibition on display at the Palace of the Governors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AGB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134795
- ISBN
- 9780890134795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.99
€ 47.99
€ 33.99
New Commonwealth students in Britain: With special reference to studen...
Political And Economic Planning
Hardcover. "Label stamped on t.p.: Distributed by Sportshelf, New Rochelle, N. Y. "Written by Jean Currie and Timothy Leggatt." Companion to Education for a developing region, by Guy Hunter. 253 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Currie, Jean. Associated Names: Leggatt, T. W. Publishers cloth. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, well defined edges and firm tight binding, includes original dw nearly as new." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1905
- SKU
- KEX0110313
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 5.12
€ 13.99
€ 5.12
Hardcover. Presents a collection of some of the most significant Elizabethan and Jacobean texts on the morality of the theater. This title includes attacks on the stage by moralists, defences by actors and playwrights, letters by magistrates, mayors and aldermen of London, and extracts from legislation. Editor(s): Pollard, Tanya. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111935
- ISBN
- 9781405111935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.12
€ 154.12
Paperback. Peace studies in England.36pp.Pamphlet in original printed wrappers.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- London : Friends Peace Committee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1949
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0267471
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
paperback. Long a family-friendly tourist destination and educational mecca for students, Washington, DC, is immediately recognizable for its world-class museums and monuments riddled with symbolism. Washington's other signature stamp-politics-attracts visitors of a different kind. Series: Most Wanted Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781597971508
- ISBN
- 9781597971508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardcover. The main part of Polybius' history covers the years 264--146 BCE, describing the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. For this edition, W. R. Paton's excellent translation has been thoroughly revised, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996588
- ISBN
- 9780674996588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.19
€ 33.99
€ 30.19
Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew Rev
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996618
- ISBN
- 9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.19
€ 33.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. Polybius' account of Rome's rise to world power and her method of rule is a major source for the history of the years 220-146 BC. This new translation includes Books 1-5 in their entirety and all of the fragmentary Books 6 and 12 on the Roman constitution and historiography. It is accompanied by an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199534708
- ISBN
- 9780199534708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
€ 16.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996601
- ISBN
- 9780674996601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.18
€ 33.99
€ 30.18
Hardcover. Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history describes the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a vital achievement despite its incomplete state; all but the first five of its original forty books survive. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996595
- ISBN
- 9780674996595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.46
€ 33.99
€ 30.46
paperback. Presenting Punic War in 264 BC, this title records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction of Carthage. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps, plan, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443622
- ISBN
- 9780140443622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.73
€ 14.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. An account of old Siam written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet. It features his writings in English translation including, a chronicle of Siam's history and a description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion. It includes details on Van Vliet's life, the Dutch community, and, the city of Ayutthaya. Editor(s): Pombejra, Dhiravat Na; Kraan, Alfons van der; Wyatt, D. K. Num Pages: 356 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575819
- ISBN
- 9789749575819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
paperback. What did daily life hold for women in ancient Greece and Rome? How many women read the great histories of Herodotus and Thucydides? Did Socrates' wife, Xanthippe, debate with her husband on issues of beauty and truth? This is an account of women's lives in Greece and Rome'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847923837
- ISBN
- 9781847923837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.16
€ 21.99
€ 15.16