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History: earliest times to present day

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

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
€ 28.91

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
€ 28.91

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
€ 28.62

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.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Later Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443622
ISBN
9780140443622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

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
€ 28.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185126
ISBN
9780300185126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.20

Hardback. This volume brings together a wide range of readings on the Athenian Empire. Editor(s): Low, Polly. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625857
ISBN
9780748625857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.91

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

€ 37.99
€ 31.70

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

€ 129.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765627292
ISBN
9780765627292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.01

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

€ 58.94

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
€ 15.06

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
€ 11.09

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
€ 13.47

Hardcover. An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Editor(s): Romm, James. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393292824
ISBN
9780393292824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century AD, the author depicts complex and nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization - courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence and reason - that contributed to the rise of Rome. Editor(s): Tatum, Jeffrey. Translator(s): Tatum, Jeffrey; Pelling, Christopher; Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449754
ISBN
9780140449754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848466
ISBN
9781603848466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Translator(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Series Editor(s): Pelling, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449433
ISBN
9780140449433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Stadter, Philip A. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540051
ISBN
9780199540051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.87

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: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449358
ISBN
9780140449358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who consorted with the tyrannical, debauched emperor Nero before briefly becoming a dignified and gracious emperor himself. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian; Pelling, Christopher. Num Pages: 752 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449167
ISBN
9780140449167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033828
ISBN
9781906033828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.58

paperback. "Ultimately, the story of Nova Scotia's violent integration into the British system offers a case study in the limits of voluntarism in the ramshackle empire that preceded the Seven Years' War."-William and Mary Quarterly Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBCV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218695
ISBN
9780812218695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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