Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardback. Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473847149
- ISBN
- 9781473847149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.03
€ 26.99
€ 20.03
Paperback. From c.550 BC until her defeat at the battle of Leuktra in 371 BC, Sparta was a dominant force in the Greek world. This has traditionally ben explained by Sparta's egalitarian and militaristic society. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125302
- ISBN
- 9781905125302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Hardcover. Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- MFA Publications - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878467969
- ISBN
- 9780878467969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.38
€ 25.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. Roman towns and villas on the Bay of Naples are among the best known to the modern public, largely because some, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, were buried under ash, pumice and mud, when nearby Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, preserving them for our benefit. This book offers a description of the remains and how they were used in Roman times. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448404
- ISBN
- 9780752448404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. * Uniquely complete account of the British Empire - Jan Morris' great Penguin trilogy PAX BRITANNICA only starts from 1837, rather than the 16th Century. * A modern classic of narrative history, updated to include the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 736 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106670
- ISBN
- 9780349106670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.31
€ 23.99
€ 17.31
Hardcover. This volume offers eleven essays on colonial British North America and the American Revolution. Part I of the collection includes essays on aspects of the Revolution that reflect Gipson's interests, while the essays in Part II deal with social history. Editor(s): Shade, William G. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223577
- ISBN
- 9780934223577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardcover. This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. The book offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began, and challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405122504
- ISBN
- 9781405122504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.79
€ 110.79
Paperback. This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. The book offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began, and challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405122511
- ISBN
- 9781405122511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.88
€ 48.99
€ 48.88
Paperback. Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages, beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. Offering an analysis of Plato's "Protagoras, Charmides, and Republic", this book charts Socrates' discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006284
- ISBN
- 9780226006284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. New in paperback by Laurence Gardner, the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt, to the laboratories of modern science, comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance and teleportation in the ancient world, and amazing revelations about the past power and future significance of the sacred Ark. Num Pages: 480 pages, (16 page plate section (24 colour photos, 21 b/w line illustrations)). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; PDZ; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007142965
- ISBN
- 9780007142965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.68
€ 17.99
€ 12.68
Hardback. Using a wealth of evidence from legal, literary and medical texts, as well as art, architecture, ritual, and material culture, the contributors to this volume offer the first extensive study of the private and public roles of mothers in the Classical world Editor(s): Petersen, Lauren Hackworth; Salzman-Mitchell, Patricia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 44 b&w photos, 5 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729902
- ISBN
- 9780292729902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Paperback. * Explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. * Accessible to general readers whilst encouraging them to confront new theories and methodologies, and contemporary assumptions about gender and sexuality. Editor(s): McClure, Laura K. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225898
- ISBN
- 9780631225898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.61
€ 52.99
€ 52.61
Hardback. The archaeological sites on the Monastiriako Kephali hill analysed in this volume include the earliest known mortuary activity at the key Minoan centre of Knossos on the island of Crete. Two Bronze Age sites are presented, known as the 'Tomb' and the 'Deposit', originally excavated in the 1930s but until now never published in detail. Editor(s): Preston, Laura. Num Pages: 125 pages, 73 figs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- British School at Athens United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904887686
- ISBN
- 9780904887686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.45
€ 132.45
Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 170 pages, 81 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; ACK; HBJD; HBLC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023173
- ISBN
- 9780884023173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.37
€ 27.99
€ 24.37
Paperback. For this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field. Num Pages: 256 pages, 141, 141 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874130
- ISBN
- 9780801874130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.91
€ 34.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 tables, 37 b/w figures, 72 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534895
- ISBN
- 9781931534895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Hardcover. Amphorae helps to further our understanding of Roman trade. Yet if amphora studies remain somewhat in the realm of epigraphy, they have also seen a great deal of activity. This volume presents more than 40 contributions, primarily in English, describing researches and indicating which avenues of future investigation can likely prove most fruitful. Editor(s): Eiring, Jonas; Lund, John. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341180
- ISBN
- 9788779341180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. It explores how the texts from classical Greece and Rome have survived and gives an account of the reasons why it was thought worthwhile to preserve them for future generations. In this 4th edition adjustments have been made to the text and the notes have been revised in order to take account of advances in scholarship over the last twenty years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QDAG; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686339
- ISBN
- 9780199686339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107640818
- ISBN
- 9781107640818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Paperback. This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416. Britain's Legacies in the Modern World. 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Dimension: 145 x 197 x 31. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408829004
- ISBN
- 9781408829004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15