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Empires & historical states

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827554
ISBN
9781473827554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. A collection of funerary texts from a variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. It consists of spells, prayers and incantations, and contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. It offers insights into ancient Egypt. Translator(s): Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallace. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455502
ISBN
9780140455502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399713
ISBN
9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. Editor(s): Rich, John; Shipley, Graham. Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415121668
ISBN
9780415121668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

Paperback. What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861973399
ISBN
9781861973399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610344
ISBN
9780691610344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248151
ISBN
9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.31

Paperback. Presents a range of houses, from tenements to villas, and shows us how enduring patterns of Roman wall decoration bear the cultural, religious, and social imprints of the people who lived with them. This work guides us through four centuries of Roman wall painting, mosaic and stucco decoration, from the period of the Four Styles (100 BC to AD 79). Num Pages: 450 pages, 24 colour photographs, 227 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084292
ISBN
9780520084292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.22
€ 56.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Oleson, John Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 896 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDK; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199734856
ISBN
9780199734856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99

Hardback. An important new look at Rome's earliest buildings and their context within the broader tradition of Mediterranean culture Num Pages: 268 pages, 62 color + 58 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211818
ISBN
9780300211818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Bookmarks Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909026292
ISBN
9781909026292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743372
ISBN
9780804743372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Full-colour booklet illustrating the many role played by the horse in Greek life, from myth and early history to its significance as a mark of status and its use in war, transport, games and festivals. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 40 pages, 56 col illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies
Edition
Volume XXIV
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616390
ISBN
9780876616390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.30

Paperback. The revised version of this popular site guide provides a brief account of the history of the Athenian agora and its principal monuments, and now features numerous colour illustrations. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616437
ISBN
9780876616437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades. Editor(s): Marincola, John M. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 752 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJK; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339239
ISBN
9781444339239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Paperback. A biography of the legendary Mongol emperor and warlord. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1QDM; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553814989
ISBN
9780553814989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. This work talks about this person. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817188
ISBN
9780553817188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Do you think being a Roman gladiator seems glamorous? Think again! At gladiator school, you'll be taught to fight, kill, and die in a suitably sporting manner to entertain the Roman crowds. If you survive, you could become a hero - but don't count on it. Illustrator(s): Antram, David. Series: You Wouldn't Want to be.. Num Pages: 40 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 213 x 179 x 2. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Salariya Book Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909645240
ISBN
9781909645240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Paperback. Big Picture series brings the world and its wonders to life for young readers. Full of fascinating information from across the globe, from animals and homes to the most interesting jobs in history. Series: The Big Picture. Num Pages: 24 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 4KHF; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 211 x 223 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408131527
ISBN
9781408131527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.87

Hardback. Employing archaeological theory and analysis as well as mortuary theory to build a model of an Early Bronze Age society in the eastern Carpathian Basin, the author focuses on the Maros communities and utilizes the densely encoded social information from their cemeteries to draw a picture of the Maros' social systems. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GTC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306453229
ISBN
9780306453229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.42

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