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Empires & historical states

Hardback. Offers reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life - and not simply an intellectual discipline. This book traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138602
ISBN
9780691138602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
5th
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616574
ISBN
9780876616574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.46

Paperback. The monuments of ancient Athens give testimony to the enduring legacy of ancient Greek civilisation. In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of the area presents a survey of the monuments - first chronologically, then site by site. Num Pages: 340 pages, 270 illustrations, 17 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101515
ISBN
9780300101515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. The archives of the American School of Classical Studies excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolours and drawings - well over 40 - by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century. Num Pages: 334 pages, 241 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619605
ISBN
9780876619605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.22

Hardcover. This volume, the first of two dealing with the Early Iron Age deposits from the Athenian Agora, publishes all the tombs from the end of the Bronze Age through the Late Geometric period. It will be an invaluable reference work for archaeologists and scholars of early Greece, and Athens in particular. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 637 b/w figs, 8 col pls, 1 col foldout, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876612361
ISBN
9780876612361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.57

Paperback. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953051
ISBN
9780241953051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

paperback. .
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140114485
ISBN
9780140114485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015255
ISBN
9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 55.72

Paperback. The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of this volume. The contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. Editor(s): Collins, John J.; Sterling, Gregory E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030520
ISBN
9780268030520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051634
ISBN
9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Series: Spotlights. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 185 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Brown Bear Books Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781212264
ISBN
9781781212264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Unique chronicle of the cultures and achievements of ancient civilizations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848668966
ISBN
9781848668966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014487
ISBN
9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243644
ISBN
9780230243644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132411
ISBN
9781405132411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Hardback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132404
ISBN
9781405132404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

Paperback. In recent years, British Museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study Egyptian mummies. This book draws on research to reveal the actual experience of living and dying in the ancient Nile Valley. Num Pages: 192 pages, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119120
ISBN
9780714119120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855915
ISBN
9780810855915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.17

Paperback. Series: Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book. Num Pages: 48 pages, 22 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; YFJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 279 x 161 x 5. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486418629
ISBN
9780486418629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.45

Paperback. Providing a fun way to find out about Ancient Rome, this activity book includes word puzzles, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, and jokes and cartoons. Series: British Museum Colouring Books. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AF; YBGC; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 277 x 198 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92. Series: British Museum Colouring Books. 16 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. Providing a fun way to find out about Ancient Rome, this activity book includes word puzzles, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, and jokes and cartoons. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AF; YBGC; YNH. Dimension: 277 x 198 x 4. Weight: 92.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
16
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714121857
ISBN
9780714121857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

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