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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Translator(s): Prasse, Karl G. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDAP; DNF; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890401
ISBN
9788772890401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.68
€ 51.26

Paperback. This collection of essays is devoted to the most important changes - in theme, language, structure, style, and production - that characterize the transformation of Athenian Comedy from the mid-fifth through the fourth century. Editor(s): Dobrov, Gregory W. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788501401
ISBN
9780788501401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

He discusses the strategies the Romans employed to alleviate or prevent flooding, their social and religious attitudes toward floods, and how the threat of inundation influenced the development of the city's physical and economic landscapes. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37, 23 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884054
ISBN
9780801884054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.12

Paperback. Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a substitution of something unfamilar for something familiar, metonymy connects something familiar with something else already familiar. Nagy offers close readings of over one hundred examples of metonymy in the arts of Greek and other cultures. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088320
ISBN
9780674088320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294875
ISBN
9780520294875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. A brief introduction to the history, archaeology, art, language, and culture of the Indus Valley civilization, written by the leading North American Indus archaeologist. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1003.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101715
ISBN
9780759101715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.45

Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847681297
ISBN
9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.54

Paperback. Series: Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture. Num Pages: 246 pages, 71 b 21 b&w illus., 10 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 14. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309933
ISBN
9781477309933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955904
ISBN
9780750955904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press United States
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780806130002
ISBN
9780806130002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the military and political changes after Alexander. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415046183
ISBN
9780415046183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192. 116 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AN. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight: 188.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
116
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226477619
ISBN
9780226477619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Examines a small group of early papyrus manuscripts of Homer's Iliad, known as the Ptolemaic papyri, which, although fragmentary, are the oldest surviving physical evidence of the text of the Iliad, dating from the third to the first centuries BCE. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674053236
ISBN
9780674053236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 556 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HBLA; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
556
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536455
ISBN
9788763536455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.80
€ 133.98

Paperback. Offers an important collection of essays about early Egyptian (Coptic) Christianity language, literature, and social history. Editor(s): Goehring, James E.; Timbie, Janet A. Series: CUA Studies in Early Christianity. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRAX; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215792
ISBN
9780813215792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.46

Hardcover. Discusses the Peloponnesian war as a struggle between a land and a sea power that descends into a grim struggle, in which moral standards decline and atrocities are perpetrated on civilian populations. This work looks at the mixture of attitudes that emerge among commanders - some put honour above all else while others pursue personal ambition. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862273238
ISBN
9781862273238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.00

Paperback. The Tile Works was one of the major and most prolific industrial establishments in ancient Corinth. This study documents the excavations from the first half of the last century, identifying various types, chronological setting and fabric basis. Series: Hesperia Supplement. Num Pages: 200 pages, many b/w pls & figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 283 x 12. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780876615355
ISBN
9780876615355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 illustrations, (46 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DVWYV; 1QDA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873654043
ISBN
9780873654043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.72

Hardcover. Over the past 200 years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet debate continues about what the images depicted on these vases actually meant to ancient Greek viewers. This work demonstrates how the study of visual images will enrich understanding of the ancient world. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244365
ISBN
9780226244365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.33
€ 82.95

Paperback. "Published for the Center for Hellenic Studies." Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605746
ISBN
9780691605746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.17
€ 40.03

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