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Empires & historical states
Hardback. Examines the role of romantic comedy, particularly the plays of Menander, in defending democratic culture and transnational polis culture against various threats during the initial and most fraught period of the Hellenistic Era. This book also demonstrates the importance of gender, kinship, and sexuality to the making of democratic civic ideology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; JFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115832
- ISBN
- 9780691115832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.81€ 68.64
€ 88.81
€ 68.64
Hardcover. This is a comprehensive catalogue of the Hellenistic pottery found at Sardis by two archaeological expeditions. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs. Num Pages: 229 pages, 144 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFPC; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674014619
- ISBN
- 9780674014619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.93€ 81.27
€ 89.93
€ 81.27
Paperback. The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and historians of the classical world. Editor(s): Alcock, Susan E.; Osborne, Robin. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 548 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444336917
- ISBN
- 9781444336917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.37
€ 49.99
€ 36.37
Hardback. A magisterial and wide-ranging volume on the rich visual culture of the Roman Empire Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064719
- ISBN
- 9781606064719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05€ 55.42
€ 71.05
€ 55.42
Paperback. The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3J; HBJF1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859609
- ISBN
- 9781848859609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Paperback. Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names. Translator(s): Hurley, Donna W. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603843133
- ISBN
- 9781603843133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. Chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. Editor(s): Rives, James B. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455168
- ISBN
- 9780140455168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Edwards, Catharine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537563
- ISBN
- 9780199537563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Hardcover. Reflects the continuing public fascination with Ancient Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804717
- ISBN
- 9781907804717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 40.24
€ 53.29
€ 40.24
Hardcover. This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, bringing together leading scholars representing an unusually wide range of historical approaches to the British Empire. Editor(s): Stockwell, Sarah E. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405125345
- ISBN
- 9781405125345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians belief in the afterlife. Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HBTB; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120890
- ISBN
- 9781405120890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.37
€ 38.37
Paperback. Steven Mithen's unique history of water and society in the ancient world has never been told before and is particularly relevant today in the face of global climate change. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226873
- ISBN
- 9781780226873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired people for years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Greek myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that they can be better understood. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444163469
- ISBN
- 9781444163469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 463 pages, 24 color and 442 b 139 b&w illus., 3 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; 3D; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 813. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308738
- ISBN
- 9781477308738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813589
- ISBN
- 9780932813589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Tells the history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476. This title draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to archaeological finds. It concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330488
- ISBN
- 9781780330488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.67
€ 8.67
Hardcover. This book presents a historical study of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity from the accession of the emperor Diocletian 284 to the death of the emperor Heraclius in 641. Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 488 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108577
- ISBN
- 9781405108577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.92
€ 149.92
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604251
- ISBN
- 9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125265
- ISBN
- 9781905125265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.93
€ 79.93
Paperback. This interpretation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to demonstrate that it is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. The core of the book is an appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313948
- ISBN
- 9780226313948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83