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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

Antiquity on Display offers an insight into the history of the imaginative reproductions of architecture housed in Berlin's Pergamon Museum and the shifting regimes of the authentic in museum displays from the nineteenth century to the present. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 99 in text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199570553
ISBN
9780199570553
Condition: New

€ 146.50

Paperback. Yet the very permeability of the frontiers, Whittaker contends, permitted a transformation of Roman society, breathing new life into the empire rather than causing its complete extinction. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 341 pages, 55, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857850
ISBN
9780801857850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. The fifth-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavation. Num Pages: 52 pages, 51 col & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616451
ISBN
9780876616451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.49

Paperback. An annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 CE) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by R A B Mynors. Each panegyric has a thorough introduction, and detailed commentary on historical events, style, figures of speech, and rhetorical strategies accompanies the translations. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 750 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286252
ISBN
9780520286252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685613
ISBN
9780856685613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): MacDonald, Burton. Series: Sheffield Archaeological Monographs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 71ill.33figs.64tabs. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290. Weight in Grams: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
J.R. Collis Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780906090435
ISBN
9780906090435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.47

Hardback. Series: Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 521 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; GBCR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Edition
Augmented
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416156
ISBN
9780900416156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.75

Hardback. This catalogue presents nearly a thousand of the British Museum's extensive collection of ancient Greek terracottas. Num Pages: 528 pages, including 4 pages of colour and 160 pages of b/w plates, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFK; AGC; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122212
ISBN
9780714122212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 281.50

Paperback. The dominant view is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Encouraging the readers to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, this book examines how and why successive generations have understood this period differently. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192807281
ISBN
9780192807281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.10

Hardcover. The rise and fall of the British Empire profoundly shaped the history of modern Scotland and the identity of its people. By examining the opinions of Scots towards the empire from numerous professional and personal backgrounds, Scotland emerges as a nation inextricably linked to the British Empire. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137427298
ISBN
9781137427298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Uncorrected Proof
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307949738
ISBN
9780307949738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 color illus. 96 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QDAG; ACG; AFK; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Art Museum United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943012179
ISBN
9780943012179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardcover. How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481968
ISBN
9780226481968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Armadillo
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861476951
ISBN
9781861476951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardback. Takes a look at how the physical body first emerged in the West as both an object of knowledge and a mysterious part of the self. This book highlights with fresh importance how classical Greek discoveries made possible deeply influential ways of thinking about the human subject. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138992
ISBN
9780691138992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 55.72

Hardback. The intriguing and sometimes surprising information she presents will be valued by historians of medicine and classicists alike. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889783
ISBN
9780801889783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.19
€ 56.48

Hardback. Life and death are never far apart in Egyptian culture and society. This book looks beyond funerary rites and mummification to explore the beliefs and customs of ordinary people. It also looks at how death occurred - through illness, accidents and violent death, as well as in the natural course. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939324
ISBN
9780750939324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. This work presents a classification system and absolute chronology for black-gloss wares from Crete, establishing the first local and regional ceramic sequences during the period from 600 to 400 B.C. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 col and 115 b/w figs, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
First Edition, First
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876615454
ISBN
9780876615454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.92

Paperback. When the Romans came to Britain in AD 43, they brought a new style of domestic life, one that better-off Britons soon copied. This guide looks at how villas were built, and at the accommodation and daily life villa residents enjoyed - their living rooms and bedrooms, kitchens and baths, gardens and courtyards, and furniture and food. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653310
ISBN
9781841653310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Southwater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857236708
ISBN
9780857236708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

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