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Empires & historical states

Hardcover. A collection of major works of Tacitus, one of the greatest historian of Roman empire. It includes such works as the "Annals" and the "Histories", "Agricola" and the "Germania". Num Pages: 920 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593111
ISBN
9781841593111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Hardcover. In an ambitious overview of a thousand years of history, from the formation of the city-state of Rome to the establishment of a fully Christian culture, T. P. Wiseman examines the evidence for the oral delivery of Roman 'literature' to mass public audiences. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 illustrations, including a four-page colour plates section. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198718352
ISBN
9780198718352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.96

Paperback. Presents us with an imaginative and appealing picture of the early society of pre-literary Rome - as a free and uninhibited world in which the arts and popular entertainments flourished. This book consists of eighteen attempts to find such material and make sense of it. Num Pages: 376 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780859898232
ISBN
9780859898232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.59

Hardcover. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319648
ISBN
9781846319648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961318
ISBN
9780750961318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. This catalogue documents an exhibition at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology on the mysterious ancient Egyptian jackal-headed gods associated with death and the afterlife. These gods are immediately identifiable symbols of ancient Egypt, but their specific identities and roles are often less well known. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990662310
ISBN
9780990662310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.75

Paperback. The elaborately decorated coffin of Djehutymose is one of the central artifacts of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's Egyptian collection. Using the images and texts from the coffin along with related artifacts, Egyptologist T. G. Wilfong explores what the coffin tells us about ancient Egyptian ideas of life, death, and the afterlife. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 228. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187389
ISBN
9780974187389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Fischer-Hansen, Tobias; et al. Series: Acta Hyperborea. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890616
ISBN
9788772890616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.07

Hardback. In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible the ancient Near East came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions and Greek culture met. This book discloses fresh political and economic factors. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275584
ISBN
9780520275584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.84

Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842009
ISBN
9780801842009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. Features writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken critic, Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus, a central figure of Christianity. This book compares these two men not to draw out the obvious contrast between the Church and the Emperor's neo-Paganism, but rather to find their common intellectual and social grounding. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HRAX; HRCC1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287549
ISBN
9780520287549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. The Portland Vase was probably made during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). A work of outstanding technical skill, it is apparently decorated with scenes of love and marriage, the precise meaning of which has been the cause of much debate and interpretation. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 31 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150222
ISBN
9780714150222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. Presents a survey of the perception and reality of the use of cosmetics and perfumes under the Roman Empire. This work, a companion to "Roman Clothing and Fashion" draws on literary, non-literary, visual and archaeological evidence to show, among other things, the importance of cosmetics and perfumes for health. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; TDCJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440989
ISBN
9780752440989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Intended as a general guide to the obelisks that have found their way to the four corners of the earth, this book examines the interest shown in them by the Roman emperors; it discusses each obelisk in detail, and traces individual histories and anecdotes concerning their journeys from Egypt. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675303
ISBN
9781904675303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Paperback. For more than 3,000 years, the mysterious events surrounding the death of Ramesses III have puzzled historians and students of ancient Egypt. This book investigates the circumstances of the ancient pharaoh's death and discovers among the women of his harem the threads of a murder conspiracy. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806204
ISBN
9780875806204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Drawing on the literature, especially the historiography, composed by the members of the elite who conducted Roman foreign affairs, this book reevaluates the roots, motivations, and goals of Roman imperial foreign policy especially as that policy related to warfare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 line figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236837
ISBN
9780520236837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

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

€ 89.13
€ 68.64

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40p of illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534024
ISBN
9781931534024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.42

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

€ 90.26
€ 80.93

Paperback. Using evidence from the Athenian Agora the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played-as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. Num Pages: 56 pages, 75 col & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
Volume XXVI ed.
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616444
ISBN
9780876616444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.17

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