Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. In Memorabilia and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher Socrates through the eyes of his associate, Xenophon. In the Symposium, we obtain insight on life in Athens. Xenophon's Apology is a complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996953
- ISBN
- 9780674996953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. The alien influences behind the rise and fall of Egypt's Golden Age. Num Pages: 320 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 170 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431596
- ISBN
- 9781591431596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.04
€ 23.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. A concise overview of the growth of Mediterranean civilizations from Paleolithic times through the rise of Muhammad in the 7th century. The book surveys ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, and examines life in various Roman provinces. It ends with a discussion of the rise of Christianity. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195155631
- ISBN
- 9780195155631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This book examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405110433
- ISBN
- 9781405110433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.20
€ 141.20
Paperback. Book of the Sphinx Num Pages: 256 pages, 106 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750938617
- ISBN
- 9780750938617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
paperback. The angry emotions, and the problems they presented, were an ancient Greek preoccupation from Homer to late antiquity. The control or elimination of rage was an obsessive concern. From the Greek world it passed to the Romans. This work explains the rise and persistence of this concern. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013865
- ISBN
- 9780674013865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.11€ 58.19
€ 64.11
€ 58.19
Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033818
- ISBN
- 9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.51
€ 52.23
€ 48.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 2061
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110000
- ISBN
- 9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 591.62
€ 591.62
paperback. In the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844137442
- ISBN
- 9781844137442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 429. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 854. An Introduction. 364 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 408 black and white illustrations, 3 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Dimension: 241 x 207 x 15. Weight: 886.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482809
- ISBN
- 9780801482809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415859714
- ISBN
- 9780415859714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.90
€ 49.90
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646954
- ISBN
- 9780691646954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.16
€ 113.16
Hardback. An illustrated catalogue of inscriptions recorded during excavatione between 1967-69. The inscriptions comprise literary and religious ostraca, construction records, Middle Kingdom texts from the chapel area, inscribed potsherds, bricks, seals and other objects. Series: Yale Egyptological Studies. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 265. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912532394
- ISBN
- 9780912532394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. Editor(s): Alderink, Larry. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024998
- ISBN
- 9780691024998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Hardback. After nearly three decades of research and editing over 600 journals spanning 200 years (from 1769 to 1969), Volume VIII incorporates two major sections: (1) Theological Studies (2) Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The entire series of eight volumes covers 1157 sections on all facets of the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBCR; GTB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836457
- ISBN
- 9780810836457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.01
€ 167.01
Hardback. "..the most ambitious single-handed bibliographical project in religious studies of the twentieth century..a monument to the bibliographer's craft, to responsiveness to criticism, to tenacity, and to the bibliography of biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholarship..absolutely indispensable.." -AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY REVIEW Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 823 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 823
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823198
- ISBN
- 9780810823198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.48
€ 229.48
Hardback. Over 7,000 references from more than 600 journals to articles on: Ancient Near Eastern History; Nations and Peoples; Scientific Thought; Demography; Place Names; Geological Studies; Levitical Cities of Refuge; and an alphabetical listing of articles on cities and places within Israel/Palestine. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821262
- ISBN
- 9780810821262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.55
€ 184.55
Hardcover. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 594 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823938
- ISBN
- 9780810823938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.37
€ 183.37
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828223
- ISBN
- 9780810828223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.05€ 24.10
€ 158.05
€ 24.10