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Empires & historical states

Hardcover. The Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today, the road is all but gone. This book deals with the author's adventures along this ancient highway. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 144 pages, 24 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBLA1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425719
ISBN
9780226425719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.27

Hardback. Helps to explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians. This title includes chapters which explore the preparation of food and drink, religious ceremonies and cosmology, work and play, the arts, military domination, and intellectual accomplishments. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 123 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313353062
ISBN
9780313353062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.48

hardcover. A lift-the-flap information book for young readers which explores life in Ancient Egypt, in particular the rituals that the Egyptian Pharaohs undertook in preparation for the afterlife: mummification and the construction of pyramids. Illustrator(s): Tognetti, Stefano. Series: Look Inside. Num Pages: 14 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AF; YBGP; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 221 x 195 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409563921
ISBN
9781409563921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Hardcover. Take a journey back in time to the glory days of Ancient Egypt, when pharaohs ruled, the pyramids were built and the mighty Nile was the source of all life. This book contains fascinating information such as how Egyptians worshipped their Gods, buried their dead and built the pyramids, as well as amazing details about day-to-day life. Illustrator(s): Hancock, David. Series: See Inside. Num Pages: 16 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 4KHF; 4KHJ; 5AF; YBGP; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 283 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
16
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746084120
ISBN
9780746084120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. An indepth examination of the presentation of Constantinople and its complex relationship with the west in medieval French texts. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6, 5 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843023
ISBN
9781843843023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 271 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Antiksamlingen Denmark
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9788789438016
ISBN
9788789438016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

Hardcover. The contributors to The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World examine how topography shaped the perception and interpretation of violence in Greek and Roman antiquity. No other book either adopts the spatial theoretical framework or pairs the examination of different classes of violence in classical antiquity in this way. Editor(s): Riess, Werner; Fagan, Garrett G. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119820
ISBN
9780472119820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.21

Paperback. The aspects of Ancient Greece that are examined are interesting and varied, ranging from Greek cities, land and trade, to Greek Gods and mythology, thought and invention, daily life and the Greek legacy. Editor(s): Penrose, David. Series: Collins Primary History S. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 210 x 192 x 2. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780003154511
ISBN
9780003154511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.02

Hardcover. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 108 includes James Adams, "The Latin of the Magerius Mosaic"; Lucia Floridi, "The Construction of a Homoerotic Discourse in the Epigrams of Ausonius"; Benjamin Garstad, "Rome in the Alexander Romance"; Christopher Jones, "The Greek Letters Ascribed to Brutus"; and other essays. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417540
ISBN
9780674417540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Hardcover. Helps you find out what the ancient Greeks ate, where they lived, the games they played, the clothes they wore, the heroes they admired, and the people who made history. This title is packed with over 350 photographs and illustrations, including cross-section diagrams, historical maps and a pictorial timeline. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 350 pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 236 x 302 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843229643
ISBN
9781843229643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Series: Step into S. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 250 photographs and artworks. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 289 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368. Step into Ancient Greece. Series: Step into S. 64 pages, over 250 photographs and artworks. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH. Dimension: 289 x 214 x 7. Weight: 368.
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844765102
ISBN
9781844765102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.60

Hardback. For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This title encompasses the history of Greek oracles and focuses on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140422
ISBN
9780300140422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180077
ISBN
9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Digital (delivered electronically). Explores the remarkable similarities between early Indian and early Greek philosophy Editor(s): Seaford, Emeritus Professor of Greek Richard (University of Exeter). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HBJF; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474427142
ISBN
9781474427142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. The first two chapters provide a resume of how the coinage of the central Roman state changed, developed and stumbled. In Britain most coins in museums and collections come from hoards (coins deposited in a group) or from coins found singly during excavation or walking over fields. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HB; HD; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752425238
ISBN
9780752425238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745952291
ISBN
9780745952291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. The Rosetta Stone contains a decree written three times in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic that provided the key to the mysterious hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt, and opened up 3,000 years of that country's history and culture. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 illustrations, 22 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150215
ISBN
9780714150215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780451206855
ISBN
9780451206855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 b/w, 150 col illus. BIC Classification: 1QD; HB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007452514
ISBN
9780007452514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226570648
ISBN
9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

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