Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. This book argues that Herodotus was right after all. Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177664
- ISBN
- 9780300177664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.77
€ 24.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Analyses key aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery religion, and magic. The author brings to light evidence uncovered about ancient Pythagoreanism and reconstructs the transmission of Pythagorean ideas from the Greek West down to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, and from there into the Islamic world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198150817
- ISBN
- 9780198150817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.17
€ 94.17
Paperback. This volume is a detailed study of the army of Germany's most important ally in World War I during the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I. It is illustrated woth rare photographs and uniform details. Illustrator(s): Pavlovic, Darko. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765945
- ISBN
- 9781841765945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.47
€ 20.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. A surprising, witty and entertaining journey through the Latin roots of the English language, by the bestselling author of Veni Vidi Vici and Eureka! Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 2ADL; CBX; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782399339
- ISBN
- 9781782399339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.53
€ 15.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. From the Trojan War through to the rise of the Roman empire, Peter Jones tells the epic story of ancient Greece in this entertaining and illuminating follow-up to Veni, Vidi, Vici. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782395164
- ISBN
- 9781782395164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. 'Jones spans all 1,200 years of Roman history with seemingly unstoppable enthusiasm.. Informative, casually erudite but engagingly unstuffy, he makes the classical world feel both beguiling and fresh' --Andrew Holgate, Sunday Times Num Pages: 416 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393900
- ISBN
- 9781782393900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages, 173 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 360 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2916.
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588396051
- ISBN
- 9781588396051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.92
€ 174.92
Hardback. Classical slavery provides fascinating, complex, and engaging, albeit sometimes grim, topics for the historian. This book provides the political and historical context for Greek and Roman slavery and briefly surveys the institutions themselves. It conveys the interest of the field of ancient slavery to students of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188050
- ISBN
- 9781405188050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.04
€ 93.04
paperback. In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325416
- ISBN
- 9780195325416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.30
€ 29.30
Paperback. A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 592 pages, b/w plates (pages) 16. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330491365
- ISBN
- 9780330491365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.39
€ 23.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 61. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047478
- ISBN
- 9780141047478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Peter Wilson provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the Holy Roman Empire and its profound impact during its last three centuries of existence. Drawing on a wealth of research, the expanded new edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and now features a new chapter on 'Nation and Identity'. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDH; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239784
- ISBN
- 9780230239784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.01
€ 40.01
Paperback. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566. 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203136
- ISBN
- 9780520203136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524027
- ISBN
- 9781472524027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Paperback. Offers a different perspective, suggesting that the crisis that finally brought down Sparta was in important ways a result of centrifugal impulses within the Peloponnesian League, accompanied by a general awakening of ethnicity in various areas of the Peloponnese. Editor(s): Funke, Peter; Luraghi, Nino. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031999
- ISBN
- 9780674031999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. The Giza Plateau represents perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world. With the advent of new technologies, the Necropolis is now accessible in four dimensions. Peter Der Manuelian explores technologies for cataloging and visualizing Giza and offers more general philosophical reflection on the nature of visualization in archaeology. Series: metaLABprojects. Num Pages: 256 pages, 89 color illustrations, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674731233
- ISBN
- 9780674731233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. A breathtaking analysis of twelve centuries of warfare. Num Pages: Colour artwork throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848329416
- ISBN
- 9781848329416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686511
- ISBN
- 9780856686511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.26
€ 34.99
€ 31.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311684
- ISBN
- 9781477311684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. Text with translation, commentary and notes. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685903
- ISBN
- 9780856685903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.14
€ 34.99
€ 31.14