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Empires & historical states

Hardcover. A compelling, fresh account of the battle of Rorke's Drift, featuring an array of previously unpublished material including defender accounts and artwork. The author questions what is widely believed to be historical fact and instead offers up his own interpretation of one of the most established actions of the hospital fight. Num Pages: 208 pages, 49 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555538
ISBN
9781781555538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Series: Spotlights. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Brown Bear Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781212271
ISBN
9781781212271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. An essential book for the 21st-century citizen who seeks a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek Olympics Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300159073
ISBN
9780300159073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. If you want a gripping, well-written, detailed story of insurrection against Rome, supported by splendid illustrations, start here.?The Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 284 pages, 83. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603162
ISBN
9781445603162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. An interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. It reveals Ambrose's manipulation of events without making him too Machiavellian. It presents a study of the politics and history of the Christian church and the Roman Empire in that period. It traces the chronology of Ambrose's public activity. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRCC1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084612
ISBN
9780520084612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 57.47

Paperback. Presents a look at the monumental granite naos of King Nekhthorheb (360-343 BC), which was originally 3.5m tall. The naos is an important source for late religious iconography and relief carving, as it bears extensive depictions of divine figures, arranged in registers, carved in exquisite detail on a small scale. Series: British Museum Research Publication. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w and col illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 300 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591565
ISBN
9780861591565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47

Paperback. This is the first monograph on the British Museum fieldwork at Kom Firin in Egypt's Nile Delta, a settlement created around the time of Ramses II, and occupied until late Antiquity. This volume focuses on the survey and remote sensing of the site, along with a full publication of the Ramesside temple. Num Pages: 200 pages, 240 half-tones, 80 line drawings, 16 full colour images, with fold-out maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 294 x 16. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591701
ISBN
9780861591701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. The Gayer-Anderson Cat has been one of the most admired objects at the British Museum since its arrival in 1947. This book presents a detailed description of the cat and a discussion of its possible meaning and role in ancient times. It is complemented by photographs. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 37 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119731
ISBN
9780714119731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.37

Hardcover. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFFA; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633181
ISBN
9780815633181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

Paperback. This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study. Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall. Editor(s): Rosenstein, Nathan; Morstein-Marx, Robert. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334135
ISBN
9781444334135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534789
ISBN
9781931534789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.70

paperback. In The Visual Poetics of Power, Nassos Papalexandrou illuminates the early history of the tripod cauldron, the most sacred symbol of the Greeks. He also explores the performative dimensions of the figurative arts in the preliterate contexts of early Greek sanctuaries. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780739107348
ISBN
9780739107348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.90

Paperback. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from Ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths.The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 674 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 45. Weight in Grams: 934. A Sourcebook. Roman Empire. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. 674 pages, Ill. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from Ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths.The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 45. Weight: 902.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
674
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
3rd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071338
ISBN
9780231071338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths. The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. Num Pages: 674 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
674
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071314
ISBN
9780231071314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardback. Delivers a comprehensive reading of Minoan art as a system of thought. Num Pages: 280 pages, 137 line drawings, 24 b&w photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252033926
ISBN
9780252033926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. This volume brings together the work of leading scholars on two of the most important, yet puzzling, extant ensembles of Hellenistic Age sculpture: the Great Altar at Pergamon and the Cave at Sperlonga in Italy. Editor(s): De Grummond, Nancy Thomson; Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 339 pages, 125 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 plan, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223271
ISBN
9780520223271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 64.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Grummond, Nancy Thompson de; Pieraccini, Lisa. Series: Cities of the Etruscans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 color and 98 b&w photos, 49 b&w illus., 27 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 289 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308431
ISBN
9781477308431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback. Noted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek polis and cast their gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155519
ISBN
9781405155519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Paperback. Series: Corinth Notes. Num Pages: 32 pages, 33ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
Volume II
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616710
ISBN
9780876616710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.59

Paperback. A collection of papers on architectural terracottas revealing aspects of ancient history and the classical world from mainland Greece, Northern Greece and Albania, the Black Sea, Aegean Islands and Asia Minor, South Italy and Sicily. Editor(s): Winter, Nancy A. Series: Hesperia supplements. Num Pages: 366 pages, 95 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AM; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876615270
ISBN
9780876615270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.19

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