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Empires & historical states
Paperback. This selection of Cicero's letters not merely documents in detail Cicero's career but simultaneously provides a month-by-month record of the collapse of the republic and its replacement by a tyranny. It provides a vivid picture of daily life and politics in Rome, the assassination of Caesar, and Cicero's vain resistance to the rise of Mark Antony. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DB; DNF; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214204
- ISBN
- 9780199214204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first century Rome. This edition uses the 1997 Clarendon text by the acclaimed translator P.G. Walsh. Editor(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540068
- ISBN
- 9780199540068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.49
€ 16.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996359
- ISBN
- 9780674996359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.98
€ 33.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history. Even one of the men who authorized his assassination, the Emperor Octavian, admitted to his grandson that Cicero was: 'an eloquent man, my boy, eloquent and a lover of his country'. This selection of speeches illustrates Cicero's fierce loyalty to the Roman Republic. Editor(s): McElduff, Siobhan. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DB; DNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455533
- ISBN
- 9780140455533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
hardcover. O"How to Win an Election" was a delight--and "How to Run a Country" is even better. Cicero's acute observations about how to govern will resonate with everyone who recognizes that the tribalism, ideological extremism, and coarsened culture of politics today urgently need to change."--Norman J. Ornstein, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks." Translator(s): Freeman, Philip. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; HPS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 122 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691156576
- ISBN
- 9780691156576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. With her signature comic-strip style, Marcia WIlliams takes us behind the scenes at some of ancient Rome's most famous moments. Illustrator(s): Williams, Marcia. Num Pages: 40 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 5AH; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 253 x 316 x 3. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781406354553
- ISBN
- 9781406354553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.66
€ 9.66
Paperback. Nine stories of Ancient Egypt, wittily retold in comic-strip style. Num Pages: 48 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AF; YFW. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 315 x 252 x 5. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781406338324
- ISBN
- 9781406338324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
hardcover. Beginning with a definition of the pre-rational meaning of "truth" in archaic Greece, Detienne traces the lineage of the concept. Its distinct difference from the logic of the western philosophers is discussed and a movement from a religious to a secular thought about truth is identified. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 231 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Zone Books – MIT
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032568
- ISBN
- 9780942299854
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
Paperback. This volume traces the odyssey of truth "aletheia", from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. The book begins with an examination of how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299861
- ISBN
- 9780942299861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Hardback. An eloquent answer to some of the most vexing questions about the myth of Orpheus and its far-reaching ramifications through time and culture, Detienne's work ultimately offers a major rethinking of Greek mythology. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869549
- ISBN
- 9780801869549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.50€ 59.00
€ 64.50
€ 59.00
Paperback. Looks at the anthropology of the Greeks and other cultures across space and time, and in the process discovers aspects of the art of comparability. This book tries to see how cultural systems react not just to a touchstone category, but also to the questions and concepts that arise from the reaction. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021259
- ISBN
- 9780674021259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBLA; HPCA; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691176352
- ISBN
- 9780691176352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.82
€ 25.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Malcolm Davies provides the first full commentary on the surviving fragments of the four epics that recount the story of the Seven's failed assault against Thebes and the successful assault in the next generation. He sets them in context and examines whether artistic depictions of the relevant myths can help reconstruct the lost epics' contents. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417243
- ISBN
- 9780674417243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.72
€ 25.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. For the amateur archaeologist - summarizes 65 archaeological sites with maps and coordinates Num Pages: 256 pages, colour plates and maps. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955955
- ISBN
- 9781904955955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.66
€ 17.99
€ 17.66
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 1QDAG; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642338
- ISBN
- 9780691642338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.47€ 148.16
€ 199.47
€ 148.16
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614755
- ISBN
- 9780691614755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.64€ 60.02
€ 77.64
€ 60.02
Paperback. Founded by South Asian immigrants in California, Ghadar - the Indian anticolonial movement that attempted overthrow of the British Empire - quickly became a global presence in East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa. This title tells the dramatic story of Ghadar. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBG; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269552
- ISBN
- 9780520269552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume XVII
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616178
- ISBN
- 9780876616178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.54
€ 9.54
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648941
- ISBN
- 9780691648941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.29
€ 233.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616703
- ISBN
- 9780876616703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.53
€ 11.53