Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure. His poems paint a picture of a literary, not merely literate, culture, which complement's Gregory's canvas of bloodthirsty dynastic feuding. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 geneal. table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3F; DCF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853231790
- ISBN
- 9780853231790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237525
- ISBN
- 9780853237525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237600
- ISBN
- 9780853237600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.65
€ 46.65
Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712775
- ISBN
- 9780292712775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.27
€ 44.27
paperback. A collection that includes the panegyric of Claudius Mamertinus ("Panegyrici Latini XI/3"), a substantial part of the treatise of John Chrysostom on St Babylas and against Julian ("de S Babyla c Julianum et gentiles XIV-XIX"), and Emphrem Syrus' "Hymns Against Julian". Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, map, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780853233763
- ISBN
- 9780853233763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Hardback. The description for this book, Studies in the Antiquities of Stobi, Volume 2, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641584
- ISBN
- 9780691641584
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Condition: New
€ 105.93
€ 105.93
Hardcover. Brings together the latest international research on a key medieval writer and thinker Editor(s): Stone, Rachel; West, Charles. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDH; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091407
- ISBN
- 9780719091407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.95
€ 161.95
Hardcover. This study represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term "religion" in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the 17th century, and promotes the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic. Editor(s): Asirvatham, Sulochana R.; Pache, Corinne; Watrous, John. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QSM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HRKP; HRQX2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699681
- ISBN
- 9780847699681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.24
€ 175.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomsen, Ole. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 315 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892368
- ISBN
- 9788772892368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 51.21
€ 65.39
€ 51.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Johansen, Holger Friis; Friis-Jensen, Karsten. Num Pages: 405 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772894225
- ISBN
- 9788772894225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 51.21
€ 65.39
€ 51.21
Paperback. Drawing on archaelogy, anthropology and history this guide explores Roman costume, looking at everything from hairstyles and jewelery to literature and geography. Editor(s): Sebesta, Judith Lynn; Bonfante, Larissa. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, many b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 785.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299138547
- ISBN
- 9780299138547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Hardcover. Sheyyad Hamzas 14th century Anatolian Turkish poem, a retelling of the ancient Joseph Story has inspiration both in popular preaching and oral story telling. A lively and often moving story, it reflects aspects of the popular culture of its time. Translator(s): Hickman, Bill. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633570
- ISBN
- 9780815633570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.49
€ 31.49
Paperback. The foremost religious festival of ancient Athens was the Panathenaia. This work addresses the problems of its interpretation, discussing the seasonal controversy over the Parthenon frieze. The festival is also compared with others held throughout the ancient Greek world. Editor(s): Neils, Jenifer. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 b&w photographs, 7 drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299151140
- ISBN
- 9780299151140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107660700
- ISBN
- 9781107660700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Paperback. What makes you happy? This title features fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251461
- ISBN
- 9780241251461
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Condition: New
€ 6.20
€ 6.20
paperback. This collection of essays looks at an area of Greek religion traditionally called "magical practices". Focusing on the relationship between magical and religious ritual, it aims to remedy the tendency for neglect in this area. Editor(s): Faraone, Christopher A.; Obbink, Dirk. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037553
- ISBN
- 9780195111408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This volume in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy looks at Plato's metaphysics and epistemology. It includes essays on Socratic method, the theory of forms, knowledge and belief, being and not-being, and the philosophy of language. Editor(s): Fine, Gail. Series: Oxford Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 522 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; HPJ; HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666. Volume 1 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035157
- ISBN
- 9780198752066
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. This text disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization", that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Editor(s): Lefkowitz, Mary R.; Rogers, Guy Maclean. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033158
- ISBN
- 9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 664 pages, 52 drawings, 664 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 191 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2087.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367894
- ISBN
- 9780892367894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 320.81
€ 320.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 636 pages, 40 drawings, 556 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 284 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367887
- ISBN
- 9780892367887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.05
€ 272.05