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Empires & historical states

Hardback. Law is a specific form of social regulation distinct from religion, ethics, and even politics, and endowed with a strong and autonomous rationality. Its invention, a crucial aspect of Western history, took place against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's gradual consolidation. Schiavone reconstructs this development with clear-eyed passion. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy; Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; LAFD; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047334
ISBN
9780674047334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50
€ 60.89

Paperback. Presents ancient Egypt in photographs and textual descriptions of Egyptian art, culture, and government. This book provides a view of the civilization as a whole, and includes a section on the history of Egyptology, the invasions and excavations, and a section on where the artifacts can be seen today. Series: Dictionaries of Civilization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 320 color illustrations, 17 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256484
ISBN
9780520256484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 879.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212061
ISBN
9780789212061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. A visceral history of Pompeii - the living city brought back to life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0001983
ISBN
9780753820766
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Readers of Herodotus' Histories are familiar with its reports of bizarre portents, riddling oracles, and striking dreams. This book represents an examination of signs and their interpreters, as well as the terminology Herodotus uses to describe sign transmission, reception, and decoding. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055889
ISBN
9780674055889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.57

Hardback. The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 b/w halftones; 41 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739349
ISBN
9780199739349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Mourelatos, Alexander P. D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636740
ISBN
9780691636740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Jones, Alexander R. Num Pages: 208 pages, 145 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HDD; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 312 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174402
ISBN
9780691174402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.63

Hardback. Series: Comparative Urban Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739138694
ISBN
9780739138694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064566
ISBN
9781606064566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. This book explores how the world and the sea were imagined differently before imperial European hegemony. It offers a deeper argument about the discipline of history and the historian's craft. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 b/w images and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285927
ISBN
9780520285927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. This book explores how the world and the sea were imagined differently before imperial European hegemony. It offers a deeper argument about the discipline of history and the historian's craft. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 b/w images and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520285910
ISBN
9780520285910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.48

Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215861
ISBN
9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Miracles occupied a unique place in medieval and Byzantine life and thought. This volume makes available three collections of miracle tales never before translated into English. They deepen our understanding of attitudes toward miracles and display the remarkable range of registers in which Greek could be written during the Byzantine period. Translator(s): Talbot, Alice-Mary; Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCC2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059030
ISBN
9780674059030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.93

Hardback. A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms political, cultural, social, and economic upon Italy s various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy. Editor(s): Cooley, Alison. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339260
ISBN
9781444339260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.56

Paperback. Original edition published under title: Pompeii. London: Routledge, 2004. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415666800
ISBN
9780415666800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. This book explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to students today. Num Pages: 554 pages, 100 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940. 554 pages, 100 b/w illus. 1 map. Explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to modern students. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 26. Weight: 1086.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521549547
ISBN
9780521549547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.44

Paperback. Drawing insights from archaeology and anthropology as well as Classics, this book broadens our understanding of the gladiatorial contest and its place within the highly politicised cult practice of the Roman Empire. The author explores the arena as a key social and political institution for binding Rome and its provinces. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photos, 9 line drawings, 6 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725232
ISBN
9780292725232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 69 colour & 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Northgate Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952423324
ISBN
9780952423324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415165112
ISBN
9780415165112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

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