Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Ranging over a quarter of a millenium and four continents, this book uncovers the lives, deaths and autobiographical writings of a vital but forgotten constituency: the tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence but who got caught and caught out. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665285
- ISBN
- 9780712665285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.52
€ 25.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Waterpoint Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956732514
- ISBN
- 9780956732514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. This book whisks kids back in time over 2,000 years to spend a special day in Athens. Modern children follow a typical ancient Greek family through their day, and along the way they get to do all the things the Greeks did--from making clothes and jewelry to learning Greek letters to preparing a fabulous Greek feast. Series: Spend the Day Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 5AK; YBG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471154549
- ISBN
- 9780471154549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.25
€ 18.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this book offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of the Roman soldiers and their Germanic opponents. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472803498
- ISBN
- 9781472803498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
hardcover. Examines the many wars fought during the reign of Augustus which more than doubled the size of Rome's territory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783831845
- ISBN
- 9781783831845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.49
€ 24.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. This revised edition of Casson's engaging work, originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome, includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801859922
- ISBN
- 9780801859922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.53
€ 35.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores the royal libraries of the Ancient Near East, the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, and the first Christian monastic libraries. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; GLM; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097214
- ISBN
- 9780300097214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.51
€ 17.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Originally published in 1975 as The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sources. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866012
- ISBN
- 9780801866012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.74
€ 39.74
paperback. Explores the wider cultural framework in which we should study the housing in the Greek and Roman worlds. Series: Key Themes in Ancient History. Num Pages: 196 pages, 38 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AMK; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521789455
- ISBN
- 9780521789455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 34.82
€ 39.99
€ 34.82
Electronic book text. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474427135
- ISBN
- 9781474427135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.46
€ 40.99
€ 36.46
Paperback. Series: First Facts: Ancient Greece. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 204 x 202 x 2. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474717496
- ISBN
- 9781474717496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 65 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; ACG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 302 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890364
- ISBN
- 9788772890364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 303 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Mul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763505345
- ISBN
- 9788763505345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.89
€ 59.72
€ 46.89
Paperback. The first five books of Livy's history of Rome record the city's foundations through the Republic to Rome's recovery after the Gallic invasion of the 4th century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448092
- ISBN
- 9780140448092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207233
- ISBN
- 9780872207233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.08
€ 23.99
€ 18.08
Hardcover. Livy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to maintain such greatness. The fourth decad (31 40) focuses on Rome's growing hegemony in the East. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 710 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 16 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997059
- ISBN
- 9780674997059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.48
€ 33.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Luce, T. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540044
- ISBN
- 9780199540044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.57
€ 16.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Heckel, Waldemar. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555680
- ISBN
- 9780199555680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.77
€ 18.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Livy's great history of Rome contains, in Books 21 to 30, the definitive ancient account of Hannibal's invasion of Italy in 218 BC, and the war he fought with the Romans over the following sixteen years. This new translation captures the brilliance of Livy's style, and is accompanied by a fascinating introduction and notes. Editor(s): Hoyos, Dexter. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555970
- ISBN
- 9780199555970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. In Books 6 to 10 of his monumental history of Rome, Livy deals with the period in which Rome recovered from its Gallic disaster to impose mastery over almost the entire Italian peninsula in a series of ever greater wars. Vivid portrayals of personalities, politics, warfare, and religion bring 4th-century Italy vividly alive in this new translation. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199564859
- ISBN
- 9780199564859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35