Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861973399
- ISBN
- 9781861973399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.52
€ 12.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399713
- ISBN
- 9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A collection of funerary texts from a variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. It consists of spells, prayers and incantations, and contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. It offers insights into ancient Egypt. Translator(s): Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallace. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455502
- ISBN
- 9780140455502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.57
€ 26.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Tracing the process by which an area seen as a war-zone was transformed by the actions of the Romans, this text examines the effects of imperial expansion, not only on those who were subjected to it but also on Rome itself, which was radically transformed by its experience as an imperial power. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209317
- ISBN
- 9780631209317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504783
- ISBN
- 9780674504783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.98
€ 53.99
€ 44.98
Paperback. Series: British Museum Little Book of.. S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 110 x 7. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150291
- ISBN
- 9780714150291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.17
€ 6.17
Paperback. A comprehensive and wonderfully illustrated study of Roman helmets, their changing styles, their construction and their use in combat Num Pages: 208 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AFKG; HBJD; HBLA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660097
- ISBN
- 9781445660097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967854
- ISBN
- 9780674967854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. This work therefore seeks to offer fresh proposals about why the revolt started, how it spread and where Boudica fought her last epic battle against a dangerously over-stretched and outnumbered Roman army. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9780752459097
- ISBN
- 9780752459097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.19
€ 16.99
€ 15.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451497
- ISBN
- 9780752451497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. For more than a thousand years before the arrival of the Slavs in the sixth century AD, the lands between the Adriatic and the river Danube, now Yugoslavia and Albania, were the home of the peoples known to the ancient world as Illyrians. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631198079
- ISBN
- 9780631198079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.28
€ 49.28
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199240685
- ISBN
- 9780199240685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.91
€ 339.91
Hardcover. In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking. * Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c. 750 BC to 200 AD. * Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235507
- ISBN
- 9780631235507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.85
€ 124.85
Paperback. In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking. * Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c. 750 BC to 200 AD. * Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235514
- ISBN
- 9780631235514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.34
€ 45.99
€ 45.34
Hardback. Series: AIA Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 b/w figs, 25 b/w pls, 13 tbs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AFP; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Archaeological Institute of America United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931909037
- ISBN
- 9781931909037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.74
€ 30.74
Paperback. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire by those that saw it. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849010832
- ISBN
- 9781849010832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486425108
- ISBN
- 9780486425108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.45
€ 12.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Series: Screening Antiquity Eup. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APF; AS; HBLA1; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407953
- ISBN
- 9781474407953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 45.91
€ 48.99
€ 45.91
Paperback. Founder of China's Yuan dynasty, legendary resident of Xanadu and rebuilder of medieval Beijing Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849013376
- ISBN
- 9781849013376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardback. The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1475 at the Battle of Vaslui heralded the beginnings of a historic legacy. Suitable for those interested in medieval history, Balkan history and the Ottomans, this title offers a fresh approach to the history of the Balkans, and reinvigorates the study of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUM; 1DVW; 1QDT; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763538
- ISBN
- 9781780763538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.65€ 135.20
€ 153.65
€ 135.20