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Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardback. This book contains approximately fifty late Egyptian texts, published for the first time; Representing a range of document types and of demotic handwriting. Includes a a rare word list and a new mythological narrative, one late hieratic text concerned with temple land, and some Greek fragments from the Byzantine period. Editor(s): Krutzsch, Myriam. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 299 x 18. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040628
- ISBN
- 9781937040628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. Surveying the city's life from Christian Antiquity through the Middle Ages, this book focuses on monuments of art and architecture as they reflect the historical events, the ideological currents, and the meaning Rome. It tells a story in which the heritage of antiquity intertwines with the living presence of Christianity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 260 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; 3H; AM; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- With a New foreword by Marvin Trachtenberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049618
- ISBN
- 9780691049618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
paperback. In an epic series of battles, the mighty empires of Carthage and Rome vied for supremacy of Mediterranean - before the Carthaginians finally buckled and their great capital city was razed to the ground, burning for six days and nights, its inhabitants slaughtered or enslaved. This title charts one of the bloodiest dramas of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141018096
- ISBN
- 9780141018096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.81
€ 23.99
€ 15.81
Hardcover. In the fifth century BCE, an artistic revolution occurred in Greece, as sculptors developed the ways of representing bodies, movement, and space. This title tells the story of Greek sculpture. It provides the ways to understand classical sculpture in Greek terms, and analyzes the relationship between political and stylistic histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour plates, 130 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570631
- ISBN
- 9780226570631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 84.13
€ 95.06
€ 84.13
Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570648
- ISBN
- 9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 b/w, 150 col illus. BIC Classification: 1QD; HB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007452514
- ISBN
- 9780007452514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780451206855
- ISBN
- 9780451206855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.25
€ 17.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. The Rosetta Stone contains a decree written three times in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic that provided the key to the mysterious hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt, and opened up 3,000 years of that country's history and culture. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 illustrations, 22 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150215
- ISBN
- 9780714150215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745952291
- ISBN
- 9780745952291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Hardback. The first two chapters provide a resume of how the coinage of the central Roman state changed, developed and stumbled. In Britain most coins in museums and collections come from hoards (coins deposited in a group) or from coins found singly during excavation or walking over fields. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HB; HD; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425238
- ISBN
- 9780752425238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.62
€ 36.99
€ 31.62
Digital (delivered electronically). Explores the remarkable similarities between early Indian and early Greek philosophy Editor(s): Seaford, Emeritus Professor of Greek Richard (University of Exeter). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HBJF; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474427142
- ISBN
- 9781474427142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180077
- ISBN
- 9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This title encompasses the history of Greek oracles and focuses on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140422
- ISBN
- 9780300140422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Series: Step into S. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 250 photographs and artworks. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 289 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368. Step into Ancient Greece. Series: Step into S. 64 pages, over 250 photographs and artworks. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH. Dimension: 289 x 214 x 7. Weight: 368.
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844765102
- ISBN
- 9781844765102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.60
€ 14.99
€ 14.60
Hardcover. Helps you find out what the ancient Greeks ate, where they lived, the games they played, the clothes they wore, the heroes they admired, and the people who made history. This title is packed with over 350 photographs and illustrations, including cross-section diagrams, historical maps and a pictorial timeline. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 350 pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 236 x 302 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843229643
- ISBN
- 9781843229643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 108 includes James Adams, "The Latin of the Magerius Mosaic"; Lucia Floridi, "The Construction of a Homoerotic Discourse in the Epigrams of Ausonius"; Benjamin Garstad, "Rome in the Alexander Romance"; Christopher Jones, "The Greek Letters Ascribed to Brutus"; and other essays. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417540
- ISBN
- 9780674417540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. The aspects of Ancient Greece that are examined are interesting and varied, ranging from Greek cities, land and trade, to Greek Gods and mythology, thought and invention, daily life and the Greek legacy. Editor(s): Penrose, David. Series: Collins Primary History S. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 210 x 192 x 2. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780003154511
- ISBN
- 9780003154511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Hardcover. The contributors to The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World examine how topography shaped the perception and interpretation of violence in Greek and Roman antiquity. No other book either adopts the spatial theoretical framework or pairs the examination of different classes of violence in classical antiquity in this way. Editor(s): Riess, Werner; Fagan, Garrett G. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119820
- ISBN
- 9780472119820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.21
€ 101.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 271 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Nationalmuseet Antiksamlingen Denmark
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788789438016
- ISBN
- 9788789438016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Hardback. An indepth examination of the presentation of Constantinople and its complex relationship with the west in medieval French texts. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6, 5 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843023
- ISBN
- 9781843843023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73