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Empires & historical states
Paperback. These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust's distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature. Translator(s): Batstone, William W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192823458
- ISBN
- 9780192823458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BCE), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BCE. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works. Num Pages: 655 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 37. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996861
- ISBN
- 9780674996861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. Contains three stories from Sallust: "Catiline's War" - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; "The Jugurthine War" - describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians; and Histories" - depicts Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449488
- ISBN
- 9780140449488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.25
€ 12.99
€ 10.25
Hardcover. Celebrated as queen, politician, and lover, Cleopatra remains an object of fascination more than 2,000 years after her death. In this beautifully illustrated new study, Sally-Ann Ashton deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113892
- ISBN
- 9781405113892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
Paperback. Celebrated as queen, politician, and lover, Cleopatra remains an object of fascination more than 2,000 years after her death. In this beautifully illustrated new study, Sally-Ann Ashton deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113908
- ISBN
- 9781405113908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic. This book offers a look at the ancient army of Herod the Great which uses the Israeli archaeological reports and finds, including weapons and armour fragments. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF; HBLA; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 3. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846032066
- ISBN
- 9781846032066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.12
€ 21.99
€ 18.12
The Edwin Smith Papyrus. Updated Translation of the Trauma Treatise an...
Sanchez, Gonzalo M.; Meltzer, Edmund S.
This volume contains the original hieratic text, complete transcription into hieroglyphs, transliteration, English translation, philological apparatus and copiously illustrated medical commentaries for the 48 clinical cases of the Edwin Smith Papyrus. Num Pages: 376 pages, Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040017
- ISBN
- 9781937040017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 317.30
€ 317.30
Paperback. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. Num Pages: 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight: 442.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521535014
- ISBN
- 9780521535014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Paperback. Before the creation of the Agora as a civic center in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 ancient burial places have been found by excavators, and a few of the more remarkable are described here. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 81 x 99 x 2. Weight in Grams: 60.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616130
- ISBN
- 9780876616130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.90
€ 11.90
Hardback. Explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. This book argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119755
- ISBN
- 9780691119755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.12€ 68.86
€ 89.12
€ 68.86
Hardback. Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts. This book suggests that Greek literature reveals traces of popular culture that can be further illuminated by comparison with later historical periods. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140056
- ISBN
- 9780691140056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Paperback. On the eve of the 20th century, Jews in the Russian and Ottoman empires were caught up in the major cultural and social transformations that constituted modernity for Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewries. This book analyzes how the Jewish popular press in the Russian and Ottoman empires helped construct modern Jewish identities. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1QDT; GTB; JFSR1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218933
- ISBN
- 9780253218933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Pomeroy sets the Pythagorean and Neopythagorean women vividly in their historical, ecological, and intellectual contexts, illustrated with original photographs of sites and artifacts known to these women. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409566
- ISBN
- 9781421409566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Ur, one of the world's first cities, was highly important politically and economically around 2600 - 2500 BC when the Sumerian rulers of the city were buried in tombs filled with ornate, valuable objects and with evidence of elaborate rituals and human sacrifice. This is the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAS; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714151137
- ISBN
- 9780714151137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Paperback. During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions - most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of the ancient Near East. This book presents these changes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280182
- ISBN
- 9780520280182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scholars Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555404277
- ISBN
- 9781555404277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001609
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. Full-colour guide to the many places in Wales associated with the Roman Empire Num Pages: 96 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643809
- ISBN
- 9781445643809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071003
- ISBN
- 9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.80
€ 18.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611433
- ISBN
- 9780691611433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97