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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

Paperback. The image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens - and enemies - of the vast Roman Empire. This book examines the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions to the shameful defeats inflicted upon the late Roman Army by the Goths and Huns. Editor(s): McNab, Chris. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849088138
ISBN
9781849088138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is illustrated and features more than sixty full-colour maps. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine struggles; and charts its transformation into a Christian theocracy and its fall in 476. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513295
ISBN
9780140513295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, this title guides readers to each reign and its main events. This title features biographical portraits of the 56 principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine. Series: Chronicles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 328 illustrations, 111 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500289891
ISBN
9780500289891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Explores the history of British Atlantic trading colonies Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748831
ISBN
9780814748831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073289
ISBN
9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 76 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; PBMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788073461
ISBN
9788788073461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Hardcover. Translator(s): McLintock, David. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674362321
ISBN
9780674362321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 89.79

Paperback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study.

Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349578993
ISBN
9781349578993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACK; HPCA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474095
ISBN
9780801474095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 144 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489549
ISBN
9780801489549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Christina Riggs explores the visual arts produced in Egypt over a span of some 4,000 years. Describing the context and stories behind the objects that fill our museums and galleries, from sculpture and magical implements to whole buildings, Riggs explores the relationship between the ancient world and our own. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199682782
ISBN
9780199682782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Few regions possess so many and mainly complete Roman bridles as do the Vesuvian sites. Singular find conditions permit both comprehensive antiquarian-historian analyses of their production, functionality, and everyday use and new approaches to their typology and chronology. Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBW; HDDK; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 296 x 14. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910341
ISBN
9781784910341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.40

Hardcover. Rather than view the contours of Late Classic Maya social life solely from towering temple pyramids or elite sculptural forms, this book considers a suite of small anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and supernatural figurative remains excavated from household refuse deposits. Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 colour and 99 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, 6 graphs. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292771307
ISBN
9780292771307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.00

Hardback. A Handbook to the Reception of Thucydides offers an invaluable guide to the reception of Thucydides, with a strong emphasis on comparing and contrasting different traditions of reading and interpretation. Editor(s): Morley, Neville. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196918
ISBN
9781405196918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 289 x 238 x 14. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580893701
ISBN
9781580893701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Presents an account of the great Ottoman Empire in the early nineteenth century, a key period often seen as the eve of Tanzimat westernizing reforms and the beginning of three distinct histories - ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, imperial modernization from Istanbul, and European colonialism in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 b/w photos, 5 maps, 2 line drawings, and 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266353
ISBN
9780520266353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle reflects the lively international character of Aristotelian studies, drawing contributors from Europe, North America, and Asia. Editor(s): Shields, Christopher. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 732 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
732
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190244842
ISBN
9780190244842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.86

Paperback. Provides an account of the creation of an Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. This book tells the story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017389
ISBN
9780141017389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Series: Classical World. Num Pages: 200 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474286367
ISBN
9781474286367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

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