Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. This book reveals the history of Attila the Hun as an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139156
- ISBN
- 9781844139156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
paperback. Presenting the picture of running a superstate, this book portrays a complex system of government regulated by networks of personal influence and the payment of money. Focusing on the Roman Empire after Constantine's conversion to Christianity, it talks about a period of increasingly centralized rule through an ever more intrusive bureaucracy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Belknap Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022447
- ISBN
- 9780674022447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.09
€ 40.99
€ 34.09
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783831104
- ISBN
- 9781783831104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.16
€ 53.99
€ 45.16
Paperback. Christopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167338
- ISBN
- 9781405167338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.78
€ 43.99
€ 42.78
Hardback. Christopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C. Num Pages: 376 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167345
- ISBN
- 9781405167345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.03
€ 112.03
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.07€ 72.65
€ 80.07
€ 72.65
Paperback. Literary Texts and the Greek Historian provides a comprehensive and well documented survey of the ways in which non-historical texts, as well as historical ones, can be used to construct Greek history. Series: Approaching the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415073516
- ISBN
- 9780415073516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.37
€ 57.37
Hardback. Twelve of the greatest voices from ancient Greece and Rome - and why they still inspire and affect us in the 21st century. A book for all readers who want to know more about the literature that underpins Western civilization. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199597369
- ISBN
- 9780199597369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.37
€ 36.99
€ 32.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125531
- ISBN
- 9781905125531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Hardback. This richly illustrated volume examines monuments of Sardis and environs in the context of contemporary developments in Lydia and throughout the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. It illuminates traditions of Anatolian kingship, technological exchange between Lydia and Greece and the Near East, and the origins of Persian imperial architecture. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Reports. Num Pages: 320 pages, 170 black-and-white photographs, 116 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Archeological Exploration of Sardis United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060609
- ISBN
- 9780674060609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 75.33
€ 83.61
€ 75.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199547913
- ISBN
- 9780199547913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Translator(s): Rudd, Niall. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540112
- ISBN
- 9780199540112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.64
€ 14.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Sharples, R. W. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856684760
- ISBN
- 9780856684760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856682513
- ISBN
- 9780856682513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Series: Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 colour, 154 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; AMVD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1680.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271027760
- ISBN
- 9780271027760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 111.77
€ 134.28
€ 111.77
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Sanders, Martin. Series: Raintree Perspectives: Early British History. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; 5AJ; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 271 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781406291070
- ISBN
- 9781406291070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.02
€ 11.02
paperback. Contains facts about Roman arenas and chariot racing. Looking at the instructions on how to make a Roman mosaic, you can build a Roman arena by folding out the cover of book. You can also colour in and cut out figures including gladiators, chariots and Emperor. Illustrator(s): Beaton, Clare. Series: Make Your Own S. Num Pages: 16 pages, 4 colour & black line. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YBG; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 217 x 277 x 7. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- b small publishing
- Edition
- Act Clr Cs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905710171
- ISBN
- 9781905710171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.05
€ 7.05
Hardback. Offers an analysis of various accounts of the foundation of that most "mythical" of the Greek colonies - Cyrene, in eastern Libya. This book examines the Greeks' symbolic discourse to show that these modern concepts arose much later than commonly believed. Translator(s): Berman, Daniel W. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114583
- ISBN
- 9780691114583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.38€ 68.07
€ 88.38
€ 68.07
Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41