Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452. The Restoration of the Republic and the Establishment of the Empire. 266 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight: 446.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619559
- ISBN
- 9780748619559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.23
€ 44.99
€ 37.23
Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276819
- ISBN
- 9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 39.91
€ 50.17
€ 39.91
Paperback. Rev. ed. of: The formation of the first German nation-state, 1800-1871. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1QDU; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408272763
- ISBN
- 9781408272763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 46.40
€ 49.99
€ 46.40
Paperback. The dominant view is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Encouraging the readers to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, this book examines how and why successive generations have understood this period differently. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807281
- ISBN
- 9780192807281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Hardback. Helps to explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians. This title includes chapters which explore the preparation of food and drink, religious ceremonies and cosmology, work and play, the arts, military domination, and intellectual accomplishments. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 123 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313353062
- ISBN
- 9780313353062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.59
€ 90.59
Paperback. Take a trip back in time to the age of the Romans in this volume, designed both for children studying history for the first time and those investigating a particular interest. Detailed illustrations and an imaginary helmet should help them to recreate the past and imagine life as a Roman. Illustrator(s): Courtwright, Simon. Series: Usborne Time Traveller S. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 4KHF; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 274 x 218 x 3. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- E.D.C. Publishing
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746030714
- ISBN
- 9780746030714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.92
€ 8.99
€ 7.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537875
- ISBN
- 9780993537875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Hardcover. The Tebtunis temple library is the only ancient Egyptian temple library of which substantial remains are preserved. This volume contains a selection of demotic texts: a theological treatise, manuals on dream interpretation, a manual on birth prognosis, and, new fragments of the Great Demotic Book of Wisdom text and an astronomical text. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 500 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 295 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 2-volume work
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763526074
- ISBN
- 9788763526074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.99€ 95.90
€ 128.99
€ 95.90
Paperback. Hellenistic astrology is imbued with the philosophy and practice of Ptolemy, Paulus, Maternus and many others. This work is a challenging study of one of the oldest and possibly most intricate astrological traditions. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Wessex Astrologer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902405247
- ISBN
- 9781902405247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.57
€ 43.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; CFK; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782978688
- ISBN
- 9781782978688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.67
€ 40.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 181 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168116
- ISBN
- 9789774168116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.07
€ 24.07
Paperback. Primary History: Ancient Greece encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Ancient Greeks have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life and leisure, the city state, Greek religion, relations with other societies, language writing and the Philosophers. Series: Primary History. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 291 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463985
- ISBN
- 9780007463985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, further reading. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612710
- ISBN
- 9780748612710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.73
€ 43.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths. The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. Num Pages: 674 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 674
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231071314
- ISBN
- 9780231071314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.84
€ 59.72
€ 46.84
Hardback. This volume presents the findings of the excavation at Kom el-Hisn in the northwest Nile Delta. This provincial community was often in the orbit of Memphis, the capital and administrative centre of Egypt's Old Kingdom Period. Kom el-Hisn's faunal, floral, lithic and architectural remains are presented and discussed in detail. Editor(s): Wenke, Robert J.; Redding, Richard W.; Wetterstrom, Wilma. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040536
- ISBN
- 9781937040536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.94
€ 120.94
Paperback. The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality. Editor(s): Bradley, Mark. Series: The Senses in Antiquity. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844656424
- ISBN
- 9781844656424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.70
€ 44.99
€ 44.70
Paperback. Tells the story of how the Romans coped with the most serious threat to their hold on Britain. This title explains the important contribution archaeology has made towards understanding the revolt. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806189
- ISBN
- 9780747806189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.89
€ 8.99
€ 8.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516. 336 pages, 3ill.2tabs.4ch.4M. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485305
- ISBN
- 9780801485305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Paperback. Sophocles' "Electra" tells the story of the revenge Orestes and Electra take on their mother, Clytemnestra, for he murder of their father Agamemnon, after he returns from the Trojan War. This edition of the play is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Translator(s): Carson, Anne. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195049602
- ISBN
- 9780195049602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.94
€ 48.94
Paperback. The British Empire influenced many aspects of the world we live in today. The international system remains heavily marked by British imperialism, and the borders, nations, and federations it created. This Very Short Introduction introduces and defines the British Empire, reviewing how it evolved into such a force, and the legacy it left behind. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 14 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605415
- ISBN
- 9780199605415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74