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Empires & historical states

Paperback. The Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands of warriors fighting a secret war. They seek out artefacts hidden by the gods themselves, hunt creatures of myth and face enemies that would use dark magic against the empire. Illustrator(s): Lathwell, Alan. Series: Osprey Wargames. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815132
ISBN
9781472815132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. This book aims to make accessible the sources and controversies concerning a key period in the history of the Roman Empire -- the reign of Diocletian and its immediate aftermath. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616619
ISBN
9780748616619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. An annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 CE) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by R A B Mynors. Each panegyric has a thorough introduction, and detailed commentary on historical events, style, figures of speech, and rhetorical strategies accompanies the translations. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 750 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286252
ISBN
9780520286252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.26

Paperback. Tells the story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. With illustrations of important works of art and architecture in every chapter, this title traces the rise and fall of successive civilizations and people in Iraq over the course of millennia. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149974
ISBN
9780691149974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. This book whisks kids back in time over 2,000 years to spend a special day in Athens. Modern children follow a typical ancient Greek family through their day, and along the way they get to do all the things the Greeks did--from making clothes and jewelry to learning Greek letters to preparing a fabulous Greek feast. Series: Spend the Day Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 5AK; YBG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471154549
ISBN
9780471154549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRC; JFH; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813732
ISBN
9780932813732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 11. Weight in Grams: 444. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 11. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521707091
ISBN
9780521707091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.16

paperback. ' The Book that really held me, in fact, obsessed me, was Rubicon ..This is narrative history at its best. Bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, brilliant oratory, amazing feats of conquest and cruelty.' Ian McEwan, Books of the Year, GUARDIAN Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 24, b/w and col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 392.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115634
ISBN
9780349115634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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

€ 43.99
€ 35.92

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

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Spartans: A New History chronicles the rise and fall of ancient Sparta, from its Bronze Age origins to the powerful Greek city-state's demise in Late Antiquity. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 226 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130004
ISBN
9781405130004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. Tells the story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia. This title take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398778
ISBN
9780141398778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

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

€ 86.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472814210
ISBN
9781472814210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785102
ISBN
9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

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
€ 7.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orpington Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993537875
ISBN
9780993537875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

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

€ 128.33
€ 96.74

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
€ 30.38

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

€ 23.23

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