Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Series: Spotlights. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 188.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brown Bear Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781212271
- ISBN
- 9781781212271
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.11
€ 9.99
€ 9.11
Paperback. This book explains what Britain was like in the fourth century AD and how this can only be understood in the wider context of the western Roman Empire. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 b&w photos and 48 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238984
- ISBN
- 9780415238984
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Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. The Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek gives clear, concise, and easily understood explanations of all the key points of Classical Greek grammar. It includes a glossary of grammatical terms, a vocabulary list covering all the Greek words found in the main text, study tips, and practice exercises to help develop knowledge and gain confidence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CBG; CJBR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195218510
- ISBN
- 9780195218510
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Hardcover. Ancient Mesopotamia, the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now western Iraq and eastern Syria, is considered to be the cradle of civilization - home of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires, as well as the great Code of Hammurabi. This book focuses on the legal systems of Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101583
- ISBN
- 9780226101583
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.55
€ 65.36
€ 55.55
Hardcover. On museum visits, we pass by beautiful, well-preserved vases from ancient Greece - but how often do we understand what the images on them depict? Covering the range of Greek style and its growth between the early Archaic and Hellenistic periods, the author describes the intellectual, social, and artistic contexts in which the images were created. Translator(s): O'Donnell, Joseph. Num Pages: 384 pages, 87 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1074.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297651
- ISBN
- 9780226297651
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Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 60.16
€ 71.30
€ 60.16
paperback. An exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire. It draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the "Codex Hermogenianus". Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221476
- ISBN
- 9780253221476
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardcover. Examines the production and circulation of portable luxury goods throughout the Levant in the early Iron Age (1200-600 BCE). In particular, this book focuses on how societies in flux came together around the material effects of art and style, and their role in collective memory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 colour plates, 41 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 908.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226105611
- ISBN
- 9780226105611
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Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 59.65
€ 71.30
€ 59.65
Paperback. Traces the development of the public works, services and specialized law that was needed to maintain and run Ancient Rome. The book incorporates and develops previous historical and topographical research. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMVD; HBJD; HBLA; KNV; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415106184
- ISBN
- 9780415106184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
Paperback. Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339512
- ISBN
- 9781444339512
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Condition: New
€ 48.04
€ 48.04
Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198150992
- ISBN
- 9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 224.15
€ 224.15
Paperback. The third and final volume of Simon Hornblower's magisterial commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War written by the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. Volume III covers the years 421-411 BC (Books 5.25 to 8.109). All Greek is translated, and there is a thematic Introduction. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Frontispiece, 6 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594450
- ISBN
- 9780199594450
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Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
hardcover. In a series of massive military undertakings that stretched from 1095 to 1291, Christendom's armies won, defended, and lost the sacred sites of the Holy Land. This book recreates the experience of crusading, from the elation of taking up the cross to the difficult adjustments at home when the war was over. Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 black & white illustrations + 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBWC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118889
- ISBN
- 9780300118889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.22
€ 43.99
€ 31.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Noegel, Scott B. Series: Magin in History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022581
- ISBN
- 9780271022581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.29
€ 44.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. What he describes is, in fact, a drawn-out period of acculturation, characterized more by continuity than by change and conflict and leading to the creation of a new Romano-barbarian hybrid society and culture that anticipated the values and traditions of medieval civilization. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18, 6 maps, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892707
- ISBN
- 9780801892707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Hardcover. Revealing the narrative of Oedipus and the Sphinx to be the very paradigm of a key transition experienced by all of humankind, the author situates myth between the competing claims of science and art in an engagement that has important implications for the debates in literary studies, psychoanalytic theory, cultural history, and aesthetics. Translator(s): Smart, Duncan Alexander; Rice, David. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048086
- ISBN
- 9780226048086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. The widespread idea that Christian missions went hand in hand with Imperialism and colonial conquest is challenged here by a group of eminent historians. By showing the variety of missions and the vital role played by indigenous men and women, they place missions in a long historical perspective. Editor(s): Etherington, Norman. Series: Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCX7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199253487
- ISBN
- 9780199253487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.25
€ 77.25
Hardback. A collection of some seventy original articles which explore the ways in which ancient Greece has been, is, and might be studied. The emphasis is on the breadth and potential of Hellenic Studies as a flourishing and exciting intellectual arena, and also upon its relevance to the way we think about ourselves today. Editor(s): Boys-Stones, George; Graziosi, Barbara; Vasunia, Phiroze. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 912 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; DSBB; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199286140
- ISBN
- 9780199286140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.89
€ 209.89
Paperback. Readers of Greek literary, historical, oratorical, ritual and even medical texts, are all liable to encounter ideas of pollution. This text seeks to describe and analyze this wide-ranging and complex concept. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198147428
- ISBN
- 9780198147428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.56
€ 163.56
hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780271019215
- ISBN
- 9780271019215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79€ 47.52
€ 55.79
€ 47.52
paperback. This volume tells the story of the French overseas empire, assembled as much by chance as by sytematic design. It was an imperial presence that brought commerce, technolgy and culture to indigenous peoples, while at the same time promoting the slave trade and suppressing independence movements. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275975432
- ISBN
- 9780275975432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78