Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. Editor(s): Alderink, Larry. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024998
- ISBN
- 9780691024998
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Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 42.48
€ 53.75
€ 42.48
Paperback. Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths. Editor(s): DeNicola, Deborah. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ABM; DCQ; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874519181
- ISBN
- 9780874519181
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.06
€ 32.99
€ 26.06
Hardcover. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFFA; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633181
- ISBN
- 9780815633181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Hardback. Greek temples captivate anyone with an interest in antiquity, and the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columnar orders that clad them launched the classical architectural tradition down to modern times. This title proposes new theories in both areas as it elucidates the nature and function of Greek architecture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour images + 230 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; AMX; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300182767
- ISBN
- 9780300182767
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Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 51.30
€ 65.70
€ 51.30
Hardback. Series: AIA Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 b/w figs, 25 b/w pls, 13 tbs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AFP; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Archaeological Institute of America United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931909037
- ISBN
- 9781931909037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.13
€ 33.13
Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237525
- ISBN
- 9780853237525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.55
€ 36.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. This volume presents the research of the British team within the modern excavations at the northern Mesopotamian site of Chagar Bazar, resumed in 1999 after a 62-year hiatus since the excavations of Max Mallowan. Num Pages: 428 pages, 88 plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The British School of Archaeology in Iraq United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903472272
- ISBN
- 9780903472272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.07
€ 61.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206670
- ISBN
- 9780872206670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.44
€ 17.99
€ 14.44
Hardcover. Series: The Carlsberg Papyri. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896465
- ISBN
- 9788772896465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.99€ 65.84
€ 85.99
€ 65.84
Paperback. Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Translator(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Series Editor(s): Pelling, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Rev. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449433
- ISBN
- 9780140449433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607413660
- ISBN
- 9781607413660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 45.30
€ 63.29
€ 45.30
Hardcover. Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. This title reveals the importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520065666
- ISBN
- 9780520065666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 63.94
€ 83.61
€ 63.94
Translator(s): Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201699
- ISBN
- 9780872201699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.01
€ 53.99
€ 39.01
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477355
- ISBN
- 9780801477355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.66
€ 40.99
€ 36.66
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449482
- ISBN
- 9780801449482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Paperback. Translator(s): Newton, Benjamin Patrick. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704529
- ISBN
- 9781501704529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. In 1490/92 the Florentine Platonist Marsilio Ficino made new translations of two treatises he believed were the work of Dionysius the Areopagite, the disciple of St. Paul mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. They are presented here in new critical editions accompanied by English translations, the first into any modern language. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743793
- ISBN
- 9780674743793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.09
€ 40.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. A personal history and guide to the ritual site of Abydos, on the West bank of the Nile, which flourished from the Predynastic period until Christian times (c. 4000 BC to AD 641). The author moved to Egypt in 1933 and was involved in excavations with a number of Egyptian archaeologists. Series: SSEA Publication. Num Pages: 66 pages, Stapled booklet of 66p (Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Studies 3, Benben 19. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- BenBen Enterprises Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780920808092
- ISBN
- 9780920808092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.92
€ 21.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537844
- ISBN
- 9780993537844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743372
- ISBN
- 9780804743372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.96
€ 76.96