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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This book portrays a nation at the very height of its vigour and self-satisfaction, imposing on the rest of the world its traditions and tastes, its idealists and rascals. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290710
ISBN
9780571290710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

In this volume, an international group of leading academics undertake an examination of epit=edeumata ('way of life') in Greek history, looking at cultural practices as acts which relate meaningfully to perceived sequences of past acts. Editor(s): Moreno, Alfonso; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668885
ISBN
9780199668885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 168.77

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125029
ISBN
9781905125029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Hardback. Drawing on a diverse range of sources-including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state-Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416281
ISBN
9781421416281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20
€ 55.70

Paperback. The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous Greek temple in the world and an icon of Ancient Greek art. It was built to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena, and the temple itself was decorated with sculptures and reliefs of the most magnificent quality. This book explores these lovely carvings, with the aid of digital photography. Num Pages: 36 pages, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH; YNVP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 221 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. An Ancient Greek Temple and Its Sculptures. 36 pages, 55 colour illustrations. The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous Greek temple in the world and an icon of Ancient Greek art. It was built to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena, and the temple itself was decorated with sculptures and reliefs of the most magnificent quality. This book explores these lovely carvings, with the aid of digital photography. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH; YNVP. Dimension: 220 x 221 x 7. Weight: 204.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714131306
ISBN
9780714131306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Hardback. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 386 pages, 8 fold-out pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 295 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416842
ISBN
9780900416842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.46

Paperback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 6 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDU; HBJD1; JFCV; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019462
ISBN
9780253019462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDU; HBJD1; JFCV; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019387
ISBN
9780253019387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Presents more than twenty papers that examine subjects as diverse as Social Contexts for Athenian Vases, Conservation and Analysis, Experimentation, and Markets and Exchange. Editor(s): Lapatin, Kenneth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 140 full-colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369010
ISBN
9780892369010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 54.95

Hardcover. Provides an introduction to the survey of North-western Crimea, and of which the excavations of Panskoye I (1964-94) form a central part. This book offers an insight into two important issues in ancient history and classical archaeology, a Greek city's exploitation of its territory, and the interaction between Greek settlers and all local tribes. Editor(s): Hannestad, Lise; Sceglov, Alexander; Stolba, Vladimir. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 258 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887708
ISBN
9788772887708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.94

Hardcover. Provides useful archaeological information with rich finds of the material culture such as pottery, metals, sculptures, coins, and inscriptions, as well as anthropological data allowing the paleodemographic reconstructions. This is the second volume of the publication of Panskoye I, a short-lived Greek rural site in Northwestern Crimea. Editor(s): Hannestad, Lise; Sceglov, Alexander. Num Pages: 350 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 322 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887715
ISBN
9788772887715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. The Work of Farming. 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other languages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight: 620. Translator(s): Fitch, John G.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018927
ISBN
9781903018927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.33

Paperback. 16 papers explore the subject of palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia from its beginnings in the early 1900s through to current research themes and the impact of technological development in the field. Editor(s): Metcalfe, Ryan; Cockitt, Jenefer; David, A. Rosalie. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 244 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910266
ISBN
9781784910266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3JD; HDD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 19 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024187
ISBN
9780884024187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.05
€ 63.52

Paperback. Schwartz's analysis of the Catechetical Homilies of Theodore of Mopsuestia explores the role of education and worship in the complex process of conversion and Christianization. Catechesis emerges here as invaluable for comprehending clergy's ability to initiate new members as Christianity gained increasing prominence within the late Roman world. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067035
ISBN
9780674067035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219595
ISBN
9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

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.
Format
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

Paperback. Editor(s): Oleson, John Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 896 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDK; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199734856
ISBN
9780199734856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.14

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle reflects the lively international character of Aristotelian studies, drawing contributors from Europe, North America, and Asia. Editor(s): Shields, Christopher. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 732 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
732
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190244842
ISBN
9780190244842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.86

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