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Empires & historical states
A learned study of a mother and daughter, both the wives of emperors, and their importance in the golden age of the Roman Empire Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195379419
- ISBN
- 9780195379419
Condition: New
€ 150.15
€ 150.15
Hardback. Summarizes the results of interdisciplinary archaeological investigations at Aetokremnos. This work shows that Aetokremnos is one of the few archaeological sites where a convincing argument can be made for human involvement in Pleistocene extinctions. It also includes chapters that place the Aetokremnos site within a broader context. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306460883
- ISBN
- 9780306460883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.30
€ 213.30
Paperback. Henry Fynes Clinton's two-volume tabular history of the Roman Empire, first published in 1845 and 1850. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 876 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 322 x 25 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2310.
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 876
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108012478
- ISBN
- 9781108012478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.41€ 54.24
€ 78.41
€ 54.24
Paperback. With characteristic balance, this book describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire. It traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 190 x 36. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571290703
- ISBN
- 9780571290703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.34
€ 19.99
€ 14.34
Paperback. A sweeping narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 40. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826928
- ISBN
- 9780753826928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 476 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283893
- ISBN
- 9780520283893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520068513
- ISBN
- 9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050082
- ISBN
- 9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48€ 62.87
€ 66.48
€ 62.87
Hardback. Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. . Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331998
- ISBN
- 9781444331998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.50
€ 110.50
Hardback. Exploring Greek Myth offers an extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, including important local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths. Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the variety in one volume. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194563
- ISBN
- 9781405194563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.93
€ 99.93
Paperback. Exploring Greek Myth offers an extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, including important local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths. Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the variety in one volume. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194556
- ISBN
- 9781405194556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Num Pages: 185 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBB; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319428628
- ISBN
- 9783319428628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Hardcover. This volume builds bridges between usually separate social groups, between different methodologies and even between disciplines Editor(s): Graves-Brown, Carolyn. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910589021
- ISBN
- 9781910589021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77
Hardback. Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine examines the complex and varying roles Christian bishops played during late antiquity and how their experiences fundamentally affected Christian ideals of divine justice. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239874
- ISBN
- 9780812239874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. Explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. This book argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119755
- ISBN
- 9780691119755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.12€ 68.86
€ 89.12
€ 68.86
Hardback. Tell Brak, ancient Nagar, was an important city in northern Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC and a focus of long-distance trade. It was also a provincial capital of the Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon of Agade. This is the second of three volumes on the 1976-93 excavations at Tell Brak. Series: McDonald Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 643 pages, 100s of b/w figs and illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 643
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951942093
- ISBN
- 9780951942093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.17
€ 172.17
paperback. When the site of Elean Pylos was threatened by the construction of a dam in 1968, a team from the University of Colorado moved in to salvage as much information as possible about the ancient town before it was submerged. This report is divided chronologically: Middle Helladic, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Roman, Byzantine and Frankish. Series: Hesperia supplements. Num Pages: 192 pages, xvi + 176 pp, 22 ills, 4 maps, 5 figs, 54 pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume XXI ed.
- SKU
- V9780876615218
- ISBN
- 9780876615218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.19
€ 69.19
Hardback. A preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook's work for the field of classics, while Sophie Demare-Lafont's incisive introduction places Westbrook's ideas within the wider context of ancient law. Editor(s): Lyons, Deborah; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPA; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414676
- ISBN
- 9781421414676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.17
€ 75.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632470
- ISBN
- 9781601632470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.88
€ 24.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Series: National Geographic Kids. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 274 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426308406
- ISBN
- 9781426308406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.09
€ 14.99
€ 14.09