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Empires & historical states
Paperback. The catapult (katapeltikon) was developed around 400 BC by engineers and craftsmen assembled by Dionysius I of Syracuse. This work describes the development and operational use of siege artillery throughout the classical period. Illustrator(s): Delf, Brian. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w & 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766348
- ISBN
- 9781841766348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.03
€ 19.99
€ 17.03
Hardback. Offers a historical and sociological interpretation of classical Athens centered on the notion of greed. Integrating ancient philosophy, poetry, and history, and drawing on modern political thought, this work demonstrates that the Athenian discourse on greed was an essential component of Greek social development and political history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048550
- ISBN
- 9780691048550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.01€ 78.31
€ 104.01
€ 78.31
paperback. This illustrated Guide written by experts offers up-to-date descriptions and plans of over a hundred major and minor archaeological sites in mainland Greece, dating from the Neolithic to the early Christian eras. There is extensive background information on each site and on the general history and archaeology of Greece in this period. Series: Oxford Archaeological Guides. Num Pages: 480 pages, numerous line figures and halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600. Good clean copy. Covers showing v. light wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031685
- ISBN
- 9780192880581
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118631904
- ISBN
- 9781118631904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.31€ 66.65
€ 80.31
€ 66.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118631751
- ISBN
- 9781118631751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.25
€ 34.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. Presents an account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. This book offers a narrative which acknowledges the later traditions, as traditions, but insists that we must confront the contemporary evidence, which is in large part archaeological and art historical, and must make sense of it in its own terms. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7 black & white tables, 63 colour illustrations, 38 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415469920
- ISBN
- 9780415469920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
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: 210 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KL; AN. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 208 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KL; AN. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 11. Weight: 468.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521689427
- ISBN
- 9780521689427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.93
€ 31.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. A breathtaking analysis of twelve centuries of warfare. Num Pages: Colour artwork throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848329416
- ISBN
- 9781848329416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.25
€ 33.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. Considers the civilization of ancient Greece, including Magna Graecia's colonial expansion. This book features color photographs and text, and offers views of various aspects of ancient Greek life, from the material needs of the people to their artistic culture, and from political and administrative organization to the religious cults. Series: Dictionaries of Civilization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 323 color illustrations, 18 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256477
- ISBN
- 9780520256477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.31
€ 37.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. Series: First Facts: Ancient Greece. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 5AG; YNH; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 202 x 202. .
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474717472
- ISBN
- 9781474717472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Great Generals of the Ancient World: The Personality, Intellectual, an...
Professor Richard A. Gabriel
Hardback. Reveals the secrets of military greatness, timeless principles of leadership applicable today Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 b/w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473859081
- ISBN
- 9781473859081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.37
€ 35.99
€ 31.37
Hardback. Throughout world history, civilizations have emerged that have been strong enough militarily, economically, and culturally to extend their power over other nations and become empires. Great Empires looks at some of the most significant of these imperial powers and what motivated them. Series: Great Empires. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; 4KHJ; 4KHN; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 193 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750296632
- ISBN
- 9780750296632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
Hardback. An in-depth look at the history of Egypt's empire, from its roots to its heights in 15th century BCE and its gradual decline. Series: Great Empires. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1QD; 1QDAE; 3D; 5AK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 193 x 243 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750296625
- ISBN
- 9780750296625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
Paperback. Introduces the achievements of past civilisations through 12 structures or objects, each of which illustrates a key aspect or theme of that civilisation. Series: Great Civilisations. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; 4KHJ; 5AH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 266 x 4. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445134147
- ISBN
- 9781445134147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827295
- ISBN
- 9781473827295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Hardback. Series: Corinth S. Num Pages: 126 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876611715
- ISBN
- 9780876611715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.06
€ 119.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1QDAP; 3JJG; 3JJH; ACG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761825609
- ISBN
- 9780761825609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardback. An exploration of the public and private beliefs of governors such as Sir Thomas Brisbane, Sir John Colbourne, Sir George Grey and Lord Elgin as they struggled to survive in colonial cultures which both defied and vilified their personal qualities. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539040
- ISBN
- 9780333539040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.00
€ 120.00
Paperback. An introduction to the central problems of moral and political philosophy. In the notes to his translation, Professor Irwin discusses the historical and social context of the dialogue, expounds and criticises the arguments, and tries above all to suggest the questions a modern reader ought to raise about Plato's doctrines. Translator(s): Irwin, Terence H. Series: Clarendon Plato S. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Ex-Libris with bookplate and non ink stamp. Sunning to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 280
- SKU
- KCW0001561
- ISBN
- 9780198720911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 34.99€ 28.97
€ 34.99
€ 28.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 69 colour & 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Northgate Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952423324
- ISBN
- 9780952423324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90