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Empires & historical states
Paperback. The story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great's vast empire after his death in 323 BC and the brilliant cultural developments which accompanied this birth of a new world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white plates, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199647002
- ISBN
- 9780199647002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.37
€ 16.99
€ 13.37
Flexibound. The most up-to-date account of the boy king's life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the world-renowned Egyptologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Zahi Hawass, who lead the first DNA analysis of royal mummies in 2010. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HBLH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166372
- ISBN
- 9789774166372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 46.05
€ 49.99
€ 46.05
Paperback. What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What lessons can be learnt from the civilization that the Ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? This book answers these questions. Translator(s): Ross, Jonathan. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740083
- ISBN
- 9781847740083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Craft, Louise. Series: Carnegie Museum Discovery Series. Num Pages: 24 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH; YX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 2. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911239287
- ISBN
- 9780911239287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.51
€ 6.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Ellis, Markman; Salih, Sara; Carey, Brycchan. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916471
- ISBN
- 9781403916471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Disciples of the Desert: Monks, Laity, and Spiritual Authority in Sixt...
Jennifer L. Hevelone-Harper
Paperback. She reveals the immense love that Abbot Seridos, Barsanuphius, and John had for their fellow monastics and for the lay community in Tawatha, Gaza, and beyond. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HRCC2; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413860
- ISBN
- 9781421413860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.66
€ 43.99
€ 36.66
Paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029153
- ISBN
- 9780691029153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 46.37
€ 59.09
€ 46.37
Hardcover. "A superb piece of scholarship."--Anthony Long, author of "Hellenistic Philosophy" Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073029
- ISBN
- 9780520073029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64€ 48.27
€ 62.64
€ 48.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721258
- ISBN
- 9780292721258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.91
€ 26.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712775
- ISBN
- 9780292712775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.54
€ 34.99
€ 31.54
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630281
- ISBN
- 9780691630281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.73€ 82.66
€ 108.73
€ 82.66
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600345
- ISBN
- 9780691600345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.28
€ 46.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. This book aims to make accessible the sources and controversies concerning a key period in the history of the Roman Empire -- the reign of Diocletian and its immediate aftermath. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616619
- ISBN
- 9780748616619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Hardback. This book aims to make accessible the sources and controversies concerning a key period in the history of the Roman Empire -- the reign of Diocletian and its immediate aftermath. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616602
- ISBN
- 9780748616602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.83€ 133.61
€ 141.83
€ 133.61
Paperback. Diocletian and the Roman Recovery is both a portrait of one of Rome's greatest and most original rulers, and a political study in the emergence of Absolutism. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918275
- ISBN
- 9780415918275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Hardcover. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150 235 CE, was born in Bithynia. Little of his "Roman History" survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Dio s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 119 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1924
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991934
- ISBN
- 9780674991934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.36
€ 33.99
€ 32.36
Paperback. The Giza Plateau represents perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world. With the advent of new technologies, the Necropolis is now accessible in four dimensions. Peter Der Manuelian explores technologies for cataloging and visualizing Giza and offers more general philosophical reflection on the nature of visualization in archaeology. Series: metaLABprojects. Num Pages: 256 pages, 89 color illustrations, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674731233
- ISBN
- 9780674731233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. A superbly authoritative A-Z guide to all the gods, heroes, remarkable women and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology, with 172 original illustrations. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1466.
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782976356
- ISBN
- 9781782976356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.97
€ 57.97
Paperback. There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit, skill and courage. And for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static. Series: Cicero Trilogy. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099474197
- ISBN
- 9780099474197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. Dickens and the Children of Empire examines the themes of childhood and empire throughout Dickens' oeuvre. The prestigious group of contributors initiate and extend debates on the subjects of post-colonialism, literature of the child and present childhood as an apt metaphor for the colonized subject in Dickens' work. Editor(s): Jacobson, Wendy S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770443
- ISBN
- 9780333770443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02