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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Offers an understanding of the development of criticism, demonstrating that its roots stretch back long before the sophists to public commentary on the performance of songs and poems in the preliterary era of ancient Greece. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120256
- ISBN
- 9780691120256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.58
€ 53.53
€ 42.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600925
- ISBN
- 9780691600925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630724
- ISBN
- 9780691630724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.96€ 90.52
€ 118.96
€ 90.52
Hardcover. The perfect introduction to Greek myths, illustrated with bright pictures by Jan Lewis. Here are ten of the best loved Greek legends retold with warmth and humour to make them easily accessible to young children. Ages 5+. Illustrator(s): Lewis, Jan. Num Pages: 96 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHF; 4KHJ; YQR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 251 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841217758
- ISBN
- 9781841217758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
paperback. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226067346
- ISBN
- 9780226067346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.92
€ 29.99
€ 22.92
Hardcover. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067353
- ISBN
- 9780226067353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.34€ 45.21
€ 52.34
€ 45.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 1QSA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340856
- ISBN
- 9781625340856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.79
€ 33.79
Paperback. This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history - how the people of Egypt have relied on it for food, irrigation, and transportation, how they have impacted on the Nile itself, and the place it has held in their culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455068
- ISBN
- 9780752455068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.69
€ 23.99
€ 20.69
Paperback. Illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. This book covers the period from 50,000 BC to the fourth century AD. Num Pages: 128 pages, many maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513486
- ISBN
- 9780140513486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. Over 200 b&w illustrations. Series: Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HDD; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040024
- ISBN
- 9781937040024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.12
€ 29.12
Paperback. A groundbreaking new chronological study of the role played by the Navy in the successful development of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 24 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBLC1; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836001
- ISBN
- 9781843836001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first century Rome. This edition uses the 1997 Clarendon text by the acclaimed translator P.G. Walsh. Editor(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540068
- ISBN
- 9780199540068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black and white in-text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728849
- ISBN
- 9780198728849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.70
€ 23.99
€ 17.70
paperback. Essays investigating the rich archaeological and textual evidence for the character of the Mycenaean, which has implications for the study of ancient feasting, Greek culture, and anthropology. Editor(s): Wright, J.C. Series: Hesperia Supplement. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w figs & pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619513
- ISBN
- 9780876619513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 maps, 6 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 174 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199840892
- ISBN
- 9780199840892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. * A revised edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire. * Provides an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire. * Considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDM; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135399
- ISBN
- 9781405135399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.57
€ 44.99
€ 43.57
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898678
- ISBN
- 9781861898678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Paperback. People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. The author traces this complex notion of self from Plato's Greece to Seneca's Rome as she unveils divided selves, moral hypocrisy, and lustful Stoics - and offers fresh insights about seminal works. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226211725
- ISBN
- 9780226211725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.04
€ 32.99
€ 26.04
Hardcover. People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038353
- ISBN
- 9780226038353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 79.61
€ 95.17
€ 79.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Rawlings, Hunter R., III. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. 216 pages. Editor(s): Rawlings III, Hunter R.; Rusten, Jeffrey S. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight: 438. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450631
- ISBN
- 9780801450631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77