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Paperback. This book explores everyday life of the Greek gods, including what their bodies were made of and how they were nourished, the organization of their society, and the sort of life they led in Olympus and the human world. It also shows how citizens carried on everyday relations with the gods. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736145
ISBN
9780804736145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardcover. The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559ae'530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC. Translator(s): Finkel, Irving L. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714111872
ISBN
9780714111872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.84

Paperback. Described as a spirited, sometimes quirky, narrative of the ups and downs of simple travel in the Greek islands. in the late nineteenth century', this book is a personal account of two tours made by J Theodore Bent and his wife around the Greek islands between 1882 and 1884. Series: 3rdguide S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 2ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HDDK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953992317
ISBN
9780953992317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

Hardback. The Cup of Song explores the symbiotic relationship of the symposion and poetry across Greek literary history. Each chapter discusses one aspect of sympotic engagement by key authors across the major genres of Greek poetry, leading to a characterization of the full spectrum of sympotic poetry from its beginnings through to the Hellenistic age. Editor(s): Cazzato, Vanessa; Obbink, Dirk; Prodi, Enrico Emanuele. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199687688
ISBN
9780199687688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.26

Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218468
ISBN
9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.20

Paperback. Traversing a range of discourse and imagery about kitharoidia - poetic and prose texts, iconography, inscriptions - this book offers an account of the aesthetic and socio-cultural complexities of citharodic song and examines the iconic role of the song makers in the popular imagination. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021389
ISBN
9780674021389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. This book is about the multiplicity of gods and religions that characterized the Roman world before Constantine. It was not the noble gods such as Jove, Apollo and Diana, who were crucial to the lives of the common people in the empire, bur gods of an altogether more earthly, earth level, whose rituals and observances may now seem bizarre. Series: Ancient World S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200475
ISBN
9780631200475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.89

Hardback. This book is about the multiplicity of gods and religions that characterized the Roman world before Constantine. It was not the noble gods such as Jove, Apollo and Diana, who were crucial to the lives of the common people in the empire, bur gods of an altogether more earthly, earth level, whose rituals and observances may now seem bizarre. Series: Ancient World S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200468
ISBN
9780631200468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Paperback. A major work on the power of the crowd Series: Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088782
ISBN
9780472088782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. For the amateur archaeologist - summarizes 65 archaeological sites with maps and coordinates Num Pages: 256 pages, colour plates and maps. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955955
ISBN
9781904955955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633411
ISBN
9780691633411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.96

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604251
ISBN
9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.23
€ 46.84

Hardback. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 66 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFPC; HDA; HDDK; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1189.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Archeological Exploration of Sardis
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674171602
ISBN
9780674171602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.18
€ 93.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 color and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1QDAK; ACC; AFKB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873658584
ISBN
9780873658584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This title records of his campaigns. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane; Handford, S.A. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444339
ISBN
9780140444339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 330 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251218
ISBN
9780500251218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army, and chronicling their individual histories in detail, this volume builds on the thematic account of the Roman military force given by its companion The Complete Roman Army. It is suitable for anyone who has enjoyed that book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 212 illustrations, 204 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291832
ISBN
9780500291832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. Presents the picture of the world's most famous fighting machine. This title explores every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns. It discusses key Roman battles, and includes hundreds of illustrations and biographies of the great commanders. Num Pages: 224 pages, 245 illustrations, 107 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500288993
ISBN
9780500288993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

Paperback. The drama of Pompeii's end has been handed down by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery and its houses and public buildings still present a vivid picture of life, disaster and death in a Roman town. This book includes a comprehensive account of its rise, splendour and fall. Num Pages: 256 pages, 318 illustrations, 275 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500290927
ISBN
9780500290927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.42

Paperback. Discovered on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the decade after the Second World War, the Dead Sea Scrolls are a historical and religious record of immense significance, altering our understanding of Jewish and early Christian history. This book transforms our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and the origins of Christianity. Translator(s): Vermes, Geza. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HRCG3; HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
7th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197319
ISBN
9780141197319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

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