Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
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€ 20.00
€ 26.99
€ 20.00
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€ 19.97
€ 26.99
€ 19.97
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€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
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
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Offers perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. This book investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128568
- ISBN
- 9780231128568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 84.01
€ 112.28
€ 84.01
paperback. When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? This title brings together the evidence - historical, linguistic, and archaeological - to tackle these important questions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029511
- ISBN
- 9780691029511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.09
€ 46.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. The author tells the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial and other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who revelled in the games, and the emperors who staged them and the critics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Profile
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684708
- ISBN
- 9781846684708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.69
€ 12.99
€ 10.69
Hardback. The first two chapters provide a resume of how the coinage of the central Roman state changed, developed and stumbled. In Britain most coins in museums and collections come from hoards (coins deposited in a group) or from coins found singly during excavation or walking over fields. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HB; HD; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425238
- ISBN
- 9780752425238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.23
€ 36.99
€ 31.23
hardcover. The first reliable annotated English translation, with original texts, of one of the central sources of the Western legal tradition. Translator(s): Blume, Fred H. Num Pages: 2963 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Annotated - Multilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521196826
- ISBN
- 9780521196826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 840.14
€ 840.14
Paperback. Covering the period from the rise of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC to the eve of the Battle of Actium, this book offers a narrative of this crucial phase of Roman history, making the conflict "within" the Roman state to the exclusion of other material and tracing the economic and social factors. Translator(s): Carter, John M. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445091
- ISBN
- 9780140445091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Recording the events of the author's life, who is a military leader, this title depicts his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome - a conflict that spanned the entire Roman world, from Gaul and Spain to Asia and Africa. Editor(s): Gardner, Jane. Translator(s): Gardner, Jane. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, plans, index, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441871
- ISBN
- 9780140441871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, J. M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540624
- ISBN
- 9780199540624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.42
€ 12.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. An English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211283
- ISBN
- 9780812211283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
€ 32.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. A portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans. This second edition includes a new preface by the author. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098396
- ISBN
- 9780300098396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.04
€ 18.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Includes translated commentaries, dating from the sixth century, that show the persisting survival of Greek learning in an increasingly Christianised world. This work takes the form of a series of explanations and glosses of classical references in Gregory's original Sermons. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRAX; HRCX4; HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239178
- ISBN
- 9780853239178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.40
€ 36.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037622
- ISBN
- 9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.96
€ 65.00
€ 49.96
Hardcover. As well as vividly exploring the tales, the author brings her expertise in the archaeology of the Iron Age and particularly shamanism to bear on the mythical worlds she describes, with evidence as diverse as the Gundestrup Cauldron and the famous bog bodies. She also asks how the myths survived the Christianization of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252093
- ISBN
- 9780500252093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Hardback. Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life. This title explores why these animals mattered to the Greeks, how they came to be a key element in Greek thought and behavior, and how the Greeks exploited the symbolic value of cattle as a way of structuring social and economic relations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140070
- ISBN
- 9780691140070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.91€ 54.23
€ 70.91
€ 54.23
Paperback. The vast Castellani collection of ancient Greek pottery is housed in the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome. This publication aims to make this important material available to students of Greek pottery. Each piece in the publication is illustrated and described. It emphasises the closed vessels: amphorae, jugs, lekythoi, hydriai, craters, and dinoi. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFPC; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 318 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772886183
- ISBN
- 9788772886183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.38
€ 21.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell; Routier-Pucci, Jeanine. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477959
- ISBN
- 9780801477959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.77
€ 37.99
€ 33.77