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Empires & historical states

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Fawkes, Glynnis. Num Pages: 584 pages, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170152
ISBN
9780691170152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199240685
ISBN
9780199240685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 363.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Bookmarks Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909026292
ISBN
9781909026292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847681297
ISBN
9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.35

Paperback. In a new introduction to this paperback edition, Miller describes the growing scholarship on this subject in recent years. Series: Supplement to the Bulletin of the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJF; HBLC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801856570
ISBN
9780801856570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.56

Hardcover. Analyses the developments in critical reasoning that transformed the conception of tradition, authority, knowledge and power in the late Republic. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521895781
ISBN
9780521895781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Paperback. A full index includes not only authors, play titles, and persons mentioned, but themes from the whole Greek comic sphere (including politics, literature and philosophy, celebrities and social scandals, cookery and wine, sex, and wealth). Editor(s): Rusten, Jeffrey S. Translator(s): Henderson, Jeffrey; Konstan, David; Rosen, Ralph M.; Rusten, Jeffrey S.; Slater, Niall W. Num Pages: 816 pages, 43, 42 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 254 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421186
ISBN
9781421421186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 47.68

Hardcover. The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place Editor(s): Wrobel, Gabriel D. Num Pages: 303 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493904785
ISBN
9781493904785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Hardback. Human remains and burial customs are often considered separately in studies of ancient Greek populations. In this seminal work, Carrie Sulosky Weaver synthesizes skeletal, material, and ritual data to reconstruct the cultural practices of Kamarina, a city-state in Sicily. Series: Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps, 60 black & white figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061122
ISBN
9780813061122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.43

Paperback. Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rome's beginnings and rise in a comprehensive text that will be the standard work on the subject. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415015967
ISBN
9780415015967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Ungar, A.M. Series: Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1978
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048183494
ISBN
9789048183494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 283.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481994
ISBN
9780801481994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. The victory at Plassey in 1757 led to the British becoming the greatest economic and military power in India. Num Pages: 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473885264
ISBN
9781473885264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. This book argues that Herodotus was right after all. Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177664
ISBN
9780300177664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416816
ISBN
9781421416816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.22

Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416809
ISBN
9781421416809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.23

Hardback. Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473847149
ISBN
9781473847149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardback. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HDA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 309 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063457
ISBN
9780674063457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.30
€ 76.62

paperback. Re-creates the story of Europe's indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of Roman culture. This book shows that these societies did grow more cosmopolitan under Roman occupation, but that the people were much more than passive beneficiaries. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones, 20 line illus., 2 tables, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDD; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089782
ISBN
9780691089782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Focusing on the socio-cultural as well as the political dimensions of the Sergius cult, this study sheds light on the lives of the ordinary faithful, as well as on religion's place in the strategic calculations of hostile empires. It discusses Arab Christianity in the context of late Roman culture in the East. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 246 pages, 17 figures, including b/w photographs and line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216853
ISBN
9780520216853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 57.47

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