Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125524
- ISBN
- 9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156415
- ISBN
- 9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. Learn about the spiritual level of understanding and clarity to the world's most mysterious ancient sites: the cycles of the sun, the reason for specific architecture, rituals and ceremonial practices, and earth energies. Weaves together time and space and thereby links these sites to the intelligence of space travelers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRKP; JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Findhorn Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844096947
- ISBN
- 9781844096947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 144 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489549
- ISBN
- 9780801489549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. This book whisks kids back in time over 2,000 years to spend a special day in Athens. Modern children follow a typical ancient Greek family through their day, and along the way they get to do all the things the Greeks did--from making clothes and jewelry to learning Greek letters to preparing a fabulous Greek feast. Series: Spend the Day Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 5AK; YBG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471154549
- ISBN
- 9780471154549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.38
€ 18.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Royal jubilees, towering pyramids, face painting, and jewelry making? The sky's the limit when you spend the day in ancient Egypt! Picture this: You get out of bed and, as you go to brush your teeth, you suddenly realize that you've traveled back in time over 4,500 years to ancient Egypt. Series: Spend the Day Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471290063
- ISBN
- 9780471290063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.33
€ 18.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Examines the Roman games focusing on the practicalities of entertainment and architectural venues. This book offers an introduction to the main forms of spectacle in the Roman world, their nature, context and social importance. It also includes a section which reviews the modern reception of Roman spectacles, especially those involving gladiators. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Duckworth Publishers
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853996962
- ISBN
- 9781853996962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Paperback. Public spectacle formed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome. This text presents a description of Rome's early history, by the historian Livy (16 BCE-17 CE). He presents his account of the growth of the Roman state itself as a visual monument and public spectacle. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210271
- ISBN
- 9780520210271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Spartans: A New History chronicles the rise and fall of ancient Sparta, from its Bronze Age origins to the powerful Greek city-state's demise in Late Antiquity. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 226 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130004
- ISBN
- 9781405130004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. Sarah Pomeroy seeks to reconstruct the lives and the world of Sparta's women-including how their legal status changed over time and how they held on to their surprising autonomy. Written by one of the leading authorities on women in antiquity, this is the first full-length study of Spartan women. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195130676
- ISBN
- 9780195130676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. Immortalized through their exploits at the battle of Thermopylae under the legendary Leonidas, as well as countless other victories throughout the classical period, the Spartans were some of the best-trained, organized and most-feared warriors of the ancient world. This book covers various aspects of the Spartan warrior's life. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087001
- ISBN
- 9781849087001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954384579
- ISBN
- 9780954384579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Paperback. The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826980
- ISBN
- 9780753826980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057784
- ISBN
- 9780674057784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125388
- ISBN
- 9781905125388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20
€ 121.20
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125265
- ISBN
- 9781905125265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.93
€ 79.93
Paperback. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612932
- ISBN
- 9780748612932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Crucial to the understanding of Athenian literature and the political history of numerous Greek states, the history of Sparta is, at last, receiving due attention. Num Pages: 472 pages, b/w figs . BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125319
- ISBN
- 9781905125319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
€ 33.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Studies the effect of Rome's geographic worldview on its politics Series: Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036233
- ISBN
- 9780472036233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.78
€ 44.99
€ 39.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780936130
- ISBN
- 9781780936130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 136.24
€ 154.49
€ 136.24