Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. From c.550 BC until her defeat at the battle of Leuktra in 371 BC, Sparta was a dominant force in the Greek world. This has traditionally ben explained by Sparta's egalitarian and militaristic society. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125302
- ISBN
- 9781905125302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Betancourt, Philip P.; Davaras, Costis. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 188 pages, 19 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK; MQZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534048
- ISBN
- 9781931534048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.98
€ 116.98
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w figs, 67 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK; MQZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534055
- ISBN
- 9781931534055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.74
€ 116.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Betancourt, Philip P.; Davaras, Costis; Hope Simpson, Richard. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 b/w illus 5 tbs, 14 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534109
- ISBN
- 9781931534109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.19
€ 115.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 89 b/w illus, 44 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534116
- ISBN
- 9781931534116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237600
- ISBN
- 9780853237600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Hardback. This is the first full-length biography of Ptolemy I of Egypt in English. From his boyhood friendship with Alexander the Great to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy's story is one of ambition and ruthlessness as he helped shape Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 black and white halftones; 6 black and white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190202330
- ISBN
- 9780190202330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Hardback. Wishing to ingratiate himself with Rome, Herod the Great built theaters, amphitheaters, and hippodromes to bring pagan entertainments of all sorts to Palestine. Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048317
- ISBN
- 9780674048317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.40€ 55.35
€ 61.40
€ 55.35
Paperback. For more than 300 years commercial fishermen working in the outer Thames estuary have recovered Roman pottery in their oyster dredgers and fishing nets from the seabed in the vicinity of Pudding Pan. This book assesses the recovered assemblage from Pudding Pan to determine the nature and location of the site. Num Pages: 202 pages, 80 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861592029
- ISBN
- 9780861592029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. Offers reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life - and not simply an intellectual discipline. This book traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138602
- ISBN
- 9780691138602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.96
€ 65.00
€ 49.96
Paperback. The first biography of Pyrrhus in English for over half a century. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473886643
- ISBN
- 9781473886643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.38
€ 19.99
€ 17.38
Hardback. Pomeroy sets the Pythagorean and Neopythagorean women vividly in their historical, ecological, and intellectual contexts, illustrated with original photographs of sites and artifacts known to these women. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409566
- ISBN
- 9781421409566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Paperback. A surprising, witty and entertaining journey through the Latin roots of the English language, by the bestselling author of Veni Vidi Vici and Eureka! Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 2ADL; CBX; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782399339
- ISBN
- 9781782399339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.40
€ 12.99
€ 11.40
Hardback. "Three features make this book remarkable. First, its scholarship is impeccable, unusually broad, and complete. Second, its author has a clear story to tell. Third, it illuminates the world of Late Antiquity, which is only now beginning to be understood."--Oleg Grabar, author of "The Shape of the Holy " Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 419 pages, 60 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1QDA; AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236653
- ISBN
- 9780520236653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91€ 63.51
€ 83.91
€ 63.51
Hardback. What impact did the Persian Zoroastrian Empire, as both a real historical force and an imaginary interlocutor, have on rabbinic identity and authority as expressed in the Talmud? This book addresses this question by bringing into mutual fruition Talmudic studies and ancient Iranology, two historically distinct disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDA; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286207
- ISBN
- 9780520286207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 71.25
€ 94.55
€ 71.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582418370
- ISBN
- 9780582418370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.09
€ 49.99
€ 48.09
Paperback. A groundbreaking approach to late Byzantine intellectual history and the philosophy of visionary reformer Gemistos Plethon. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBLA; HPCA; HRC; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316629598
- ISBN
- 9781316629598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.92
€ 41.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. Everyone has heard of Ramesses the Great - but what is the truth behind the legend? This book explores the life and times of Egypt's greatest king. Ramesses II was the archetypal Egyptian pharoah: a mighty warrior, an extravagant builder and the father of scores of children. His monuments and image were to be found in every corner of the empire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAE; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280975
- ISBN
- 9780140280975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; CFF; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 7
- SKU
- V9780631184416
- ISBN
- 9780631184416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 316.84
€ 316.84
hardcover. This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKA; 1FKP; 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374004
- ISBN
- 9781137374004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.26
€ 130.26