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Empires & historical states

Hardcover. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
319
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890609
ISBN
9788772890609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? The author shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 BC. He also examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for dissident Athenian intellectuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001906
ISBN
9780691001906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 40.07

Hardcover. Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown - monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies - and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 1QSA; 3JD; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111745
ISBN
9780230111745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Carandini, Andrea. Num Pages: 1280 pages, 452 color illus. 67 halftones. 13 line illus. 9 tables. 97 color maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; GBG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 293 x 238 x 101. Weight in Grams: 4294.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Two-volume slipcased set
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163475
ISBN
9780691163475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.34
€ 244.63

Paperback. Makes use of the results of the latest excavations, historical documentation, and the author s first-hand knowledge to provide a vivid and comprehensive account of the origins, civilization, religion, art, and science of the Aztecs. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194976
ISBN
9781405194976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 47 tables 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF; HBLA; PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605500
ISBN
9780691605500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 45.21

Paperback. Historicized by the New Testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, Babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern science. This book presents the history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon. Editor(s): Leick, Gwendolyn. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 616 pages, 105 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1432.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415497831
ISBN
9780415497831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

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

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. 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

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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.21

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

€ 35.20

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

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. 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

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. 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

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

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

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