Empires & historical states
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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 128.63