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Empires & historical states

Hardback. This new political history of the Orthodox Church in the Ottoman Empire explains why Orthodoxy became the subject of acute political competition between the Great Powers during the mid 19th century. It also explores how such rivalries led, paradoxically, both to secularizing reforms and to Europe's last great war of religion - the Crimean War. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3JH; HBLL; HBWL; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137508454
ISBN
9781137508454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.27

Paperback. Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid - the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837 - was forged Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591437895
ISBN
9781591437895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566. 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203136
ISBN
9780520203136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 115 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520000056
ISBN
9780520000056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardcover. A guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP3; HRKP4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251737
ISBN
9780500251737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. Translator(s): McLintock, David. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674362321
ISBN
9780674362321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.75
€ 90.07

Paperback. The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 55. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106715
ISBN
9780143106715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Applause Books
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557835024
ISBN
9781557835024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025823
ISBN
9780268025823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. In this volume drawn from the reference work "Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge", major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021556
ISBN
9780674021556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Hardcover. Suitable for the classical scholars, this title explores an aspect of Greek military practice. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520037816
ISBN
9780520037816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.42
€ 61.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 545 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBT; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073746
ISBN
9780520073746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.42
€ 61.16

Paperback. The Tile Works was one of the major and most prolific industrial establishments in ancient Corinth. This study documents the excavations from the first half of the last century, identifying various types, chronological setting and fabric basis. Series: Hesperia Supplement. Num Pages: 200 pages, many b/w pls & figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 283 x 12. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780876615355
ISBN
9780876615355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.59

Paperback. Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our modern world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354447
ISBN
9780393354447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415170420
ISBN
9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.66

Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415602921
ISBN
9780415602921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the military and political changes after Alexander. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415046183
ISBN
9780415046183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803887
ISBN
9780192803887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

perfect. The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Describing that claim, this title explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140135213
ISBN
9780140135213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY) Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 760.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822265
ISBN
9780753822265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

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