Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. This volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198332
- ISBN
- 9781405198332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.04
€ 34.04
Hardback. Byzantium occupies an uncertain place in European history. Though often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world, Byzantium belongs in the mainstream history of Europe and the Mediterranean; its impact is still felt throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202622
- ISBN
- 9780631202622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback. Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names. Translator(s): Hurley, Donna W. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603843133
- ISBN
- 9781603843133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 402 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 400 pages, 5 maps. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight: 624.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521536837
- ISBN
- 9780521536837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. Accessible introduction to the work and influence of ancient Rome's greatest writer of history. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 386 pages. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Accessible introduction to the work and influence of ancient Rome's greatest writer of history. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight: 610.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521697484
- ISBN
- 9780521697484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. An introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. Editor(s): Feldherr, Andrew. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 665. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 488 pages, 4 b/w illus. Editor(s): Feldherr, Andrew. A 2009 introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBAH; HBLA1. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight: 656.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521670937
- ISBN
- 9780521670937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.76
€ 45.99
€ 45.76
Hardback. Volume I is devoted to the geography, geology, anthropology, economic life, and flora and fauna, setting the physical stage for the human events which follow. Editor(s): Fisher, William Bayne. Series: Cambridge History of Iran. Num Pages: 804 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDAP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521069359
- ISBN
- 9780521069359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 314.78
€ 314.78
Hardcover. Series: Gennadius Library Monographs. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Edition
- Volume V
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876614051
- ISBN
- 9780876614051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.05
€ 47.05
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005019
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.53
€ 12.53
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005139
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.53
€ 12.53
Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215861
- ISBN
- 9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell; Routier-Pucci, Jeanine. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477959
- ISBN
- 9780801477959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.77
€ 37.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. The vast Castellani collection of ancient Greek pottery is housed in the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome. This publication aims to make this important material available to students of Greek pottery. Each piece in the publication is illustrated and described. It emphasises the closed vessels: amphorae, jugs, lekythoi, hydriai, craters, and dinoi. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFPC; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 318 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772886183
- ISBN
- 9788772886183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.38
€ 21.38
Hardback. Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life. This title explores why these animals mattered to the Greeks, how they came to be a key element in Greek thought and behavior, and how the Greeks exploited the symbolic value of cattle as a way of structuring social and economic relations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140070
- ISBN
- 9780691140070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.91€ 54.23
€ 70.91
€ 54.23
Hardcover. As well as vividly exploring the tales, the author brings her expertise in the archaeology of the Iron Age and particularly shamanism to bear on the mythical worlds she describes, with evidence as diverse as the Gundestrup Cauldron and the famous bog bodies. She also asks how the myths survived the Christianization of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252093
- ISBN
- 9780500252093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037622
- ISBN
- 9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.96
€ 65.00
€ 49.96
hardcover. How Roman Christianity Defeated Its Early Competitors Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HRAX; HRCG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811032134
- ISBN
- 9789811032134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.84
€ 140.84
Paperback. Includes translated commentaries, dating from the sixth century, that show the persisting survival of Greek learning in an increasingly Christianised world. This work takes the form of a series of explanations and glosses of classical references in Gregory's original Sermons. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRAX; HRCX4; HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239178
- ISBN
- 9780853239178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.40
€ 36.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. A portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans. This second edition includes a new preface by the author. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098396
- ISBN
- 9780300098396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.04
€ 18.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. An English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211283
- ISBN
- 9780812211283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
€ 32.99
€ 31.23