Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HRKP4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169576
- ISBN
- 9780691169576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 42.23
€ 53.75
€ 42.23
Hardback. The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 b/w halftones; 41 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739349
- ISBN
- 9780199739349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65
€ 71.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 78 black and white photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949818
- ISBN
- 9781583949818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.72
€ 26.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. Using archaeological insights and discoveries, the author describes the birth, growth and demise of ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. She discusses the mysterious Etruscan language; the 6th-century BCE growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Rome's political orbit. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw integrated, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780766157
- ISBN
- 9781780766157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.85
€ 19.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192. 116 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AN. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight: 188.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226477619
- ISBN
- 9780226477619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.21
€ 23.99
€ 19.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 610 pages, 1 halftone, 3 maps, 143 illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1948
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674823204
- ISBN
- 9780674823204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.53€ 153.50
€ 175.53
€ 153.50
Paperback. Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system, known as the Iranian Empire. In placing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book helps explain the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b/w images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; HRAF; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292451
- ISBN
- 9780520292451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. A collection of over two hundred recipes from ancient Rome, tested and updated for today's tastes. Translator(s): Herklotz, Anna. Num Pages: 244 pages, 16 colour plates, 113 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290324
- ISBN
- 9780226290324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.17
€ 29.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855915
- ISBN
- 9780810855915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.59
€ 70.59
Paperback. An essential book for the 21st-century citizen who seeks a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek Olympics Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300159073
- ISBN
- 9780300159073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
Hardback. In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. This title examines the rhetorical battle that Cicero stages in his philosophical prefaces - a battle between the forces that would oppose or support his project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153322
- ISBN
- 9780691153322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 51.19
€ 65.70
€ 51.19
hardcover. This papyrus is a return of taxable private land for the village of Philadelphia dating from AD 216/217. The register, divided into three parts, includes five entries of Alexandrian officials, followed by a dozen entries recording local magistrates and people of archon rank, and finally a list of all the private land owners in alphabetical order. Series: American Studies in Papyrology. Num Pages: 105 pages, 123 pages, 8 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2AH; DSB; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Society of Papyrologists United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780970059116
- ISBN
- 9780970059116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745952291
- ISBN
- 9780745952291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3B; 3D; GM; HBLA1; HDDC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310618
- ISBN
- 9781477310618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. A comprehensive account of half a century's excavation and investigation at one of Egypt's most enigmatic pyramid sites Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167904
- ISBN
- 9789774167904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489013
- ISBN
- 9780993489013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.73
€ 5.73
Paperback. Tells the story of the battle of Actium. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034053
- ISBN
- 9781846034053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118782880
- ISBN
- 9781118782880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.08
€ 40.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CFF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896489
- ISBN
- 9788772896489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25€ 90.63
€ 119.25
€ 90.63
Paperback. The Goths' sack of Rome in AD 410 was an event which shook the Roman world to its core. This book uncovers the key factors that contributed to Alaric the Goth's capture of Rome: mass migrations, military incompetence, civil war, court intrigue, economic decline and religious bigotry. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414. The Year That Shook Rome. 176 pages, 60 colour illustrations. The Goths' sack of Rome in AD 410 was an event which shook the Roman world to its core. This book uncovers the key factors that contributed to Alaric the Goth's capture of Rome: mass migrations, military incompetence, civil war, court intrigue, economic decline and religious bigotry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 17. Weight: 414.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122694
- ISBN
- 9780714122694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.11
€ 7.11