Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Reveals what life was really like in the ancient world. The emergence of Christianity in the West and Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy and austerity is contrasted with the undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Editor(s): Aries, Philippe; Duby, Georges. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: History of private life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16 color illustrations, 417 halftones, 33 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674399747
- ISBN
- 9780674399747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.60€ 50.03
€ 54.60
€ 50.03
Paperback. The 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures. Editor(s): Grossman, Janet Burnett; Podany, Jerry; True, Marion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ABC; ACG; AFKB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367238
- ISBN
- 9780892367238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardcover. Livy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to maintain such greatness. The fourth decad (31 40) focuses on Rome's growing hegemony in the East. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 710 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 16 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997059
- ISBN
- 9780674997059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. The newly updated and expanded A History of the Archaic Greek World provides theme-based coverage of the years 1200-479 BCE. By revisiting the evidence from the period with a critical and analytical eye, Jonathan M. Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118301272
- ISBN
- 9781118301272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.16
€ 56.16
Paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Geopolitics, symbolic universes, and social and political organization are considered from prehistoric times to the rise of Israel, and from Mesopotamia to Rome. The art, architecture, languages, legal systems, literature and religion of the times are also considered. Num Pages: 508 pages, 24 maps, 8 half tone plates and 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139372
- ISBN
- 9780195139372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.65
€ 24.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486203997
- ISBN
- 9780486203997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.11
€ 24.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. Thucydides' account of the war fought in the fifth century BC between the Athenian and Spartan alliances established a paradigm for the war monograph. The complete text appears here and supporting information is provided by the introduction and annotations. Editor(s): Blanco, Walter; Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Translator(s): Blanco, Walter. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 799
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971675
- ISBN
- 9780393971675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.65
€ 19.65
paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205846795
- ISBN
- 9780205846795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.78
€ 117.78
Hardback. A fun historical series that explores key historical civilisations and events and brings them to life through drama and music. Series: History Showtime. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), 1 map (colour), music. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AG; YNH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 273 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445114842
- ISBN
- 9781445114842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Fun, colourful biographies of key figures in history Series: History Starting Points. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 4KHJ; 5AK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 225 x 291 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445147079
- ISBN
- 9781445147079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.45
€ 9.45
Paperback. Series: American School of Prehistoric Research Bulletins S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 92 line illustrations, 55 halftones, 2 colour illustrations, 88 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780873655552
- ISBN
- 9780873655552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.81€ 67.37
€ 74.81
€ 67.37
Hardback. Examines the "home front" war effort from an overall imperial perspective, assessing the contribution of individual imperial territories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272259
- ISBN
- 9781783272259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.69
€ 97.69
Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294875
- ISBN
- 9780520294875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. An invitation to discover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been told Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780742298
- ISBN
- 9781780742298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522190
- ISBN
- 9780742522190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41
€ 73.41
Hardback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522183
- ISBN
- 9780742522183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.42
€ 177.42
Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520058750
- ISBN
- 9780520058750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Num Pages: 575 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922. A Sourcebook of Basic Documents. 558 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight: 832.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 558
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Printing Writing In Book
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234307
- ISBN
- 9780520234307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.41
€ 47.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Full-colour booklet illustrating the many role played by the horse in Greek life, from myth and early history to its significance as a mark of status and its use in war, transport, games and festivals. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 40 pages, 56 col illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies
- Edition
- Volume XXIV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616390
- ISBN
- 9780876616390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.94
€ 11.94