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Paperback. This is the first volume in the final publication of the University of Cincinnati s investigations on the island of Keos. It describes the excavation of a small site on the headland of Kephala, about one kilometer north of the Bronze Age site of Ayia Irini." Series: Keos S. Num Pages: 166 pages, 95 b/w pls, tbs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 308 x 23. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876617014
- ISBN
- 9780876617014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.66
€ 76.66
Paperback. Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. This book focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. It draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261327
- ISBN
- 9780520261327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489006
- ISBN
- 9780993489006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.74
€ 5.74
Hardcover. The present book collects for the first time in a single volume the American historian Elizabeth Carney's most influential articles. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125982
- ISBN
- 9781905125982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. This book explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 b/w illustrations 1 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 506. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. 224 pages, 23 b/w illustrations 1 b/w tables. The first Persian Empire (559-331 BC) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. This book explores Achaemenid kingship and argues for the centrality of the royal court in elite Persian society. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641253
- ISBN
- 9780748641253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.20
€ 40.99
€ 34.20
Hardback. Kingdom of Snow investigates the impact of Roman rule in Cappadocia and the fate of classical Greek culture in an increasingly Christian society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236811
- ISBN
- 9780812236811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Israel frequently features in the news, often for the wrong reasons. Violence in the Holy Land is an all-too-common occurrence. This book illuminates the evolution of the Jewish nation, forerunner of the modern State of Israel. It is the story of key formative experiences of the Jews, including the dispersion of the 'Lost Tribes of Israel,'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453583
- ISBN
- 9780752453583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 8 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534123
- ISBN
- 9781931534123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.74
€ 97.74
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.74€ 73.50
€ 80.74
€ 73.50
Hardcover. In the spring of 1900, British archaeologist Arthur Evans began to excavate the palace of Knossos on Crete, bringing ancient Greek legends to life just as a new century dawned amid far-reaching questions about human history, art, and culture. This title relates the story of Evans' excavation and its long-term effects on Western culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289533
- ISBN
- 9780226289533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.48
€ 50.99
€ 39.48
Hardback. The archaeological sites on the Monastiriako Kephali hill analysed in this volume include the earliest known mortuary activity at the key Minoan centre of Knossos on the island of Crete. Two Bronze Age sites are presented, known as the 'Tomb' and the 'Deposit', originally excavated in the 1930s but until now never published in detail. Editor(s): Preston, Laura. Num Pages: 125 pages, 73 figs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- British School at Athens United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904887686
- ISBN
- 9780904887686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.11
€ 142.11
Hardcover. From at least 1700 BC, and for several centuries thereafter, a city of substantial houses flanked the palace of Knossos in north-central Crete. Those immediately adjacent to it, like the Royal Villa or the South House, excavated by Sir Arthur Evans, are well known, as are the Little Palace and Unexplored Mansion to the north-west. Num Pages: 133 pages, half-tone plates 33; figures 23; tables 11. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British School at Athens
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904887693
- ISBN
- 9780904887693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.43
€ 149.43
Hardback. This volume presents the findings of the excavation at Kom el-Hisn in the northwest Nile Delta. This provincial community was often in the orbit of Memphis, the capital and administrative centre of Egypt's Old Kingdom Period. Kom el-Hisn's faunal, floral, lithic and architectural remains are presented and discussed in detail. Editor(s): Wenke, Robert J.; Redding, Richard W.; Wetterstrom, Wilma. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040536
- ISBN
- 9781937040536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Paperback. This is the first monograph on the British Museum fieldwork at Kom Firin in Egypt's Nile Delta, a settlement created around the time of Ramses II, and occupied until late Antiquity. This volume focuses on the survey and remote sensing of the site, along with a full publication of the Ramesside temple. Num Pages: 200 pages, 240 half-tones, 80 line drawings, 16 full colour images, with fold-out maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 294 x 16. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861591701
- ISBN
- 9780861591701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. About Hippocrates and his new approach to medicine and his break with the tradition of treating the sick in the Temple of Asclepius, where his father was a Physician priest. One of six Greek islands booklets. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489075
- ISBN
- 9780993489075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.59
€ 6.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables, 9 maps, 25 figures, 18 plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534680
- ISBN
- 9781931534680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Paperback. Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. This work talks about this person. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817188
- ISBN
- 9780553817188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893570
- ISBN
- 9788772893570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.83€ 44.33
€ 55.83
€ 44.33
Paperback. One of the most famous ambushes in military history, Lake Trasimene was the site of the slaughter of an entire Roman army at the hands of Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Covering part of the wars between Carthage and Rome, this book will be enjoyed by all enthusiasts of ancient warfare. Illustrator(s): Spedaliere, Donato. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 b/w; 47 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 8. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472816313
- ISBN
- 9781472816313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.55
€ 27.99
€ 22.55
Paperback. A radical reinterpretation of Egypt's ancient origins and its esoteric philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 83 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition, New Edition of Egypt: Child of Atl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431640
- ISBN
- 9781591431640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15