Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. This title details the epic four-month siege of the city of Constantinople, last vestige of the once mighty Roman and Byzantine Empires. It illustrates the battle which saw Constantine's men outnumber eight-to-one before being overcome by the Sultan Mehmet. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841760919
- ISBN
- 9781841760919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.98
€ 26.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484261
- ISBN
- 9780801484261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 69 colour & 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Northgate Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952423324
- ISBN
- 9780952423324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. The Work of Farming. 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other languages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight: 620. Translator(s): Fitch, John G.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018927
- ISBN
- 9781903018927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.33
€ 52.99
€ 44.33
Paperback. Focuses on the Imperial mission to promote the unity of the Church, the State's involvement in intensely-debated doctrinal questions, and the calling by the Emperor of two major Church Councils at Ephesus, in 431 and 449. This work also includes material that illustrates the working of government and the involvement of State and the church. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253919
- ISBN
- 9780520253919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064764
- ISBN
- 9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.81
€ 59.21
€ 46.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Ouahes, Colette; Floor, Willem. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDT; HBJF1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823652
- ISBN
- 9781933823652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.59
€ 59.21
€ 46.59
Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686511
- ISBN
- 9780856686511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.26
€ 33.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Excavations of the Leckie Iron Age broch in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reflect the expansion of the Roman Empire into southern Scotland in the late first century AD Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 317 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914400
- ISBN
- 9781784914400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.77
€ 77.77
Paperback. This is a fascinating insight into life behind the walls of a Roman Legionary fortress. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643588
- ISBN
- 9781445643588
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.16
€ 25.99
€ 22.16
Paperback. A history of the Ottoman participation in colonial expansion in Africa in the last 20 years of the 19th century, this book turns the spotlight onto the Ottoman Empire's experiment in "new imperialism." Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799270
- ISBN
- 9780804799270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Offers a study of ancient Greek tyrant-killing legislation - laws that explicitly gave individuals incentives to "kill a tyrant." This title demonstrates that the ancient Greeks promulgated these laws to harness the dynamics of mass uprisings and preserve popular democratic rule in the face of anti-democratic threats. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156903
- ISBN
- 9780691156903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.85€ 44.75
€ 56.85
€ 44.75
Paperback. Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140244991
- ISBN
- 9780140244991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they build pyramids and how were mummies made? These and other questions are answered with short, informative text, vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH; YQH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474903226
- ISBN
- 9781474903226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.87
€ 7.87
Paperback. In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, c. 20 black and white diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807359
- ISBN
- 9780192807359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army, and chronicling their individual histories in detail, this volume builds on the thematic account of the Roman military force given by its companion The Complete Roman Army. It is suitable for anyone who has enjoyed that book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 212 illustrations, 204 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291832
- ISBN
- 9780500291832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167164
- ISBN
- 9789774167164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.68
€ 24.68
Paperback. The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. This title tells the story of one of Britain's best-preserved but least-known archaeological sites. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 294 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752414096
- ISBN
- 9780752414096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardcover. A study that presents a comparative treatment of four East Roman provinces in the period 50 BC-AD 250 - Aphrodisias and Ephesos in Turkey, Athens in Greece and Gerasa in Jordan - and examines the instrumental factors behind regional and local urban developments. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AMC; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 291
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763526067
- ISBN
- 9788763526067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.97€ 59.48
€ 76.97
€ 59.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Stadter, Philip A. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540051
- ISBN
- 9780199540051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.87
€ 15.99
€ 15.87