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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; DSBB; HPCA; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176369
ISBN
9780691176369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE to 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This title presents English-language translations of his works such as "Anger, Mercy, Revenge" and "Natural Questions". Translator(s): Kaster, Robert A.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748412
ISBN
9780226748412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 79.17

Paperback. The first book to cover the social and political causes and consequences of Rome's major conflicts on land and sea during the Republican period Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553053
ISBN
9781781553053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Hardback. Harold Macmillan's 'Wind of Change' speech, delivered to the South African parliament in Cape Town at the end of a landmark six-week African tour, presaged the end of the British Empire in Africa. This book, the first to focus on Macmillan's 'Wind of Change', comprises a series of essays by leading historians in the field. Editor(s): Butler, Larry; Stockwell, Sarah E. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 1QDB; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361034
ISBN
9780230361034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Paperback. Presents an examination of the major aspects of daily life - from food and sports to religion, education, and politics - of ancient Rome's 'common people', including slaves. This book offers generous selections from a variety of primary source materials. It includes 30 illustrations, a chronology of Roman history, and a bibliography. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209572
ISBN
9780872209572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 32 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 141 x 268 x 5. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616185
ISBN
9780876616185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.29

Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119854
ISBN
9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125265
ISBN
9781905125265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Paperback. This book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900. Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy. 590 pages. This book is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPC; HPQ. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 37. Weight: 782.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
590
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521794725
ISBN
9780521794725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.03

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
€ 17.02

Paperback. Jean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613885
ISBN
9780748613885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. Examines the relationships between the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan 'Hieroglyphic', Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary, demonstrating the great advances made by inter-disciplinary studies. Editor(s): Steele, Philippa. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785706448
ISBN
9781785706448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.10

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448008
ISBN
9780752448008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521140669
ISBN
9780521140669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Paperback. Described as a spirited, sometimes quirky, narrative of the ups and downs of simple travel in the Greek islands. in the late nineteenth century', this book is a personal account of two tours made by J Theodore Bent and his wife around the Greek islands between 1882 and 1884. Series: 3rdguide S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 2ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HDDK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953992317
ISBN
9780953992317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.84

Paperback. Warfare was only one form of the violence that had a profound impact on Archaic and Classical Greek society, literature and government. This important series of thirteen papers, from a seminar held in London in 1998, places private and public conflict within its wider context. Editor(s): Wees, Hans van. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125340
ISBN
9781905125340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

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

Paperback. When the Romans came to Britain in AD 43, they brought a new style of domestic life, one that better-off Britons soon copied. This guide looks at how villas were built, and at the accommodation and daily life villa residents enjoyed - their living rooms and bedrooms, kitchens and baths, gardens and courtyards, and furniture and food. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653310
ISBN
9781841653310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader. This is his biography. Num Pages: 704 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135271
ISBN
9781844135271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Intended as a general guide to the obelisks that have found their way to the four corners of the earth, this book examines the interest shown in them by the Roman emperors; it discusses each obelisk in detail, and traces individual histories and anecdotes concerning their journeys from Egypt. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675303
ISBN
9781904675303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

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