Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close on three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. For millennia she has been viewed as an exquisite agent of extermination. But who was she? Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845952143
- ISBN
- 9781845952143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.76
€ 33.99
€ 22.76
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898678
- ISBN
- 9781861898678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Paperback. The ingenuity and technology of the ancient world never ceases to surprise and signalling demonstrates both to the full. This book describes the signalling techniques pioneered by the Greeks and developed by the Romans. It looks at the application of these principles to Hadrian's Wall and the German Limes, as revealed by archaeological research. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; JWM; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419381
- ISBN
- 9780752419381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962131
- ISBN
- 9780750962131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 168 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521689441
- ISBN
- 9780521689441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.08
€ 32.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218. 160 pages, 1 map, 15 b&w photographs, 7 drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 218. Translator(s): Lorton, David.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487255
- ISBN
- 9780801487255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. This study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618873
- ISBN
- 9780748618873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.65
€ 43.99
€ 38.65
Hardback. Recounts the story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. This book traces their experiences of living through the fourth century's dramatic religious and political changes. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1; HRAM9; HRC; HRKP4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283701
- ISBN
- 9780520283701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. The story of the Ottoman Empire's religious crusade with the Central Powers against Allied Europe - and its lasting legacy Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBW; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445666150
- ISBN
- 9781445666150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.25
€ 37.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, it is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised with several chapters rewritten and a wealth of new material added. Num Pages: 784 pages, Contains numerous halftones, colour plates, maps, and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651924
- ISBN
- 9780199651924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
paperback. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Num Pages: 306 pages, 78 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 306 pages, 130 b&w illustrations, 1 map. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight: 544.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229150
- ISBN
- 9780520229150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.35
€ 38.99
€ 28.35
paperback. Explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of history, such as Alexander the Great, and Nero. The author invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra's Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250495
- ISBN
- 9781781250495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023944
- ISBN
- 9780884023944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 41.98
€ 50.99
€ 41.98
Hardcover. As well as vividly exploring the tales, the author brings her expertise in the archaeology of the Iron Age and particularly shamanism to bear on the mythical worlds she describes, with evidence as diverse as the Gundestrup Cauldron and the famous bog bodies. She also asks how the myths survived the Christianization of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 82 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252093
- ISBN
- 9780500252093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198140986
- ISBN
- 9780198140986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.76
€ 31.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. Douglas Mack argues that non-elite, 'subaltern' Scottish writers actively challenged the elite's Imperial Grand Narrative and demonstrates that Scottish fiction was active and influential both in shaping and in subverting the assumptions that underpinned the Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618149
- ISBN
- 9780748618149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774165634
- ISBN
- 9789774165634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415319362
- ISBN
- 9780415319362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 190 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 446. From Augustus to Domitian. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Dimension: 190 x 245 x 9. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521747615
- ISBN
- 9780521747615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.72
€ 31.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. The Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. This book describes and integrates the contrasting histories of different parts of the empire and assesses the impacts of administrative, political and religious change. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464. The Critical Century. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. 320 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. The Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. This book describes and integrates the contrasting histories of different parts of the empire and assesses the impacts of administrative, political and religious change. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620517
- ISBN
- 9780748620517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.41
€ 43.99
€ 38.41