Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from northern Germany through Muscovy to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012547
- ISBN
- 9780674012547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.91
€ 31.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Provides evidence which not only outlines the history of the Carthaginian army during the period of the Punic Wars but which also describes the organisation and equipment of the army. This book addresses how Carthage's army matched up to other Hellenistic armies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations 25 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441214
- ISBN
- 9780752441214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089812
- ISBN
- 9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 51.17
€ 65.70
€ 51.17
Hardcover. Features the papers that form a case for viewing competition for superiority as a major force in ancient history, including the earliest human societies and the Assyrian and Aztec empires. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125487
- ISBN
- 9781905125487
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Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. Professor Barry Cunliffe's historic excavation of the site unfolds the history of the palace, its military beginnings, and its final destruction. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 colour & 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDAR; AMKH; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752414089
- ISBN
- 9780752414089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.77
€ 36.99
€ 26.77
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125029
- ISBN
- 9781905125029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.59
€ 80.59
Paperback. Murnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini. Editor(s): Cohen, Raymond; Westbrook, Raymond. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871030
- ISBN
- 9780801871030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
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€ 18.70
€ 19.99
€ 18.70
Hardback. How the great minds of the West formed an image of the Ottoman Empire and of Eastern Europe in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, and the intellectual foundations of this construction, are the principal themes of Pippidi's pathbreaking book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041997
- ISBN
- 9781849041997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 53.43
€ 53.75
€ 53.43
Hardcover. One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view to tracing the origins of those grand developments which eventually occurred. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125586
- ISBN
- 9781905125586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. Called by Plutarch 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years. This book provides a detailed study of this great general and administrator. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208803
- ISBN
- 9780520208803
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.05
€ 44.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Discusses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as well as many less well-known monuments in the capital and elsewhere in the empire. Kleiner examines art commissioned by the imperial elite as well as by private patrons, including freedmen and slaves. Series: Yale Publications in the History of Art. Num Pages: 489 pages, 421 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300059489
- ISBN
- 9780300059489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 50.75
€ 65.70
€ 50.75
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125234
- ISBN
- 9781905125234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.13
€ 77.13
Paperback. A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBT; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415232371
- ISBN
- 9780415232371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Hardback. Offers reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life - and not simply an intellectual discipline. This book traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138602
- ISBN
- 9780691138602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 51.30
€ 65.70
€ 51.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018637
- ISBN
- 9781903018637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785334986
- ISBN
- 9781785334986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Konig, Senior Lecturer in Greek Jason (University of St Andrews, Scotland University of St Andrews University of St Andrews University of St Andrews, Scotland University of St Andrews, Scotland University of St Andrews, Scotland University of St Andrews, Scotland University of St. Andrews). Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639441
- ISBN
- 9780748639441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.85
€ 44.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. Roman Britain has almost 200 mosaics. In this fully illustrated book Dr Patricia Witts opens up the stories of the mosaics to the modern reader, identifying the figures who remain, explaining what they would have meant to a contemporary viewer and discussing their significance. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 colour & black and white photographs and drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752434216
- ISBN
- 9780752434216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001609
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 64.27
€ 83.61
€ 64.27