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Hardback. Through an exploration of various representations of the hunt, Barringer provides extraordinary insight into Athenian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 117, 85 black & white halftones, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; WSXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866562
- ISBN
- 9780801866562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08
Paperback. The calamity that proved lethal for Pompeii inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations, including Renoir, Freud, Hirohito, Mozart, Dickens, Twain, Rossellini, and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven is the thread of Rowland s own impressions of Pompeii." Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088092
- ISBN
- 9780674088092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Sparta was a city in the ancient Greek state of Lakedaimon, the only state in Greece to have a full-time army. Nick Sekunda examines this ancient military machine, describing the organizational system of the Spartan army, the battles they fought and the society that produced them. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 60 b&w, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HB; JWH; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326590
- ISBN
- 9781855326590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.02
€ 23.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic. This book offers a look at the ancient army of Herod the Great which uses the Israeli archaeological reports and finds, including weapons and armour fragments. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF; HBLA; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 3. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846032066
- ISBN
- 9781846032066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.12
€ 21.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. A rich selection of Greek and Roman original sources in translation. Series: Continuum Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JHBK5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536. Series: Continuum Sources in Ancient History. 320 pages. A rich selection of Greek and Roman original sources in translation. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JHBK5. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441196859
- ISBN
- 9781441196859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52
€ 59.52
"This valuable book offers a fresh examination of the structure of Roman imperial government. By concentrating on the dual aspect of the imperial regimethe one part descending from the institutions of the Republic, the other emerging from the household of the emperorsWinterling frames his issue with admirable clarity. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179690
- ISBN
- 9781405179690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.26
€ 57.26
He discusses the strategies the Romans employed to alleviate or prevent flooding, their social and religious attitudes toward floods, and how the threat of inundation influenced the development of the city's physical and economic landscapes. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37, 23 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884054
- ISBN
- 9780801884054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.67
€ 80.67
DVD. Series: Drive Thru History. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Format
- DVD
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Edition
- DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310396864
- ISBN
- 9780310396864
DVD
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.69
€ 21.99
€ 18.69
Num Pages: 350 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449079
- ISBN
- 9780801449079
DVD
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
This study presents a substantial revision to received ideas about the relationship between biblical and ancient Greek conceptions of human nature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645059
- ISBN
- 9781442645059
DVD
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
The Loyal Atlantic. Remaking the British Atlantic in the Revolutionary...
Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Ed(S): Banni...
Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Editor(s): Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642089
- ISBN
- 9781442642089
DVD
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
The British Empire used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and psychoanalysis to measure and manage the minds of subjects in distant cultures. Challenging assumptions about the role of scientific knowledge in the exercise of power, Erik Linstrum shows that psychology did more to reveal the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088665
- ISBN
- 9780674088665
DVD
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent, and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. Num Pages: 530 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; AC; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155496
- ISBN
- 9781405155496
DVD
Condition: New
€ 135.61
€ 135.61
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415737869
- ISBN
- 9780415737869
DVD
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
The spread of Islam across maritime Southeast Asia was one of the great transformations that shaped today's world. Links with the Middle East were crucial, but ties with the Ottoman empire have received little attention from historians. This book uses original archival research to focus on the relationship, from the 16th century to the present day. Editor(s): Peacock, Andrew; Gallop, Annabel Teh. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QDT; HBJF; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265819
- ISBN
- 9780197265819
DVD
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
A rich and accessible selection of Greek and Roman original sources all of which are in translation. Series: Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441164216
- ISBN
- 9781441164216
DVD
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Paperback. Sieges played a central role in the many conflicts of the Ancient World and many famous generals, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar and Trajan, successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767826
- ISBN
- 9781841767826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.06
€ 23.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 478 pages, 98. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629226
- ISBN
- 9781442629226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
€ 50.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. A contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415093750
- ISBN
- 9780415093750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. This study provides a brief introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the Hellenistic Age (c300 BC-300 AD). Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195043914
- ISBN
- 9780195043914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.80
€ 99.80