Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardcover. Over the past 200 years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet debate continues about what the images depicted on these vases actually meant to ancient Greek viewers. This work demonstrates how the study of visual images will enrich understanding of the ancient world. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244365
- ISBN
- 9780226244365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.33€ 82.95
€ 100.33
€ 82.95
Paperback. An introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost 35 centuries, this collection of essays presents studies of ancient Egyptians arranged by social type - slaves, craftsmen, priests, bureaucrats, pharaohs, peasants and women - representing Egyptian culture, state and society. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155562
- ISBN
- 9780226155562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Series: Readings in Western Civilization. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069395
- ISBN
- 9780226069395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94
Hardcover. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067353
- ISBN
- 9780226067353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 44.70
€ 52.56
€ 44.70
Paperback. This volume begins with Roman myths and traces their influence in early Christian and later European literature. Ninety-five entries cover subjects such as sacrificial cults and rites in pre-Roman Italy, Roman religion and its origins, the mythologies of paganism, and myth in twentieth-century English literature. Translator(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 344 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; HRA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064550
- ISBN
- 9780226064550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.36€ 44.19
€ 51.36
€ 44.19
Hardcover. People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038353
- ISBN
- 9780226038353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.56€ 78.93
€ 95.56
€ 78.93
Paperback. Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1QDAP; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325607
- ISBN
- 9780195325607
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.60
€ 20.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. In this two-volume 1901 work, Rogers provides a history of the Mesopotamian civilisations, with material on archaeological and literary sources. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; 1QDAB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 303 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781108083072
- ISBN
- 9781108083072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Hardcover. Greek painted pottery from the fourth century BC is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. This work provides a large body of photographs accompanied by a picture-by-picture discussion of the vases, organized by playwright - including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76 colour & 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; DSG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368075
- ISBN
- 9780892368075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.64€ 59.60
€ 77.64
€ 59.60
Paperback. The Christianization of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe, yet at the time it was a tentative and piecemeal process. This study examines the factors which proved decisive and the compromises which made the emergence of the Christian "thought world" possible. Series: Canto Original Series. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521595575
- ISBN
- 9780521595575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
paperback. Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome's fighting forces through the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 36 b/w illus. 28 colour illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBW; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521537261
- ISBN
- 9780521537261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
Hardback. Daniel Goffman's lucid and accessible book examines Ottoman relations with Europe in the Early Modern period. Series Editor(s): Beik, William; Blanning, T. C. W.; Simms, Brendan. Series: New Approaches to European History. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1QDT; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 61.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521452809
- ISBN
- 9780521452809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.12
€ 87.12
Paperback. Covers the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Series: Translated Documents of Greece and Rome. Num Pages: 268 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521299466
- ISBN
- 9780521299466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.78
€ 57.78
paperback. Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521285421
- ISBN
- 9780521285421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.67
€ 31.99
€ 30.67
Hardcover. Examines gender relations in ancient Chinese and Greek societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as banquets, festivals, and feasts. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521197625
- ISBN
- 9780521197625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.46
€ 85.46
Paperback. This study evaluates the life and reign of the pivotal Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Num Pages: 372 pages, 9 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564. 372 pages, 9 b/w illus. 10 maps. This study evaluates the life and reign of the pivotal Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521036986
- ISBN
- 9780521036986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.85
€ 42.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. Num Pages: 352 pages, 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996. Ten Books; New English Translation with Commentary and Illustrations. 333 pages, many b/w figs. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521002929
- ISBN
- 9780521002929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.85
€ 42.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades. Editor(s): Marincola, John M. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 752 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJK; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339239
- ISBN
- 9781444339239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. Provides a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies. Takes account of recent discoveries. Editor(s): Potter, David S. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 724 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 724
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199186
- ISBN
- 9781405199186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.98
€ 52.99
€ 51.98
Paperback. 'The Production of Prophecy' brings together a range of influential biblical scholars to examine the construction of prophecy and prophetic books during the Persian period. Series: Bibleworld. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HRCF1; HRCG; HRJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845535001
- ISBN
- 9781845535001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.39
€ 51.39