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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black and white in-text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728849
ISBN
9780198728849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.45

paperback. What does the study of Plato s dialogues tell us about the modern meaning of sex ? How can recent developments in the philosophy of sex and gender help us read these ancient texts anew? Plato and Sex addresses these questions for the first time. Series: Feminist Revision. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Polity
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037851
ISBN
9780745626413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. What does the study of Plato s dialogues tell us about the modern meaning of sex ? How can recent developments in the philosophy of sex and gender help us read these ancient texts anew? Plato and Sex addresses these questions for the first time. Series: Feminist Revision. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626406
ISBN
9780745626406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.01

Hardcover. Helps you explore the mysterious kingdoms of ancient Egypt. This volume brings you the incredible temples and monuments of ancient Egypt in all their glory. Num Pages: 80 pages, approx 11colour cgi artworks, plus 150 colour & b&w images. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 301 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Carlton Kids
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783120093
ISBN
9781783120093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.10

Hardback. Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 1QD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861352
ISBN
9780801861352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.01

Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199336135
ISBN
9780199336135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.07

Paperback. Though in later antiquity the social comedies of Menander ranked second in popularity only to Homer, his plays were for centuries thought to be irretrievably lost. Only in this century have instances begun to re-emerge from the sands of Egypt, and it was not until 1958 that a complete play, Dyskolos or The Bad-Tempered Man, came to light. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686115
ISBN
9780856686115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.62

paperback. At the first two presentations of this play in 165 and 160 BC, the prospect of rival attractions drove the actors prematurely off the stage, and it was only in September 160 that it was finally performed in full. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780856683749
ISBN
9780856683749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.62

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDT; 3H; 3J; HBJF1; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651903
ISBN
9780691651903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.48

Paperback. Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. This title presents a reconstruction of her life. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753539569
ISBN
9780753539569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Analyzes writers and gurus, literary texts and religious movements, and the political uses of religion alongside the literary expressions of religious teachers, showing the cosmopolitan interconnections between the Indian subcontinent, the British Empire, and the American New Age. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 1QDB; CFB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118284
ISBN
9780691118284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. This resource strategically traces Greek warfare from 720 to 30 BC and its specific and extensive details-the wars, the troops, the armor, the military tactics, and other factors either affecting or affected by the wars. Editor(s): Woronoff, Jon. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840997
ISBN
9780810840997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.33

Paperback. This volume, the first in a new series, brings together studies by a range of Danish scholars. It deals with work by Danish archaeologists in Crete, Rhodes, Argos, in Athens itself (the Kerameikos necropolis) and in Halikarnassos (now Bodrum) on the west coast of present-day Turkey. Series: Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 227 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887210
ISBN
9788772887210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.14

Paperback. Presents results of Danish field research archaeology in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean and research in this area by Danish as well as international scholars. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren; Isager, Signe. Series: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 411 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887227
ISBN
9788772887227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.18

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren; Kolonas, Lazaros. Num Pages: 279 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Aarhus Univ Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771249972
ISBN
9788771249972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren. Num Pages: 76 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 305 x 11. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771249385
ISBN
9788771249385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. Sophocles' "Electra" tells the story of the revenge Orestes and Electra take on their mother, Clytemnestra, for he murder of their father Agamemnon, after he returns from the Trojan War. This edition of the play is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Translator(s): Carson, Anne. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195049602
ISBN
9780195049602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.33

Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857334883
ISBN
9781857334883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.14

Paperback. Learn about the spiritual level of understanding and clarity to the world's most mysterious ancient sites: the cycles of the sun, the reason for specific architecture, rituals and ceremonial practices, and earth energies. Weaves together time and space and thereby links these sites to the intelligence of space travelers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRKP; JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Findhorn Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844096947
ISBN
9781844096947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. This is a report on the excavation of the Shanidar Cave, nestled in the Zagros Mountains, where archaeologists have discovered artefacts and skeletal remains that offer evidence about this site's prehistoric culture and specifically, about the origins of agriculture and trade. Series: Texas A&M University Anthology series. Num Pages: 234 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585442720
ISBN
9781585442720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

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