Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th century Greek thinker and researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. She discusses all aspects of his work, including his fascination with his origins; his travels; his interest in seeing the world; and the recurring themes of his work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, c. 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575992
- ISBN
- 9780199575992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. An insight into daily life in an Egyptian village three thousand years ago Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167461
- ISBN
- 9789774167461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.78
€ 15.78
Hardcover. This volume traces negative thinking about Athens from the late archaic period to Roman times. It challenges the easy modern supposition that Athens was generally seen as the cultural emblem of Greece, and casts light on the thinking of ancient peoples who - nowadays - tend to exist in Athens' shadow. Editor(s): Meidani, Katerina; Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125593
- ISBN
- 9781905125593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Paperback. Ranging over a quarter of a millenium and four continents, this book uncovers the lives, deaths and autobiographical writings of a vital but forgotten constituency: the tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence but who got caught and caught out. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665285
- ISBN
- 9780712665285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
€ 25.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Volume XXVI
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876615263
- ISBN
- 9780876615263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Paperback. Recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This book portrays a nation at the very height of its vigour and self-satisfaction, imposing on the rest of the world its traditions and tastes, its idealists and rascals. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571290710
- ISBN
- 9780571290710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. In September AD 9 half of Rome's Western army was ambushed in a German forest. Three legions, comprising some 25,000 men under the Roman general Varus, were wiped out by an army of Germanic tribes under the leadership of Arminius. This book offers an account of this battle, the historical background, and the implications of defeat. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750940160
- ISBN
- 9780750940160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardcover. A guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP3; HRKP4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251737
- ISBN
- 9780500251737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. In recent years, British Museum curators have collaborated with scientists and medical experts to explore non-invasive imaging techniques and other scientific approaches to further study Egyptian mummies. This book draws on research to reveal the actual experience of living and dying in the ancient Nile Valley. Num Pages: 192 pages, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119120
- ISBN
- 9780714119120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632470
- ISBN
- 9781601632470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.12
€ 23.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. Jem Duducu condenses the colossal story of the Romans into 100 accessible facts in this fun introduction to the Roman Empire. Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445649702
- ISBN
- 9781445649702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.31
€ 17.31
Hardback. This book contains approximately fifty late Egyptian texts, published for the first time; Representing a range of document types and of demotic handwriting. Includes a a rare word list and a new mythological narrative, one late hieratic text concerned with temple land, and some Greek fragments from the Byzantine period. Editor(s): Krutzsch, Myriam. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 299 x 18. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040628
- ISBN
- 9781937040628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.95
€ 60.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955383489
- ISBN
- 9780955383489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Disinformation Company
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938875007
- ISBN
- 9781938875007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.87
€ 31.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the central period of Greek History for students of classics. This title constructs the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415549776
- ISBN
- 9780415549776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the military and political changes after Alexander. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415046183
- ISBN
- 9780415046183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. Scholars often refer to the "peaceful coexistence" of various religious and ethnic groups under the Ottoman Empire before ethnonationalist conflicts dissolved that shared space and created legacies of division. Post-Ottoman Coexistence interrogates this "coexistence". Editor(s): Bryant, Rebecca. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 276 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; 1QDT; GTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331244
- ISBN
- 9781785331244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Paperback. A classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951603
- ISBN
- 9781890951603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome, but his grip on power grows increasingly fragile as economic disaster threatens. The enormous riches from his Judaean campaigns are all but spent, legions go unpaid, and the yields from Rome's vital Spanish goldfields have fallen dramatically since the civil war. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172288
- ISBN
- 9780552172288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. The monuments of ancient Athens give testimony to the enduring legacy of ancient Greek civilisation. In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of the area presents a survey of the monuments - first chronologically, then site by site. Num Pages: 340 pages, 270 illustrations, 17 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101515
- ISBN
- 9780300101515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72