Empires & historical states
Results 501 - 520 of 2510
Empires & historical states
Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441581
- ISBN
- 9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Fawkes, Glynnis. Num Pages: 584 pages, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170152
- ISBN
- 9780691170152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. A comprehensive narrative history of the greatest army the world has ever known from its earliest origins to its disintegration in AD 476. Num Pages: 560 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655338
- ISBN
- 9781445655338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.50
€ 42.50
Paperback. Focuses instead on the concept of identity to reveal a Roman society made up of far-flung populations whose experience of empire varied enormously. This title examines the nature of power in Rome and the means by which the Roman state exploited the natural, mercantile, and human resources within its frontiers. Series: Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures in Ancient History and Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 line illus. 15 tables. 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160177
- ISBN
- 9780691160177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Lesko, Leonard H. Num Pages: 224 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481437
- ISBN
- 9780801481437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.43
€ 40.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. The Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were interested in the emotions. This book shows that they did not simply advocate a suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in English, but examined these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305585
- ISBN
- 9780226305585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156354
- ISBN
- 9780691156354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431022
- ISBN
- 9781591431022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to over three thousand years of ancient Egyptian civilization. Num Pages: 277 pages, 96 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 636. 277 pages, 96 b/w illus. A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to over three thousand years of ancient Egyptian civilization. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 14. Weight: 622.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521616898
- ISBN
- 9780521616898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Hardcover. The period 300-600 AD saw huge changes in the Roman Empire. Here, 20 papers by international scholars explore how group identities were established against this shifting background. Themes include religious conversion, Roman law, problems of Jewish identity and what it meant to be Roman. Editor(s): Mitchell, Stephen; Greatex, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 343 pages, illus, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715630433
- ISBN
- 9780715630433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.98
€ 76.98
Hardback. Lucid, insightful, and innovative, the essays in Roman Social Imaginaries constitute some of today's most original thinking about the power of language in the ancient world. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650176
- ISBN
- 9781442650176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.87
€ 50.99
€ 50.87
Paperback. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728. The Road to Decolonisation, 1918-1968. 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 770.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521685559
- ISBN
- 9780521685559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.44
€ 42.44
Paperback. During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 BC, the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure. This account traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. Num Pages: 417 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249912
- ISBN
- 9780520249912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146171
- ISBN
- 9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205581
- ISBN
- 9780872205581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.32
€ 27.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. The myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the other 4 the founding of Demeter's Eleusinian mysteries. Series: Put it in Your Pocket Series. Num Pages: 16 pages, cover illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP3. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537851
- ISBN
- 9780993537851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.56
€ 6.56
Paperback. Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFG; DNF; DSBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454443
- ISBN
- 9780226454443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 59.65
€ 71.30
€ 59.65
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Armadillo
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861476951
- ISBN
- 9781861476951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199547913
- ISBN
- 9780199547913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.57
€ 13.57
Paperback. "Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls". Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBW; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 188 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849085410
- ISBN
- 9781849085410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57