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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Presents an account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. This book offers a narrative which acknowledges the later traditions, as traditions, but insists that we must confront the contemporary evidence, which is in large part archaeological and art historical, and must make sense of it in its own terms. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7 black & white tables, 63 colour illustrations, 38 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415469920
ISBN
9780415469920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Approx 50 colour and b/w images, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473881983
ISBN
9781473881983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481302234
ISBN
9781481302234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.93

Paperback. What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287587
ISBN
9780520287587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.29

Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415602921
ISBN
9780415602921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. This book explores how the world and the sea were imagined differently before imperial European hegemony. It offers a deeper argument about the discipline of history and the historian's craft. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 b/w images and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285927
ISBN
9780520285927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. At its height the Roman Empire stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, maintained by an army of modest size but great diversity. This title investigates how Roman Army units in the Western provinces were equipped, exploring the local influences and traditions that caused the variations in attire. Illustrator(s): Ruggeri, Raffaele. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 45 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815378
ISBN
9781472815378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Altera Roma explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. Editor(s): Pohl, John M.D.; Lyons, Claire L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 129 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 1QDAR; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938770012
ISBN
9781938770012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.15

Hardcover. Explores the interplay of formal politics with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book presents an analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos. Num Pages: 211 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
211
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779343504
ISBN
9788779343504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

Paperback. Polybius' account of Rome's rise to world power and her method of rule is a major source for the history of the years 220-146 BC. This new translation includes Books 1-5 in their entirety and all of the fragmentary Books 6 and 12 on the Roman constitution and historiography. It is accompanied by an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199534708
ISBN
9780199534708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086151
ISBN
9780719086151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.48

Paperback. This volume includes a wealth of helpful footnotes; more than a dozen maps and illustrations; a chronology of the Archaic Age; a glossary of main characters, places, and terms; suggested further reading; and an index of proper nouns. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 584 pages, maps & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661136
ISBN
9781624661136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 Colour photographs 30 Black & White photographs 10 Maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719818158
ISBN
9780719818158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Presents the history of the Roman world from 133 BC to 68 AD. This book explores the decline and fall of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Pax Romana under the early Principate. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415584883
ISBN
9780415584883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists have correctly identified and been excavating the ancient site of Troy, and what has been found there. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199760275
ISBN
9780199760275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.47

Paperback. This volume, written in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the second millennium BC - of preserving it. Num Pages: 64 pages, 47 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774244926
ISBN
9789774244926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.46

Hardback. This volume is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, the largest group of ancient Roman sarcophagi to survive. Manufactured from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, covering a critical period in Rome, they provide a rich historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 368 pages, 87 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199203246
ISBN
9780199203246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.97

Hardcover. Livy (Titus Livius, 64 or 59 BC AD 12 or 17), the great Roman historian, presents a vivid narrative of Rome's rise from the traditional foundation of the city in 753 or 751 BC to 9 BC and illustrates the collective and individual virtues necessary to maintain such greatness. The fourth decad (31 40) focuses on Rome's growing hegemony in the East. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 710 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 16 x 10. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674997059
ISBN
9780674997059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Focuses on the end of the self-governed era of ancient Egyptian civilization. This title contains the inscriptions from the Medinet Habu Temple, one of the most completely preserved temples of Egypt, and the great Papyrus Harris, the largest (133 feet long) and most sumptuous papyrus extant. Editor(s): Breasted, James Henry. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069765
ISBN
9780252069765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Dennis, George T. Translator(s): Dennis, George T. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts. Num Pages: 396 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBW; JWK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023395
ISBN
9780884023395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.65

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