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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army, and chronicling their individual histories in detail, this volume builds on the thematic account of the Roman military force given by its companion The Complete Roman Army. It is suitable for anyone who has enjoyed that book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 212 illustrations, 204 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291832
ISBN
9780500291832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, c. 20 black and white diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192807359
ISBN
9780192807359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they build pyramids and how were mummies made? These and other questions are answered with short, informative text, vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH; YQH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474903226
ISBN
9781474903226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.31

Paperback. Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244991
ISBN
9780140244991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A history of the Ottoman participation in colonial expansion in Africa in the last 20 years of the 19th century, this book turns the spotlight onto the Ottoman Empire's experiment in "new imperialism." Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799270
ISBN
9780804799270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This is a fascinating insight into life behind the walls of a Roman Legionary fortress. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643588
ISBN
9781445643588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. Excavations of the Leckie Iron Age broch in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reflect the expansion of the Roman Empire into southern Scotland in the late first century AD Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 317 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784914400
ISBN
9781784914400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.85

Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686511
ISBN
9780856686511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Ouahes, Colette; Floor, Willem. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDT; HBJF1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Mage Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823652
ISBN
9781933823652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064764
ISBN
9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 47.09

Paperback. Focuses on the Imperial mission to promote the unity of the Church, the State's involvement in intensely-debated doctrinal questions, and the calling by the Emperor of two major Church Councils at Ephesus, in 431 and 449. This work also includes material that illustrates the working of government and the involvement of State and the church. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253919
ISBN
9780520253919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. The Work of Farming. 368 pages, 12 b&w drawings. Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other languages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; TV. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight: 620. Translator(s): Fitch, John G.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018927
ISBN
9781903018927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 69 colour & 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Northgate Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952423324
ISBN
9780952423324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484261
ISBN
9780801484261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. This title details the epic four-month siege of the city of Constantinople, last vestige of the once mighty Roman and Byzantine Empires. It illustrates the battle which saw Constantine's men outnumber eight-to-one before being overcome by the Sultan Mehmet. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841760919
ISBN
9781841760919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. A comprehensive and radical new survey of religious life in Rome over the course of a millennium. Num Pages: 476 pages, 58 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521316828
ISBN
9780521316828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. The ruins of the Forum in Rome, the centre of its ancient Empire, are one of the best known wonders of antiquity and a highpoint of the tourist route round the Eternal City, but the Forum remains for many visitors a baffling and unwelcoming place. This book helps us to rediscover its rich history. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AMGD; HBLA; WTHM; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861978059
ISBN
9781861978059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired people for years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Greek myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that they can be better understood. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444163469
ISBN
9781444163469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138138
ISBN
9780691138138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, J. M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540624
ISBN
9780199540624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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