Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardcover. Sheyyad Hamzas 14th century Anatolian Turkish poem, a retelling of the ancient Joseph Story has inspiration both in popular preaching and oral story telling. A lively and often moving story, it reflects aspects of the popular culture of its time. Translator(s): Hickman, Bill. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633570
- ISBN
- 9780815633570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.04
€ 33.04
Hardback. Why are there differences in the stories of the Gospels? Licona turns to Greek classicist Plutarch for an answer, assessing differences that appeared when Plutarch told the same story more than once in his Lives. He suggests the differences in the Gospels often resulted from their authors employing the same compositional devices used by Plutarch. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 259 x 35. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190264260
- ISBN
- 9780190264260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73
€ 61.73
hardcover. This book investigates the mappings of ideas about sexual and ethnic difference in Galilee during the centuries following the last Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HRAX; HRJ; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740296
- ISBN
- 9780804740296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415107594
- ISBN
- 9780415107594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Hardcover. Aristotle Metaphysica Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Greek
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145134
- ISBN
- 9780198145134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
perfect. The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Describing that claim, this title explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140135213
- ISBN
- 9780140135213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
paperback. In an epic series of battles, the mighty empires of Carthage and Rome vied for supremacy of Mediterranean - before the Carthaginians finally buckled and their great capital city was razed to the ground, burning for six days and nights, its inhabitants slaughtered or enslaved. This title charts one of the bloodiest dramas of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141018096
- ISBN
- 9780141018096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. In the second half of the sixteenth century, most of the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. This title describes the paths taken through the eastern Mediterranean and its European hinterland by members of a Venetian-Albanian family. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141978376
- ISBN
- 9780141978376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. This sourcebook fully exploits the rich legal material of the imperial period, explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 376 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ1; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152419
- ISBN
- 9780415152419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.37
€ 68.37
paperback. Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this work of legal history presents a picture of ordinary life in Rome. Translator(s): Kolbert, C.F. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443431
- ISBN
- 9780140443431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034492
- ISBN
- 9780141034492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
paperback. In the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844137442
- ISBN
- 9781844137442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415170420
- ISBN
- 9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.48
€ 109.48
Paperback. Describes the region's wealth of monuments, excavations and artifacts, from Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer to Strasbourg and Lyon. This guide combines a scholarly assessment of the area's Roman heritage, examining and interpreting the surviving remains, with practical visitor information such as directions to sites and opening hours. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415488815
- ISBN
- 9780415488815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
The Hagia Photia Cemetery II: The Pottery: 34 (Prehistory Monographs)
Davaras, Costis; Betancourt, Philip P.
hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, 18 illus, 21 b/w figs, 69 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory) United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534635
- ISBN
- 9781931534635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.67
€ 122.67
Before his death in 1989, Sir Ronald Syme approved the publication of these 59 papers on Roman history which complete this distinguished collection of his life's work. Editor(s): Birley, Anthony R. Num Pages: 486 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198144946
- ISBN
- 9780198144946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.83
€ 206.83
Antiquity on Display offers an insight into the history of the imaginative reproductions of architecture housed in Berlin's Pergamon Museum and the shifting regimes of the authentic in museum displays from the nineteenth century to the present. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 99 in text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199570553
- ISBN
- 9780199570553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.19
€ 138.19
This volume examines cinematic representations of ancient Greek women from the realms of myth and history. It discusses how these female figures were resurrected on the big screen by different filmmakers during different historical moments, and were therefore embedded within a narrative which served various purposes. Editor(s): Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; APFA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678921
- ISBN
- 9780199678921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.57
€ 141.57
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute
- Number of pages
- 909
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416903
- ISBN
- 9780900416903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.33
€ 173.33
paperback. This is the first volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organised by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. Num Pages: 225 pages, 420 drawings, 29 col photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; ACG; AFP; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ancient Egypt Research Associates Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780982554449
- ISBN
- 9780982554449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.73
€ 43.73