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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3JD; HDD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 19 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024187
ISBN
9780884024187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.28
€ 63.14

Paperback. The Emperor Titus opened the Colosseum in AD 80 to host 100 days of games and it will astound readers to learn what the ancient Romans found entertaining. Over 50,000 screaming fans watched gladiators battling each other to the death, men fighting wild beasts, and even mock sea battles with warships floating on an arena floor flooded with water. Illustrator(s): Groff, David. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH; YNM; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 136 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399541902
ISBN
9780399541902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.03

Paperback. An expert analysis of how many of our great Neolithic monuments influenced the landscape and communities that built up around them Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552995
ISBN
9781781552995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.84

Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983532217
ISBN
9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.58
€ 59.06

Hardcover. Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion, stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again. During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire, puzzling archaeologists and scholars alike. Illustrator(s): Hodges, C.Walter. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AG; YFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857155204
ISBN
9781857155204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.97

Hardcover. A guide for armchair travel. From the Egypt of the Pharaohs through the nascent democracies of the Greek islands and city states to the fall of Imperial Rome, the evolution of the Classical World is traced through 50 of its greatest sites, offering insight into their purpose, historical context and creators. Full-colour illustrations throughout. Series: Blue Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Blue Guides Limited of London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905131310
ISBN
9781905131310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.82

Paperback. This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBLA1; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199533213
ISBN
9780199533213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Surveying the city's life from Christian Antiquity through the Middle Ages, this book focuses on monuments of art and architecture as they reflect the historical events, the ideological currents, and the meaning Rome. It tells a story in which the heritage of antiquity intertwines with the living presence of Christianity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 260 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; 3H; AM; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
389
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
With a New foreword by Marvin Trachtenberg
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049618
ISBN
9780691049618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.89
€ 42.10

Paperback. Based on experimental archaeology at the author's world-famous research settlement in Cornwall, this book describes the ingredients of prehistoric cooking and the methods of food preparation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDA; WBA; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419435
ISBN
9780752419435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.27

paperback. Presents a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law. This title offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and people of the country, and an account of the early stages of the Roman occupation of Britain. Editor(s): Rives, James. Translator(s): Mattingly, H. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDAR; DB; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455403
ISBN
9780140455403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Classic oral history of the British Empire combining PLAIN TALES FROM THE RAJ, TALES FROM THE DARK CONTINENT and TALES FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEAS. Num Pages: 816 pages, 32pp. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119205
ISBN
9780349119205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Grand political accomplishment and artistic productivity were the hallmarks of Augustus Caesar's reign (31 BC to AD 14), which has served as a powerful model of achievement for societies throughout Western history. This book presents an overview, one that brings together political and social history, art, literature, architecture, and religion. Num Pages: 496 pages, 11 color plates 164 halftones 10 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058900
ISBN
9780691058900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.89
€ 42.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAZ; ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892191
ISBN
9788772892191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.87
€ 41.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 colour plates, 60 black & white illustrations, 43 line drawings, 14 maps, 2 charts, 4. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700002
ISBN
9781501700002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051545
ISBN
9780941051545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Sanders, Martin. Series: Raintree Perspectives: Early British History. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; 5AJ; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 271 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781406291070
ISBN
9781406291070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472576866
ISBN
9781472576866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY) Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 760.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822265
ISBN
9780753822265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892515
ISBN
9781861892515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.89

Paperback. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Objects in Focus. 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight: 170.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122717
ISBN
9780714122717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.24

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