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Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.96
€ 16.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Grene, D. Num Pages: 710 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327723
- ISBN
- 9780226327723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.92
€ 20.99
€ 17.92
Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 417 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991347
- ISBN
- 9780674991347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.65
€ 32.99
€ 29.65
Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991316
- ISBN
- 9780674991316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Traditionally known as the Father of History, the Greek writer Herodotus(c 484-420 BC), was the first man to tell a story in prose on the scale of the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. This book deals with his work. Editor(s): Blakeney, E.H. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152340
- ISBN
- 9781857152340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.30
€ 26.99
€ 18.30
Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 3M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 121 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 420. LOEB
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674991330
- ISBN
- 9780674991330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.16
€ 29.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Focus Information Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051002
- ISBN
- 9780941051002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.29
€ 15.99
€ 13.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345422804
- ISBN
- 9780345422804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966310
- ISBN
- 9780913966310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.69
€ 25.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966327
- ISBN
- 9780913966327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.39
€ 15.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DN; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811220040
- ISBN
- 9780811220040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.78
€ 17.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
- Publisher
- D.S.Brewer
- Number of pages
- 526
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859915021
- ISBN
- 9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.43
€ 51.99
€ 42.43
Hardcover. Offers information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories concerning the human body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DN; DSBB; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 119 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996403
- ISBN
- 9780674996403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.47
€ 32.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. Editor(s): Lloyd, G. Translator(s): Chadwick, J.; Mann, W.N.; Lonie, I.M.; Withington, E.T. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444513
- ISBN
- 9780140444513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.95
€ 16.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 265 pages, bibliography. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121255
- ISBN
- 9780231121255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 574 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203525
- ISBN
- 9780872203525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad. This volume retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieged Troy, and the destruction it wreaks on both Greeks and Trojans. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853262425
- ISBN
- 9781853262425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.54
€ 5.54
Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332. Clean copy In good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Unabridged
- SKU
- KLJ0001372
- ISBN
- 9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other tranlations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204850
- ISBN
- 9780872204850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.27
€ 52.92
€ 41.27
Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co.
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204843
- ISBN
- 9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.13
€ 21.99
€ 21.13
Paperback. This is the first self-contained edition of Books VI-VIII of the Odyssey, the account of Odysseus' time among the Phaeacians, and a popular introduction to Homer. Editor(s): Garvie, A. F. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521338400
- ISBN
- 9780521338400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. George Chapman's translations of Homer are the most famous in the English language. This volume presents the original (1611) text of Chapman's translation of the "Iliad", making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. It also provides an introduction and a glossary. Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 648 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Princeton pbk. ed
- Number of pages
- 741
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002361
- ISBN
- 9780691002361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.52
€ 36.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780440240921
- ISBN
- 9780440240921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.69
€ 10.99
€ 9.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306476
- ISBN
- 9780226306476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.39
€ 24.99
€ 20.39