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BCE to c 500 CE

Hardback. Greek temples captivate anyone with an interest in antiquity, and the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columnar orders that clad them launched the classical architectural tradition down to modern times. This title proposes new theories in both areas as it elucidates the nature and function of Greek architecture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour images + 230 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; AMX; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300182767
ISBN
9780300182767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853237525
ISBN
9780853237525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.61

Hardcover. The aim of the book is to make Socrates' investigation and resolution of the questions that still concern us as human beings more accessible to serious contemporary readers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HPCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694013
ISBN
9780847694013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.74

Paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. These three dialogues here are among the most accessible of Cicero's philosophical works. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam T. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644148
ISBN
9780199644148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. Translator(s): Newton, Benjamin Patrick. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704529
ISBN
9781501704529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214850
ISBN
9780253214850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

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

€ 54.41
€ 43.00

Paperback. Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "Osservazioni" is an impassioned defence of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the "beautiful and noble simplicity" of Ancient Greece. This is an English translation of Piranesi's three-part polemical work. Translator(s): Beamish, Caroline; Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 168 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; ACG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366361
ISBN
9780892366361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Skjoldal, Hein Rune; Saetre, Roald. Num Pages: 559 pages, colour charts & maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3D; AMKH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
559
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251918411
ISBN
9788251918411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3D; 3F; HBJH; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024088
ISBN
9780884024088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.75
€ 63.73

Hardcover. Editor(s): Amden, Bettina; Flensted-Jensen, Pernille; Nielsen, Thomas Heine; Schwartz, Adam; Tortzen, Chr. Gorm. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; 3D; DSB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897783
ISBN
9788772897783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Quilter, Jeffrey; Castillo B., Luis Jaime. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 192 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023623
ISBN
9780884023623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.87

Hardback. Examining the tantalizing glimpses of ancient bodies offered by Roman sculptures, paintings, and literary texts, this title analyzes the role of gesture in medical and religious ritual, in the gladiatorial arena, in mourning practice, in aristocratic competition of the late Republic, and in the court of the emperor Tiberius. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; AFC; AFK; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074948
ISBN
9780691074948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.74
€ 68.28

Hardback. This work centres on the post-Roman period of Narbonne and its territory, up to its capture by the Arabs in 720, encompassing not only recent archaeological findings but also perspectives of French, Spanish and Catalan historiography that have fashioned distinct national narratives. Seeking to remove Narbonne from any subsequent birth of France. Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes 5 b&w illustrations and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3D; 3F; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409455349
ISBN
9781409455349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.61

Paperback. Japan in the 16th century was made up of effectively independent kingdoms led by warrior leaders. The author examines this period of Japanese history, looking at the commanders and armies and the way in which the destruction of the elite Takeda army affected the Samurai on all sides. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 15 colour and 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLL; JWD; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 250 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326194
ISBN
9781855326194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Student
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521277624
ISBN
9780521277624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Paperback. A general survey of the history of ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and Iran from 6000 BC-AD650. New photography of objects in the Ashmolean Museum's collection is included along with specially commissioned maps. Num Pages: 200 pages, 117 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910807088
ISBN
9781910807088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534789
ISBN
9781931534789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.99

Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473828902
ISBN
9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardback. Examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called Saracens. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283770
ISBN
9780520283770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 49.96

Hardcover. An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological excavations in China. These mingqi were made in all kinds of materials and in a broad range of forms, techniques and craftsmanship. This book examines a particular type of mingqi - pottery building. Num Pages: 272 pages, 330 b/w & 20 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193218
ISBN
9781845193218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Hardcover. This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738732
ISBN
9780198738732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.09

Paperback. Situated in an area roughly corresponding to Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This book reveals how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140265743
ISBN
9780140265743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

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