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Empires & historical states
Paperback. The Year of Four Emperors was one of the most chaotic, violent and frightening periods in all Roman history. It was a time of assassinations and civil wars. Offering a look at 69AD, this book features a narrative history with portraits of the leading participants and insights into the nature of the Roman military Morgan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315899
- ISBN
- 9780195315899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.05
€ 20.05
Paperback. The Dark Age of Greece is one of the least understood periods of Greek history. This title explores each century from 1200 to 700 BCE through an individual site Mycenae, Nichoria, Athens, Lefkandi, Corinth, and Ascra that illustrates the major features of each period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 28 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216021
- ISBN
- 9780253216021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.70
€ 29.70
Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050082
- ISBN
- 9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.00
€ 90.00
Paperback. Empires - vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition - have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. This title departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Num Pages: 528 pages, 44 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJQ; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152363
- ISBN
- 9780691152363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
paperback. Jenkins reconstructs the Parthenon frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) plan. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530. 124 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) plan. Jenkins reconstructs the Parthenon frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKC. Dimension: 271 x 215 x 10. Weight: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780714122373
- ISBN
- 9780714122373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.83
€ 19.99
€ 15.83
Hardback. The emergence of Rome as an imperial power. In the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy. This book examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621095
- ISBN
- 9780748621095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.62€ 151.50
€ 158.62
€ 151.50
Paperback. The emergence of Rome as an imperial power. In the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into the most powerful city-state in Italy. This book examines the reasons for Rome's emergence and success within a highly competitive Italian environment, and how much it owed to its neighbours. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621101
- ISBN
- 9780748621101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.42
€ 42.99
€ 35.42
Hardback. Throughout world history, civilizations have emerged that have been strong enough militarily, economically, and culturally to extend their power over other nations and become empires. Great Empires looks at some of the most significant of these imperial powers and what motivated them. Series: Great Empires. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; 4KHJ; 4KHN; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 193 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750296632
- ISBN
- 9780750296632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857382009
- ISBN
- 9780857382009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.50
€ 21.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. The author investigates the appearance of a fashion in clothing, involving a knotted mantle worn across the chest, on many Attic stelae of the Roman period. She suggests that this style can be traced to Egyptian roots, and might have particularly been associated with a cult of Isis, popular among wealthy Athenians. Series: Hesperia supplements. Num Pages: 153 pages, xvi + 136 pp, 2 figs, 52 pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume XXII ed.
- SKU
- V9780876615225
- ISBN
- 9780876615225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled. Num Pages: 222 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892361649
- ISBN
- 9780892361649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Hardcover. This title reproduces, with commentary, "Le Case i Monu Menti di Pompeii" (1854) of Fausto and Felice Niccolini, the first work to completely and systematically present the public and private buildings so far excavated in Pompeii. It features the watercolours they created to document Pompeii. Num Pages: 224 pages, 270 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AM; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 369 x 260 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366842
- ISBN
- 9780892366842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.36
€ 110.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, Ill.(some col.).35figs. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Macquarie Ancient History Association Australia
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780908299058
- ISBN
- 9780908299058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 30.13
€ 45.99
€ 30.13
Hardcover. Helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 400 pictures. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, this title features 15 projects that allow you to bring the past to life - make a miniature pyramid, build a model boat suitable for sailing on the Nile, create your own water clock, and sculpt a canopic jar. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 400 pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 303 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 674. Find Out About the Land of the Pharaohs, with 15 Step-by-step Projects and Over 400 Exciting Pictures. 64 pages, over 400 pictures. Helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 400 pictures. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, this title features 15 projects that allow you to bring the past to life - make a miniature pyramid, build a model boat suitable for sailing on the Nile, create your own water clock, and sculpt a canopic jar. Cateogry: (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Dimension: 303 x 234 x 13. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Armadillo
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843229636
- ISBN
- 9781843229636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire by those that saw it. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849010832
- ISBN
- 9781849010832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.19
€ 11.99
€ 10.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675143
- ISBN
- 9781904675143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.17
€ 39.17
Paperback. Challenges our traditionally western-focused perception of the past, connecting Greco-Roman civilisation to the great rulers and empires that swept across Central Asia to India and China - resulting in a truly global vision of ancient history. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592082
- ISBN
- 9780099592082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.44
€ 16.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Focusing on Britain and her Empire, this survey provides an introduction for readers coming to the subject for the first time. It covers the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of the Empire. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414938
- ISBN
- 9780582414938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.93
€ 54.93
Paperback. In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Diocletian until its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 half-tone 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731638
- ISBN
- 9780804731638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardback. The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate the importance of Hannibal, even though Scipio defeated the legendary general in the Second Punic War and was the central military figure of his time. Num Pages: 326 pages, 22 b+w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972055
- ISBN
- 9781597972055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21