Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Describing the emergence and development of the civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, this title details the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, which gave rise to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804587
- ISBN
- 9780192804587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.76
€ 18.99
€ 14.76
paperback. Describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. This book presents the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, including some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature. Editor(s): Shaw, Ian. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 528 pages, 24 pp colour, halftones and line illustrations throughout, 11 pp maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802934
- ISBN
- 9780192802934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.52
€ 29.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. A unique military and cultural history that chronicles the reigns of Philip and Alexander the Great in one sweeping narrative. Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 illus, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190614645
- ISBN
- 9780190614645
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415667432
- ISBN
- 9780415667432
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Condition: New
€ 59.50
€ 59.50
Paperback. Presenting a personal history of Alexander the Great, this book discusses not only his dashing image and heroism, but also the downsides to his personality and the disintegration of his empire, to question whether he really deserves to be called 'Great'. It argues that Alexander sacrificed the empire for his own personal ends. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations , maps , ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1033.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405801621
- ISBN
- 9781405801621
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.47
€ 48.99
€ 48.47
Paperback. This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers.
* Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium.
* Covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1076.
* Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium.
* Covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334142
- ISBN
- 9781444334142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.13
€ 59.13
Hardback. Drawing on a diverse range of sources-including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state-Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416281
- ISBN
- 9781421416281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.30€ 54.95
€ 60.30
€ 54.95
Paperback. Using Homer's epic tales as inspiration, this book offers teachers session plans and storytelling tips to facilitate philosophical discussions with children aged 9-14. Illustrator(s): Levi, Tamar. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441174956
- ISBN
- 9781441174956
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.91
€ 26.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. This work aims to stimulate a new approach to the history of excavation by drawing attention to a vast and important area of research that has been neglected for almost a century. Editor(s): Bignamini, Ilaria. Series: Archaeological Monograph. Num Pages: 308 pages, 151 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 280 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- British School at Rome United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904152432
- ISBN
- 9780904152432
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Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 53.45
€ 57.96
€ 53.45
Paperback. A collection of over two hundred recipes from ancient Rome, tested and updated for today's tastes. Translator(s): Herklotz, Anna. Num Pages: 244 pages, 16 colour plates, 113 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290324
- ISBN
- 9780226290324
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.82
€ 27.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What lessons can be learnt from the civilization that the Ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? This book answers these questions. Translator(s): Ross, Jonathan. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740083
- ISBN
- 9781847740083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.21
€ 13.99
€ 13.21
Hardback. Learn everything you need to know about the Ancient Egyptians, and some of the things they'd rather you didn't Illustrator(s): Greenberg, Isabel. Series: Discover.. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 5AJ; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 270 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847808257
- ISBN
- 9781847808257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.05
€ 7.05
Hardback. Learn everything you need to know about the Romans, and some of the things they'd rather you didn't. Illustrator(s): Greenberg, Isabel. Series: Discover.. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 5AJ; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 269 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847808264
- ISBN
- 9781847808264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.82
€ 7.82
Hardback. He finds that the "nationcan be read as that space in which literature is thought to be able to conjoin two things that history has separated-the writer and the people. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1QDB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868030
- ISBN
- 9780801868030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991108
- ISBN
- 9780295991108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 61.69
€ 63.23
€ 61.69
Paperback. Examines the role of meals in creating a sense of family and community in the Mediterranean world in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. This work provides insight into how social mores and etiquette were passed on to children, how family life increased in importance for Christians, the conflict in styles when Greeks and Romans met, and more. Editor(s): Nielsen, Hanne Sigismund; Nielsen, Inge. Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity. Num Pages: 248 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779340060
- ISBN
- 9788779340060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Describes the archaeological activities of the Danish Institute at Athens. This book reports on prehistoric Tummuli at Portes in Achaea, early Minoan Clay Strips and a sealing at Psathi, an early Etruscan Bronze Throne in Olympia, the Utopia of Xenophon, and Cultic theatres and ritual drama in Ancient Greece. Series: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 307 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887234
- ISBN
- 9788772887234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.42
€ 22.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- Doubleday Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385015837
- ISBN
- 9780385015837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.70
€ 33.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. The calamity that proved lethal for Pompeii inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations, including Renoir, Freud, Hirohito, Mozart, Dickens, Twain, Rossellini, and Ingrid Bergman. Interwoven is the thread of Rowland s own impressions of Pompeii." Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088092
- ISBN
- 9780674088092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.26
€ 35.99
€ 30.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842172087
- ISBN
- 9781842172087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 59.04
€ 64.40
€ 59.04