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Empires & historical states

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064566
ISBN
9781606064566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602042
ISBN
9780691602042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

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

€ 76.11
€ 62.50

Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029092
ISBN
9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.58

Paperback. This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco- Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Archaeopress
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784914370
ISBN
9781784914370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.17

Paperback. Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages, beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. Offering an analysis of Plato's "Protagoras, Charmides, and Republic", this book charts Socrates' discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006284
ISBN
9780226006284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.57

hardcover. O"How to Win an Election" was a delight--and "How to Run a Country" is even better. Cicero's acute observations about how to govern will resonate with everyone who recognizes that the tribalism, ideological extremism, and coarsened culture of politics today urgently need to change."--Norman J. Ornstein, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks." Translator(s): Freeman, Philip. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; HPS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 122 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691156576
ISBN
9780691156576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319462
ISBN
9781848319462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.27

hardcover. A Roman guide for campaigning. It is suitable for politicians and those who enjoys watching them try to manipulate their way into office. Translator(s): Freeman, Philip. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; HPS; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691154084
ISBN
9780691154084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. Animals were omnipresent in the everyday life of classical Greece, and its culture was not merely anthropocentric. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537616
ISBN
9781784537616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.52
€ 123.84

Hardcover. This monograph considers the painted frieze on the facade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 250 pages, 70 col. & b/w figs., 1 col. fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619667
ISBN
9780876619667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.38

Paperback. A work on Pythagoreanism. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853233268
ISBN
9780853233268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.97

Hardback. Collected essays in honour of Mark J. Smith, Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, focussing on his research interests including Egyptian religion, language and texts, incl. demotic. Exceptional list of international contributors, majority European. 25 colour, c.100 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Jasnow, Richard; Widmer, Ghislaine. Series: Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1633.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Lockwood Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040741
ISBN
9781937040741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.92

paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781851243341
ISBN
9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 17.04

Hardcover. This book examines Roman military and political conquest of the Western Balkans (Illyricum) between 229 BC and c.AD 68. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521194198
ISBN
9780521194198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.92

Hardcover. On museum visits, we pass by beautiful, well-preserved vases from ancient Greece - but how often do we understand what the images on them depict? Covering the range of Greek style and its growth between the early Archaic and Hellenistic periods, the author describes the intellectual, social, and artistic contexts in which the images were created. Translator(s): O'Donnell, Joseph. Num Pages: 384 pages, 87 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297651
ISBN
9780226297651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.26
€ 58.45

Paperback. In archaic and classical Greece, statues played a constant role in people's religious, political, economic, aesthetic, and mental lives. Evidence of many kinds demonstrates that ancient Greeks thought about - and interacted with - statues in ways very different from our own. This book recovers ancient thinking about statues. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; AFKB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094885
ISBN
9780691094885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.40
€ 49.62

Hardcover. Analyses ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome. This book includes contributions that address the artistic, social and political significance of given portraits and themes such as the true and false forefathers in the portraits of Hellenistic rulers, the question of whether women were ancestors in republican Rome, and more. Editor(s): Hojte, J. M. Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity. Num Pages: 309 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AGH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
309
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889481
ISBN
9788772889481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mandrake
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958213
ISBN
9781906958213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Hardback. An investigation of the metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child, "nothos", is imagined in narratives. The "nothos" is connected to concerns about gender, reproduction, marriage, and concepts of polity. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 136 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105375
ISBN
9780739105375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66

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