Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. This book explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to students today. Num Pages: 554 pages, 100 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940. 554 pages, 100 b/w illus. 1 map. Explores how Latin inscriptions were used in the Roman world and makes them accessible to modern students. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 26. Weight: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521549547
- ISBN
- 9780521549547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Paperback. This book examines how the Norsemen came to be drawn into the Imperial service. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1 revised
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521035521
- ISBN
- 9780521035521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.54
€ 52.54
Paperback. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. This book offers an introduction to Ancient civilization. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 538. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005748
- ISBN
- 9780141021416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG, Giles Milton takes us on another fascinating and extraordinary historical adventure. Num Pages: 432 pages, B/W maps and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KB; 1QDB; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- SKU
- KKD0005696
- ISBN
- 9780340748824
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492. Metropolitan Culture and the Imperial World. 350 pages. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521670029
- ISBN
- 9780521670029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.45
€ 74.45
Paperback. This work offers a picture of Roman religion and of some of the current debates about its character and development. The focus of the survey is the religious experience of the Roman people from about the third century BC to the second. Series: New Surveys in the Classics S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRAX; HRKP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 6. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199224333
- ISBN
- 9780199224333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.72
€ 31.72
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005019
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Presents a contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta. This title compiles a factual record of this disastrous conflict. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 656 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- KKD0004921
- ISBN
- 9780140440393
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 17.95
€ 19.99
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415741521
- ISBN
- 9780415741521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.65
€ 50.65
Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155235
- ISBN
- 9780300155235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.88
€ 33.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; DSBB; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 301 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763504058
- ISBN
- 9788763504058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.61€ 45.61
€ 58.61
€ 45.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582894211
- ISBN
- 9780582894211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.28
€ 60.28
paperback. A cornerstone introduction for the study of ancient Egypt, with an overview of geography, history, society, religion and culture. Num Pages: 356 pages, 102 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 764. An Introduction. 356 pages, 102 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. A cornerstone introduction for the study of ancient Egypt, with an overview of geography, history, society, religion and culture. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HDDG. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 24. Weight: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521675987
- ISBN
- 9780521675987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.31
€ 53.99
€ 51.31
Paperback. The most complete and detailed reference book of its kind, Who's Who in Classical Mythology contains over 1200 extensive entries, covering both Greek and Roman characters. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415260411
- ISBN
- 9780415260411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.26
€ 30.26
Paperback. Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors and Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of his life. This new edition contains a new preface and a revised bibliography. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415217538
- ISBN
- 9780415217538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.60
€ 58.60
Paperback. This biography looks at the multi-faceted and sometimes conflicting character of this strange and enigmatic emperor. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations, 3 line figures, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165914
- ISBN
- 9780415165914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
Paperback. As he stepped into the massive, roaring space of the Coliseum, he would have been aware of two things: first the bodies of those who had fought and fallen, their blood mingling with the hot dust of the arena floor; second, a sound as ominous as the scenes before him - that of swords being sharpened. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; HBTS; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001040
- ISBN
- 9780091886547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In April 1204, the armies of Western Christendom wrote another bloodstained chapter in the history of holy war. Two years earlier, aflame with religious zeal, the Fourth Crusade set out to free Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001632
- ISBN
- 9781844130801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. Editor(s): Rives, James B. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- 9780140455168
- ISBN
- 9780140455168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.71
€ 13.99
€ 11.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 278 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507806
- ISBN
- 9788763507806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.61€ 45.32
€ 58.61
€ 45.32
Paperback. Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of the more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions written on stone. Series: Agora Picture Books. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition(PB)
- SKU
- V9780876616109
- ISBN
- 9780876616109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.15
€ 9.15
Paperback. Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. This biography provides a historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. It gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227212
- ISBN
- 9780631227212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.53
€ 45.99
€ 43.53
Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245631
- ISBN
- 9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Paperback. Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, this title provides a selection and bridging commentary that enables the reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the author's work. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 848 pages, notes, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140437645
- ISBN
- 9780140437645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37