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Paperback. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, 73 b/w pls and figs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
9780747801573
ISBN
9780747801573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous Greek temple in the world and an icon of Ancient Greek art. It was built to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena, and the temple itself was decorated with sculptures and reliefs of the most magnificent quality. This book explores these lovely carvings, with the aid of digital photography. Num Pages: 36 pages, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH; YNVP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 221 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. An Ancient Greek Temple and Its Sculptures. 36 pages, 55 colour illustrations. The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous Greek temple in the world and an icon of Ancient Greek art. It was built to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena, and the temple itself was decorated with sculptures and reliefs of the most magnificent quality. This book explores these lovely carvings, with the aid of digital photography. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH; YNVP. Dimension: 220 x 221 x 7. Weight: 204.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714131306
ISBN
9780714131306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.39

Paperback. The Republic 753 BC-30 BC. 296 pages, 19 illustrations, 14 in colour. The story of the greatest empire in world history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight: 296.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445604275
ISBN
9781445604275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.52

Hardback. An authoritative and refreshingly original consideration of the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek history Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219012
ISBN
9780300219012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. The ancient Middle East was the theatre of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. This book describes the Middle East under Rome. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Rawlings, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 688 pages, 42 halftones, 1 line illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAR; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025653
ISBN
9780674025653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239109
ISBN
9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Series: Dover Stencils. Num Pages: 6 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 105 x 3. Weight in Grams: 29.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
6
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486431093
ISBN
9780486431093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history, and art history, 'The Victorian World' offers a sweeping survey of the world in the 19th century. Editor(s): Hewitt, Martin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 59 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415712989
ISBN
9780415712989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.78

Hardback. Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473847149
ISBN
9781473847149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; ACG; HBJF1; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226631875
ISBN
9780226631875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A study that employs modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. It challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259928
ISBN
9780520259928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Paperback. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKB; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151090
ISBN
9780714151090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.87

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620. Series: Cornell paperbacks. 400 pages, maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight: 652.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499401
ISBN
9780801499401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.12

Paperback. Introducing evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 halftones. 3 tables. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1QDT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159560
ISBN
9780691159560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.75

Hardback. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 color plates, 32 black-and-white illustrations, and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562. In Search of Ancient Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273429
ISBN
9780520273429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.88

Hardcover. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story. The volume's essays present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. Editor(s): Gartland, Samuel D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248807
ISBN
9780812248807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.26

hardcover. New history richly illustrated in colour and aimed at the general reader. Editor(s): Woolf, Greg. Series: Cambridge Illustrated Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 180 colour illus. 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 213 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521827751
ISBN
9780521827751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.19
€ 52.82

Paperback. Hilary and John Robert Travis present a colouring book on the theme of Ancient Rome. Series: A Colouring Book. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 306 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659619
ISBN
9781445659619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

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