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Empires & historical states

hardcover. Complete set of colour images and transcriptions of the most important manuscripts discovered in the Archimedes Palimpsest. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA1; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 343 x 250 x 79. Weight in Grams: 2504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107014374
ISBN
9781107014374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.56

hardcover. Authoritative account of the ten years of conservation, imaging and scholarship on the world's greatest palimpsest. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. Num Pages: 350 pages, 58 b/w illus. 127 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA1; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 348 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107014572
ISBN
9781107014572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.02

Hardcover. Authoritative and fully illustrated account of the ten years of conservation, imaging and scholarship on the world's greatest palimpsest. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. Num Pages: 700 pages, 58 b/w illus. 127 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GM; HBLA1; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 341 x 252 x 79. Weight in Grams: 5040. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. 700 pages, 58 b/w illus. 127 colour illus. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Authoritative and fully illustrated account of the ten years of conservation, imaging and scholarship on the world's greatest palimpsest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GM; HBLA1; PBX. Dimension: 341 x 252 x 79. Weight: 5014.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107016842
ISBN
9781107016842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 264.71

hardcover. This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. Num Pages: 403 pages, 65 b/w illus. 6 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107018402
ISBN
9781107018402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55
€ 109.56

hardcover. Argues that Lucan's Bellum Civile is a central text in the history of the sublime. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458. Power, Representation and Aesthetic Experience. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. 271 pages. Argues that Lucan's Bellum Civile is a central text in the history of the sublime. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 20. Weight: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107020603
ISBN
9781107020603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

hardcover. This book considers the great cultural and geopolitical changes in western Eurasia in the fifth century CE. Editor(s): Maas, Michael. Series: Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 b/w illus. 8 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107021754
ISBN
9781107021754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.25

hardcover. Comprehensive discussion of how languages and translations were perceived and practised in the multilingual Jewish societies of Late Antiquity. Num Pages: 591 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107026216
ISBN
9781107026216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.35

hardcover. A new account of the role of coinage in the finances and economy of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 830 pages, 227 b/w illus. 24 colour illus. 118 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 185 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107027121
ISBN
9781107027121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.06

hardcover. In this book, Deborah Vischak argues that localized communities are an important source of identity in ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 346 pages, 47 b/w illus. 19 colour illus. 2 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107027602
ISBN
9781107027602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.09

hardcover. This book explores the social, political and cultural importance of Thrace to prominent Athenian individuals from the mid-sixth to the mid-fourth century BCE. Num Pages: 341 pages, 5 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107030534
ISBN
9781107030534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

hardcover. This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history. Num Pages: 284 pages, 61 b/w illus. 18 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HDDG; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9781107032088
ISBN
9781107032088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

hardcover. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of the Black Sea region in the prehistoric period. Num Pages: 404 pages, 76 b/w illus. 8 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QSK; 3B; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107032194
ISBN
9781107032194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55
€ 107.24

hardcover. This volume examines the evolving role of the city and citizenship from classical Athens through fifth-century Rome and medieval Byzantium. Editor(s): Rapp, Claudia; Drake, H. A. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 b/w illus. 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107032668
ISBN
9781107032668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.09

hardcover. How the power of the Ptolemies depended upon control of waterways, the easiest form of communication in the ancient world. Editor(s): Buraselis, Kostas; Stefanou, Mary; Thompson, Dorothy J. Num Pages: 294 pages, 12 b/w illus. 12 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107033351
ISBN
9781107033351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

hardcover. This book examines the making of the present day Iranian, Iraqi and Turkish boundary, shedding new light on some of the most contentious issues of today. Num Pages: 366 pages, 13 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107033658
ISBN
9781107033658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33

hardcover. Examines the evolution of 'great man theory' in classical Greece, not only in historical writing, but also in popular thought. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107037342
ISBN
9781107037342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.95

hardcover. Considers foundation myths in ancient Ionia, exploring issues of identity, ethnicity and the negotiation of cultural differences. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107037496
ISBN
9781107037496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

hardcover. Uses artefact analyses to investigate complex spatial and community relationships inside the walls of early Roman imperial military bases. Num Pages: 507 pages, 167 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBW; HDDK; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781107039360
ISBN
9781107039360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.05
€ 130.63

hardcover. This book explores the institution of manumission - the freeing of slaves - in ancient Rome. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107040311
ISBN
9781107040311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.25

hardcover. Examines the engagement of Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae with Parmenidean philosophy to issue a political critique of tragic deception and its effects. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9781107040823
ISBN
9781107040823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.04
€ 92.05

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