Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
hardcover. How did ancient scientific writers make their work authoritative? This volume answers that question for a wide range of disciplines. Editor(s): Konig, Jason; Woolf, Greg. Num Pages: 486 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107060067
- ISBN
- 9781107060067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.19
€ 155.19
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40p of illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534024
- ISBN
- 9781931534024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.20
€ 122.20
Paperback. Traverses the ancient world's three great centres of cultural exchange - Babylonian Nineveh, Egyptian Memphis, and Iranian Persepolis - to situate classical Greece in its proper historical place, at the Western margin of a Near Eastern-Aegean cultural community that emerged in the Bronze Age and expanded westward in the first millennium BC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023994
- ISBN
- 9780674023994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.10
€ 35.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330. Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. 320 pages, ill. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871571
- ISBN
- 9781848871571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.73
€ 17.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Seaford, Richard. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 270 pages, commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686092
- ISBN
- 9780856686092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.34
€ 33.99
€ 30.34
Hardback. This is a rich yet succinct account of the consequences of the Great War for the region which ignited it. It explores the collapse of Empires, the birth of Turkey and Yugoslavia, Greece as both victor and loser, Bulgaria's humiliating defeat; bitter memories, forced migrations, territorial implications and collective national amnesias. Editor(s): Anastasakis, Othon; Madden, David; Roberts, Elizabeth. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564139
- ISBN
- 9781137564139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
hardcover. Spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions. This title provides information about every place or feature in the Barrington Atlas. Editor(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Num Pages: 1448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 341 x 89. Weight in Grams: 3764. 2 volumes
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691049458
- ISBN
- 9780691049458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 340.00
€ 340.00
Paperback. The best single-volume reference book for classical battles. Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians and isIdeal for Wargamers Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps 18 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327900
- ISBN
- 9781848327900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. How new is atheism? This book brings to life the origins of the secular values at the heart of the modern state. It reveals how atheism and doubt, far from being modern phenomena, have intrigued the human imagination for thousands of years. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRAX; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571279319
- ISBN
- 9780571279319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.25
€ 17.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. This accessible account of the discoveries at the Roman fort at Bearsden examines the process of archaeological excavation, the life of the soldiers at the fort based on the results of the excavation as well as material from elsewhere in the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914905
- ISBN
- 9781784914905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237382
- ISBN
- 9780812237382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.40
€ 80.40
Paperback. Packed with insights and the practicalities of ancient warfare, Hughes has written a lively and detailed account of Belisarius' remarkable career. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp plates, 15 B+W drawings, 27 maps, 18 Battle Plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473822979
- ISBN
- 9781473822979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.25
€ 21.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Series: Screening Antiquity Eup. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APF; AS; HBLA1; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407953
- ISBN
- 9781474407953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Hardback. Berenice II Euergetis (267-6-221 BCE), the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt, was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy and marital practices, royal ideology and queenship. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 260 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137494610
- ISBN
- 9781137494610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.99
€ 100.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472086870
- ISBN
- 9780472086870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Paperback. This book provides an English translation of 12 orations (mostly unknown) of the sophist Libanius who had an important school of rhetoric in Antioch (Syria) and was one of the most influential figures in the fourth century. Translator(s): Cribiore, Raffaella. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382530
- ISBN
- 9781781382530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardcover. Libanius was a major figure in the fourth century East as an intellectual, a professor of rhetoric, and the friend of the emperor Julian. This book intends to remedy to that, and focuses on some unfamiliar aspects of Libanius' personality and the way he saw the world of the fourth century. Translator(s): Cribiore, Raffaella. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382523
- ISBN
- 9781781382523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.70
€ 137.70
Hardcover. This study represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term "religion" in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the 17th century, and promotes the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic. Editor(s): Asirvatham, Sulochana R.; Pache, Corinne; Watrous, John. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QSM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HRKP; HRQX2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699681
- ISBN
- 9780847699681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.94
€ 186.94
Paperback. Between Thucydides and Polybius focuses on the contribution of fourth-century authors such as Ephorus, Theopompus, and Xenophon to the development of Greek historiography. Essays examine the interface between historiography and rhetoric, while undermining the claim that historians after Thucydides allowed rhetoric to prevail over research. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674428348
- ISBN
- 9780674428348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Hardback. A magisterial and wide-ranging volume on the rich visual culture of the Roman Empire Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064719
- ISBN
- 9781606064719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.55€ 53.84
€ 69.55
€ 53.84