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Hardback. Pilgrims during the fourth and fifth centuries AD often reported visiting holy people as part of their tours of holy places in the deserts of Egypt and the holy land. This is a study of pilgrimage to these famous ascetics. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRC; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222052
- ISBN
- 9780520222052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39€ 47.93
€ 61.39
€ 47.93
Hardback. * A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. * Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule. * Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222606
- ISBN
- 9780631222606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.87
€ 44.99
€ 44.87
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367672
- ISBN
- 9780892367672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.13€ 41.17
€ 52.13
€ 41.17
Hardback. This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Editor(s): Mcclure, Professor Laura K (University of Wisconsin-Madison USA). Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225881
- ISBN
- 9780631225881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.26
€ 138.26
hardcover. The ancient peoples of the Iberian Peninsula were renowned as fierce and skilful warriors (it took the Romans two centuries to conquer them.) This book describes and analyses all their military equipment - weapons, armour, horse tack, fortifications etc - as well as their tactics and warrior society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 224 maps, diagrams, photos and colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 210 x 0. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592755
- ISBN
- 9781781592755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51
€ 53.51
Paperback. Terrible crimes, obsessive self-indulgence, big-hearted generosity, erratic judgements David Shotter's account reveals the many contradictory faces of Nero and gives the most balanced introduction currently available for students and general readers alike of this endlessly fascinating figure. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405824576
- ISBN
- 9781405824576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934581
- ISBN
- 9781403934581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.31
€ 177.31
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. This book collects together data concerning copper alloy vessels from Roman Britain and relates this evidence to prevailing theories of consumption, identity and culture change in Britain during this time. Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HDDK; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 24. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784911805
- ISBN
- 9781784911805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.14
€ 100.14
Paperback. A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 367 pages, 82 b/w illus. 17 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521719810
- ISBN
- 9780521719810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.19
€ 35.99
€ 34.19
Editor(s): Laes, Christian. Series: Rewriting Antiquity. Num Pages: 506 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 254 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138814851
- ISBN
- 9781138814851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 334.20
€ 334.20
Paperback. This is the third edition of a near standard survey of the intellectual life of the age of faith. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028408
- ISBN
- 9780226028408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.70
€ 47.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. Presents an interpretive framework that unearths deep continuities between the ancient and medieval worlds, recovers a forgotten transformation in female imperial power, this book offers a striking reinterpretation of early Christian art. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 185 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284012
- ISBN
- 9780520284012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.98€ 56.26
€ 72.98
€ 56.26
Paperback. Presents an approach to late antiquity that shows how, from the second-century peak of Rome's prosperity to the ninth-century onset of the Islamic Empire's decline, powerful beliefs in One God were used to justify and strengthen 'world empires'. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015453
- ISBN
- 9780691015453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Offers a survey of the famous historian and biographer Plutarch. This title presents a comprehensive discussion of major aspects of Plutarch's oeuvre. It provides essential background information on Plutarch's world, including his own circle of influential friends (Greek and Roman), his travels, his political activity, and more. Editor(s): Beck, Mark. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 644 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194310
- ISBN
- 9781405194310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.35
€ 176.35
Paperback. Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "Osservazioni" is an impassioned defence of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the "beautiful and noble simplicity" of Ancient Greece. This is an English translation of Piranesi's three-part polemical work. Translator(s): Beamish, Caroline; Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 168 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; ACG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366361
- ISBN
- 9780892366361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- V9780199262892
- ISBN
- 9780199262892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 305.94
€ 305.94
Paperback. This is an illustrated study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. It examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer, through to the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HRKP; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144659
- ISBN
- 9780195144659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Paperback. The classic, bestselling work on the Arthurian era and its fundamental role in the birth of Britain today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 36 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3D; 3F; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Edition
- Pbk. ed
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842124772
- ISBN
- 9781842124772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; HRAX; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632827
- ISBN
- 9780691632827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.44
€ 142.44
Paperback. This is a history of the Huns in Europe from their first attacks on the Goths north of the Black Sea to the collapse of their central European empire after the death of the legendary Attila. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214434
- ISBN
- 9780631214434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 51.63
€ 52.99
€ 51.63
Paperback. The Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is published annually on behalf of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies by Lockwood Press. The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies aims to bring together individuals interested in Coptic Studies by promoting meetings and conferences as well as preparing scholarly works for publication. Editor(s): Boutros, Ramez; Dijkstra, Jitse; Moussa, Helene. Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 278 x 215. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040130
- ISBN
- 9781937040130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
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
€ 158.02
Hardback. Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This book collect together all known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity onwards. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362982
- ISBN
- 9780792362982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 309.33
€ 309.33