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Paperback. TV tie-in to major BBC series revealing a new history of the Celts and their international legacy today Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784293352
ISBN
9781784293352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

hardcover. First full edition and English translation of the 'Anonymous' collection of The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBLA; HRCC2; HRCV; HRCX8. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521509886
ISBN
9780521509886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.22
€ 141.77

paperback. The definitive account of the discovery, recording and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun, originally published between 1923 and 1933. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology. Num Pages: 372 pages, 156 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9781108018166
ISBN
9781108018166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.02

Hardback. Placing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book explains the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b/w images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3D; 3F; HBLA; HRCC; HRKZ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286191
ISBN
9780520286191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.61
€ 69.64

Hardback. An eloquent answer to some of the most vexing questions about the myth of Orpheus and its far-reaching ramifications through time and culture, Detienne's work ultimately offers a major rethinking of Greek mythology. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869549
ISBN
9780801869549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.16
€ 56.39

Hardcover. An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological excavations in China. These mingqi were made in all kinds of materials and in a broad range of forms, techniques and craftsmanship. This book examines a particular type of mingqi - pottery building. Num Pages: 272 pages, 330 b/w & 20 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193218
ISBN
9781845193218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Paperback. Explains just how and why Augustine came to abandon a successful career and the personal enjoyments of a largely secular existence to follow a life of prayer and study, leading to a true comprehension of God and the Bible. This title deals with Augustine's own experiences of religion, philosophy and Christian faith. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675037
ISBN
9781904675037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.70

Hardcover. Emperors and Ancestors analyses the different ways in which imperial lineage was represented, looking at the various 'media' through which images of emperors could be transmitted, such as coinage, inscriptions, sculpture, architecture, and literary text. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation. Num Pages: 432 pages, 134 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 195 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736820
ISBN
9780198736820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.41

Hardback. This bibliography attempts to pull together from widely disparate sources the literature of research on the Nabataeans. Entries are listed alphabetically by author and then by date. Indexes by subject scheme as well as a comprehensive index to the authors and editors round out this reference work. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, footnotes, bibliog , indexes. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3D; GBCR; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848467
ISBN
9780810848467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.54

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534789
ISBN
9781931534789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.87

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

€ 55.20

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

€ 51.99
€ 49.55

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

€ 128.85

Paperback. An overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the republic and the empire. This work examines major female deities and cults, to show how conservative Roman society adopted and integrated Greek culture into its mythic history, artistic expressions, and religion. Num Pages: 222 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716940
ISBN
9780292716940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038762
ISBN
9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Contains 57 documents that introduce many of the major topics of Roman history, from the period of the Twelve Tables (451 BC) to the later Roman empire, including: the structure of Roman society, slavery, the position of women and the nature of family life, farm-management and agricultural practices, and scientific and medical knowledge. Editor(s): Cherry, David. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217848
ISBN
9780631217848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.45

Paperback. An examination of how the Roman past was perceived, and used, by Victorian Britain. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933358
ISBN
9780861933358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712775
ISBN
9780292712775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Challenges the orthodoxy and argues that there were many more slave revolts than is usually assumed and they were far from insignificant historically. This book argues that we need to look beyond the canonical sources and episodes to see a bigger history of long-term resistance of slaves to their enslavement. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844651023
ISBN
9781844651023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Melton, Philip H. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3D; HRAX; HRCC2; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228884
ISBN
9780813228884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.53

Paperback. Series: Yale Egyptological Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale Egyptological Institute United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974002576
ISBN
9780974002576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.19

Paperback. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898537
ISBN
9788772898537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.55
€ 50.38

Paperback. An anthology of translated histories, chronicles, saint?s lives, theological treatises, and accounts present an in-depth analysis of Byzantine art. Series: MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802066275
ISBN
9780802066275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the CUT-THROAT CELTS, including why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on, how to preserve your enemy's brain and why the Celts laughed at funerals. Revised by the author to make HORRIBLE HISTORIES more accessible to young readers. Illustrator(s): Brown, Martin. Series: Horrible Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3D; 5AK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 192 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scholastic
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0019391
ISBN
9781407139203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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