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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
€ 51.78€ 40.56
€ 51.78
€ 40.56
Hardback. Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651026
- ISBN
- 9780745651026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
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
€ 136.05
€ 136.05
Paperback. Sheba, or Saba, was a region of high mountains and vast desert situated in the southwest of the Arabian peninsula, in present-day Yemen. This work provides an overview of this remote civilization, the uniqueness of the region's geography and climate, and major events that shaped its history. Translator(s): LaFarge, Albert; Farge, Albert Le. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1H; 1QDA; 3D; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- E.D.S.
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020040
- ISBN
- 9780268020040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
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
€ 56.32€ 52.64
€ 56.32
€ 52.64
Paperback. This volume draws on literary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the Goths' dramatic history, and to explore the meaning of Gothic identity at different moments and in different contexts. It is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209324
- ISBN
- 9780631209324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.01
€ 47.99
€ 46.01
The Food and Feasts of Jesus. Inside the World of First Century Fare, ...
Neel, Douglas E.; Pugh, Joel A.
The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside the food culture of the day. From wedding feasts to a farmer's lunch, the book explores the significance of various meals, discusses key ingredients, and offers accessible recipes for readers to make their own tastes of the first century. Series: Religion in the Modern World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; HRAX; HRCA; HRCG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442212909
- ISBN
- 9781442212909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Hardback. An investigation of the metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child, "nothos", is imagined in narratives. The "nothos" is connected to concerns about gender, reproduction, marriage, and concepts of polity. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 136 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105375
- ISBN
- 9780739105375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.56
€ 117.56
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
Paperback. In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby's life and work. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBTB; WSSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859891349
- ISBN
- 9780859891349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
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
€ 60.99€ 47.20
€ 60.99
€ 47.20
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
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
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
€ 173.53
€ 173.53
Paperback. This work offers a picture of Roman religion and of some of the current debates about its character and development. The focus of the survey is the religious experience of the Roman people from about the third century BC to the second. Series: New Surveys in the Classics S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRAX; HRKP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 6. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199224333
- ISBN
- 9780199224333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.78
€ 29.99
€ 29.78
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€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. With her signature comic-strip style, Marcia WIlliams takes us behind the scenes at some of ancient Rome's most famous moments. Illustrator(s): Williams, Marcia. Num Pages: 40 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 5AH; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 253 x 316 x 3. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781406354553
- ISBN
- 9781406354553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.66
€ 9.66
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
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
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
€ 32.99€ 31.48
€ 32.99
€ 31.48
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
€ 150.83
€ 150.83
Hardback. An updated edition of the original, published in 1986 by UPA; the book is divided into four parts: From Byzantium to the Communes, 476-1122; From the Communes to the High Renaissance, 1122-1534; Italy Between the Hapsburgs and the French, 1534-1814; Italy in the Modern World. The author describes recent events in the Epilogue. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819180841
- ISBN
- 9780819180841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.15
€ 159.15
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
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
This translation of Plato's classic work is published along with an extensive introductory essay, which situates the work in the context of the development of Greek science and discusses points of contemporary interest. Translator(s): Zeyl, Donald J. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204478
- ISBN
- 9780872204478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.31
€ 44.99
€ 31.31
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
€ 92.06€ 69.64
€ 92.06
€ 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
€ 62.14€ 56.39
€ 62.14
€ 56.39