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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
€ 148.17
€ 148.17
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
€ 60.88€ 47.20
€ 60.88
€ 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. 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
hardcover. The first in a two-volume celebration of the collection of Roman glass held in the Corning Museum of Glass. It features a colour photograph and profile drawing of every object, including the Morgan Cup, the Paris Plate and the Daphne Ewer. Both fragments and renowned masterpieces are covered. Num Pages: 381 pages, many col pls, many b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hudson Hills
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780872901391
- ISBN
- 9780872901391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.99€ 26.30
€ 139.99
€ 26.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3B; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635286
- ISBN
- 9780691635286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.32
€ 106.32
Paperback. Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet with Orientalist and Egyptological counterparts. Editor(s): Berdowski, Piotr; Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Wecowski, Marek; Wolicki, Aleksander. Series: Palamedes. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; GBCS; HBG; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040444
- ISBN
- 9781937040444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.76
€ 79.76
Paperback. Using archaeological insights and discoveries, the author describes the birth, growth and demise of ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. She discusses the mysterious Etruscan language; the 6th-century BCE growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Rome's political orbit. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw integrated, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780766157
- ISBN
- 9781780766157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.37
€ 18.37
Paperback. A portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans. This second edition includes a new preface by the author. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098396
- ISBN
- 9780300098396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
Hardcover. This book examines Roman military and political conquest of the Western Balkans (Illyricum) between 229 BC and c.AD 68. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521194198
- ISBN
- 9780521194198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.78
€ 98.78
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 91.89€ 69.64
€ 91.89
€ 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
€ 61.94€ 56.95
€ 61.94
€ 56.95
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
€ 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
€ 23.99€ 21.70
€ 23.99
€ 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
€ 189.95
€ 189.95
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
€ 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
€ 118.87
Paperback. Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. This biography provides a historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. It gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227212
- ISBN
- 9780631227212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.70
€ 45.99
€ 43.70
Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415186247
- ISBN
- 9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.30
€ 160.30
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
€ 128.85
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
€ 33.99
€ 30.55