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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. 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
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
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Paperback. This work therefore seeks to offer fresh proposals about why the revolt started, how it spread and where Boudica fought her last epic battle against a dangerously over-stretched and outnumbered Roman army. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9780752459097
- ISBN
- 9780752459097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.95
€ 15.99
€ 14.95
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691634692
- ISBN
- 9780691634692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.03
€ 115.03
Hardback. Collection of essays about the Etruscan world. Editor(s): Turfa, Jean MacIntosh. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 1216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415673082
- ISBN
- 9780415673082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 352.73
€ 352.73
Paperback. Within Anglo-Saxon England there was a strong and enduring tradition of royal sanctity. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3D; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521088107
- ISBN
- 9780521088107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.08
€ 49.08
hardcover. Examines how the biographical traditions of ancient poets and artists parallel the creative processes of biographers themselves, both within antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Fletcher, Richard; Hanink, Johanna. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107159082
- ISBN
- 9781107159082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.24
€ 107.24
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€ 44.19
€ 44.99
€ 44.19
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
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
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. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KSS0003828
- ISBN
- 9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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
Hardcover. The author of this book presents an innovative approach to the history of Nubia. The period covered includes? the fall of Meroe and the rise of the united kingdom of Nobadia and Makuria. The emphasis was put on the analysis of social and political change/dynamics/transformations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 maps, 6 charts, 21 figs. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788392591993
- ISBN
- 9788392591993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
hardcover. In this book, Kim Bowes examines the late antique Christian rituals of the home and rural estate. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCC2; HRCR; HRCV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521885935
- ISBN
- 9780521885935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardback. Translator(s): Kinney, Anne Behnke. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163088
- ISBN
- 9780231163088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 86.26
€ 115.07
€ 86.26
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. 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
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