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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

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

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

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

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

€ 23.99
€ 21.70

paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 49 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691169842
ISBN
9780691169842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.31

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. 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

€ 92.06
€ 69.64

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
€ 28.12

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

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Two classic books are brought together here. Editor(s): Menzies, Gordon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 maps, 32 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HBLH; JFC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930381
ISBN
9781902930381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.39

Hardcover. This monograph considers the painted frieze on the facade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 250 pages, 70 col. & b/w figs., 1 col. fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619667
ISBN
9780876619667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.78

Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416809
ISBN
9781421416809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

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

€ 301.43

paperback. Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140440072
ISBN
9780140440072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

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

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

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

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

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