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Hardback. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 16 black & white line drawings, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892530
ISBN
9780801892530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 1QRM; HBJD; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538675
ISBN
9781784538675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91

Hardback. This volume presents the fundamental stratigraphy of the site and the major structural developments of the Chalcolithic period. Series: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara Monograph. Num Pages: 101 pages, 9 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898249092
ISBN
9781898249092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.67

paperback. Explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of history, such as Alexander the Great, and Nero. The author invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra's Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781250495
ISBN
9781781250495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685590
ISBN
9780856685590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.76

hardcover. This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE-476 CE). Num Pages: 457 pages, 60 b/w illus. 247 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 316 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521192446
ISBN
9780521192446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
Media tie-in, The true story behind the events in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118454794
ISBN
9781118454794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195310337
ISBN
9780195310337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.06

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299175
ISBN
9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.00

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

Hardback. Editor(s): Davaras, Costis; Soles, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 82 illus, 60 b/w figs, 35 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; 3B; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534604
ISBN
9781931534604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Hardcover. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society offers a reassessment of Roman law of the long classical period in light of Roman society. Editor(s): Ando, Clifford; Tuori, Kaius. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728689
ISBN
9780198728689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.03

Hardcover. * A collection of source material relating to the rich tradition of Roman spectacle. * Draws on the words of eye-witnesses and participants, as well as depictions of the games in mosaics and other works of art. * Offers snapshots of "a day at the games" and "the life of a gladiator". Editor(s): Futrell, Alison. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115681
ISBN
9781405115681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.99

Paperback. This book examines how issues of nationalism, national identity and belonging played out in a multi-religious setting during the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 8 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107546011
ISBN
9781107546011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.26

Designed for use in various undergraduate courses focused on ancient Greece, this collection offers translations of the twelve legal speeches - including Lysias 1; Aeschines 1; and Demosthenes 21, 54, and 59 - useful for the study of classical Athenian social and cultural history. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNS; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209282
ISBN
9780872209282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 43.75

Paperback. This work presents a classification system and absolute chronology for black-gloss wares from Crete, establishing the first local and regional ceramic sequences during the period from 600 to 400 B.C. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 col and 115 b/w figs, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
First Edition, First
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876615454
ISBN
9780876615454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. This book offers both a complete history of Roman slavery and an investigation into finding and interpreting evidence of it. Slavery is a relationship of power; to study slavery we need to see the interactions of individuals. Plautus comedies could be our most reliable source for reconstructing the lives of slaves in ancient Rome. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196284
ISBN
9781405196284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.84

Paperback. Combining archaeological and textual evidence, this book examines the eighth-century settlements that became the city-states of classical Greece (the polis). The author suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the development of the polis. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226673349
ISBN
9780226673349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. This detailed study of the Roman iron industry, focusing primarily on Britain, uses both archaeological evidence and experimental work to highlight the enormous investment of time, labour and skill required in the production process. Num Pages: 176 pages, 74 b/w figs, 31 col pls, 8 tbs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468655
ISBN
9780752468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892443
ISBN
9788772892443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.55
€ 50.38

Paperback. Ancient Greek vase-paintings offer broad-ranging and unprecedented early perspectives on the often intricate interplay of images and texts. This book investigates both epigraphic technicalities of Attic and non-Attic inscriptions, and their broader, iconographic and sociocultural, significance. Editor(s): Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 290 x 20. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784914868
ISBN
9781784914868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.74

Hardcover. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319648
ISBN
9781846319648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.52

Hardback. Provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the cities founded or refounded in Europe, The Islands, and Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 494 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083295
ISBN
9780520083295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 69.64

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

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