Ancient history
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Oxfam bookshop preston this textbook supports the specification for as and a-level ancient history (first teaching september )ancient literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with supporting images128 by james harrison how did augustus change the roman constitution? why was the roman republic doomed to fail? how did the flavians re-invent the imperial image? what was life like in roman britain? these are the sort of questions that you are required to consider for a-level ancient historyhelpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and termsit considers individual ambition against the need for change, and substantive action against image and deceptionit covers the whole of component 2, both the compulsory period study and the three optional depth studies: * period study: the julio-claudian emperors, 31 bc-ad 68 by robert cromarty and james harrison * depth study: the breakdown of the late republic, bc by steve matthews * depth study: the flavians, ad by robert cromarty * depth study: ruling roman britain, ad 43-csee oxfam website for delivery information read morepractice questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessmentthis textbook guides you through the use of power and politics in the roman senate and imperial court from the late republic into the principatethe ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrativenumerous pages are highlighted, but the book is otherwise good and is still readable throughout
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information
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New ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancebeautiful hard back new ancient history from first civilizations to the renaissancea big thick new book with beautiful illustrations and information read more
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Title: ancient history from coins (approaching the ancient world)author(s): christopher howgego
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2 books on ancient history - £1 for both great reading for primary school childrenbook 1 - q&a ancient civilizations: have you ever wonderedwho invented the wheel? who built the great wall of china? what were mayan cities like? book 2 - the greeks: this describes their family life, the battles they fought and the buildings they builtit tells how they became one of the first civilised people and how we benefit from the things they first discovered or invented
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ancient history & egyptology university degree booksall the books required for a 3 year university degree courseposted by stephanie in books, comics & magazines, books in bath
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All books necessary for a 3 year degree course at university ancient history & egyptology university degree booksposted by stephanie in books, comics & magazines, books in bath
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ancient history by pegasus (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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ancient history by pegasus (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop kendal all six episodes of the bbc ancient history documentary series presented by archaeologist and historian richard milescase is in good conditionthe series looks at the origins of human civilisation, culture and society, from the first cities of mesopotamia to the christianisation of the roman empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoderate scratching on both disks
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Using evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tombpaintings and the material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, barbara watterson has built up a fascinating picture of the often overlooked contributions made by women of all classes to the social, and sometimes the political, history of ancient egyptin women in ancient egypt, the types of occupations and careers open to women are described, as are their domestic and personal lives - marriage, health and childbirth; family life; running a home; clothing, jewellery and beauty preparationsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the lives of egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world, allowing them to exercise a full part in society, recognised as equal with men under the lawthe women whose lives are fleshed out in this book are largely the 'little people' of history, women who rarely exercised any power outside the domestic spheresee oxfam website for delivery information read morein contrast, however, the final chapter deals with those women, surprisingly few in number, whose influence on the political affairs of their country was considerable and, in some cases, legendary, with a small number of royal women able to ascend the throne of egypt and rule as female kings
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate an early 20th century study of ancient history of celtic ireland from eoin mac neill, a professor of early irish history and author of many books on the subjectthis work attempts to both the early genealogies of ancient ireland, and to examine the social and political structures that composed this ancient societythis is an ex-libris book, in sound condition, with a sticker on the inside coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is extensive browning to the edges of the page, and a few prominent marks on the cover
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Oxfam bookshop brigg a history of ancient britainhalf-a-million years of human historybook in generally very good condition just with some wear to edges of jacket and small marks to page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe real story of humankind on these islands
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I have here for sale a book entitled a summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern by alexander adamthe book covers the political state and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; their manners and customs; the local situation of cities; especially of such as have been distinguished by memorable events: with an abridgment of the fabulous history of mythology of the greeksour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store6 gilt bands, a dark red title block and gilt lettering to the spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe highlight in this book are the 14 excellent fold-out maps which include: world in hemispheres map of america with the latest discoveries accurate map of europe a new map of africa aegyptus antiqua asiae quae vulgo minor dicituret syriae orbis veteribus notus palaestina italia antiqua graecae antiquae britannia antiqua gallia antiqua orbis romanus the solar system half dark brown leather on orange marbled boardsinternally the binding is tight and the maps are in fine condition as are the pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is a fourth edition published in by cadell and davies, londonfirst map of the world is detachedboth hinges are cracked but the boards are still in fine condition858 pages, 22 x 14 cm
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I love those earrings: a popular history from ancient to modern, hardcover by merrill, jane; filstrup, chris (con), isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us examines the history of earrings, from the byzantine era to contemporary artisans, discussing the styles of design, relationships to dress, and the symbolism
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This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societyoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worlda comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastythis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern francethe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anothersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dk eyewitness ancient egypt is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history's most remarkable civilisations, the egyptiansgreat for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about ancient egyptthen use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their roomtravel back in time and show your child what life was like and how ordinary egyptians and pharaohs livedthey'll also discover what's inside the great pyramid at giza to how tutankhamun's tomb was foundamazing colour photographs offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view of these incredible empiressupports curriculum teachingcan be posted or delivered locally or in london read morebrand new children's book - 'ancient egypt' including a free wall chart
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Each chapter also comes with sections on ancient greek history and culture and on the influence of the ancient language on oursoxfam shop thornbury based on the same principles that lay behind the book "learn latin", this book provides the chance to read real ancient greekit teaches the reader enough greek in 20 chapters to be able to read selected passages from the new testament and from classical greek literature such as plato, aristophanes and euripidessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The legacy of the ancient greeks has shaped our worldthe first half of the book focuses on political and military history, from mycenae and the golden age of athens to the campaigns of alexander the greatpublisher: lorenz books; new edition edition (28 april )
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israelmany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitythe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by chiara peri and philip r
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Oxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todayplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawsome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutteras a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundthe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approach
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriesrich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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C bhaktivedanta swami prabhupâda hardback good quality buy for just £2 ancient wisdom for modern living queen kunti, a tragic and heroic figure, emerges from an explosive era in the history of ancient indiashe was a central figure in a complex political drama that led to a bloody fratricidal war for the indian thronequeen kunti's teachings are the simple and illuminating outpourings of the soul of a great and saintly woman, revealing the deepest philosophical and theological penetrations of the intellectplease feel free to contact me, look at my other listings and make me an offeryet through all her sufferings she found an inner wisdom and strength that carried her people through the time of crisishere the world's most distinguished modern teacher of vedic culture and philosophy, his divine grace abhaktivedanta swami prabhupada, presents the 'teachings of queen kunti' with startling clarity and powerqueen kunti his divine grace a
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquesthe history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developthe volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonistslamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read moretidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, g
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A history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centurythe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societyr elton2) early medieval england written by mvolumes come without slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gm trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editiont clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by mh keen4) england under the stuarts written by g
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From ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistswe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicithis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltin very good conditionand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufusnow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationhardback signed first editionwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchestersome shelf wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to life
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He studied veterinary medicine and university college, dublin, but after that he travelled the world extensively, indulging in his passion for ancient historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the first of two epic novels which tell the story of one of the most charismatic heroes history has ever known - spartacus, the gladiator slave who took on and nearly defeated the might of rome, during the years bcwe know that he came from thrace, a land north of greece, that he once fought in the roman legions and that, during two fateful years, he led a slave army which nearly brought rome to its kneesthe odyssey has begun which will see spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history, the hero of revolutionaries from karl marx to che guevara, immortalised on screen, and now brought to life in ben kane's great bestseller - a novel which takes the story to its halfway point and is continued in spartacus: rebellionin ben kane's brilliant novel, we meet spartacus as he returns to thrace, ready to settle down after a decade awayhistorically very little is known about spartacustreacherous and violent, he immediately seizes spartacus and sells him to a roman slave trader looking for new gladiatorshe lives in north somerset with his wife and two young childrensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreben kane was born in kenya and raised there and in irelandbut a new king has usurped the throne
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It traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonoxfam bookshop carlisle the sleepwalkers: a history of man's changing vision of the universe is a book by arthur koestlerexcellent pages, some edge and board wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingnot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discover
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Harry potter: a history of magic by jharry potter: a history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, jreaders will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the elixir of life, vials of dragon's blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch's broomstick, in a book that shows jit promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry - from alchemy and potions classes through to herbology and care of magical creaturesrowling and the brilliant curators of the british libraryrowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearspublished by bloomsbury october ppthere's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from steve backshall, the reverend richard coles, owen davies, julia eccleshare, roger highfield, steve kloves, lucy mangan, anna pavord and tim peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical themeeach chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the british library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the harry potter archivebook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughout see oxfam website for delivery information read morerowling, bloomsbury and the british librarythis is the ultimate gift for harry potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in person
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