The ancient world
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Title: ancient history from coins (approaching the ancient world)author(s): christopher howgego
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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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Featuring 30 incredible wonders of the ancient world! categories include wonder, beauty, year and distance from londonwill you rise to victory with cairo citadel?or will chichen itza’s stepped pyramids help you to conquer your opponents?
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Fighting techniques of the ancient world bc - 500 ad - anglim, simon & jestice, phyllis g& rusch, scott mauthor: anglim, simon & jestice, phyllis g& serrati, john
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Atlantis centre of the ancient world is a piece quality jigsaw puzzle from bluebirdcompleted puzzle size: 68 x 48cm  bluebird puzzles are known for their excellent quality and vibrant colours
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Heinerman, paul - into the ancient world 1:53heinerman, paul - egyptian song 4:21heinerman, paul - across the desert 3:42heinerman, paul - islands (of greece) 5:17heinerman, paul - the eternay city 4:00
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worldthis 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 societya 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 controlthis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern francesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anotherthe 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 dynasty
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In 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 lawusing 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 egyptthe 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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Our ancestors, the mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the worldbottero also focuses on divination in the ancient world, contending that certain modes of worship in mesopotamia, in their application of causality and proof, prefigure the "scientific mindto give the reader some sense of how mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, bottero begins with an account of assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient culturein this collection of essays, the french scholar jean bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of historyoxfam bookshop leeds 311ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis transmission, compounded with countless discoveries, would not have been possible without the surprising decipherment of the cuneiform writing system
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'the babylonian world' presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state babylonia and its 'holy city', babylon this book explores all key aspects of the development of this ancient culture, including the ecology of the region and its famously productive agriculture, its political and economic standing, its religious practices, and the achievements of its intelligentsiathe book is free of notes and inscriptions, and remains a clean, bright and good condition copy, which shows no signs of having been readsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying the periodhistoricized by the new testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern scienceoxfam shop cowley road softcover published by routledge,  (first published )paperback in excellent condition except for some water-ruffling to bottom of pages
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Fans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artdoes treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramato the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus musteron a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birthpraise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydreveryone must choose a sidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moread 264 - the roman empire is torn in twothe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumusoxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome seriesyet not all welcome ballistas returna fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the angles
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Fans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramapraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of romehe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otheroxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known before
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100 greatest ancient coins, hardcover by berk, harlan jberk, one of america’s best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of greece, rome, the byzantine empire, and other parts of the ancient world, 144 pages, full color, with enlarged photographs and stories for every coinvecchi, italo (frw), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues-all of these and more await you in this new, updated second edition of the “100 greatest coins”in this beautifully illustrated book, harlan j
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The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, confronting the classics captures the world of antiquity and its modern significance with wit, verve and scholarly expertiseshe takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies and popular interpretations of the ancient world, from the golden bough to asterixshe 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 slavesin a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage - from greek drama to roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as alexander the great, nero and boudiccamary beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her tv presenting and her bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Probing into ancient perspectives on the legitimacy and legality of rule, the title also explores the relationship between ruling and lawwith an in-depth exploration of rule by a single man and how this was seen as heroic activity, the title challenges orthodox views of ruling in the ancient world and breaks down traditional ideas about the relationship between so-called hereditary rule and tyrannyheroic rulers examines reasons why both personal and clan-based rule was particularly unstable and its core tension with the competitive nature of greek society, so that the question of who had the most arete was an issue of debate both from within the ruling family and from other heroic aspirantssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit looks at how a common heroic ideology among rulers was based upon excellence, or arete, and also surveys dynastic ruling, where rule was in some sense shared within the family or clanfinally, heroic rulers demonstrates that monarchy, which is generally thought to have disappeared before the end of the archaic period, remained a valid political option from the early iron age through to the hellenistic periodlaw, personified as 'king' (nomos basileus), came to be seen as the ultimate source of sovereignty especially as expressed through the constitutional machinery of the city, and became an important balance and constraint for personal rule
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A fast, exciting challenge to become the supreme ruler of the ancient world! choose your camel and roll the dieall our items come from a smoke free homesealed in original shrink wrapnew, vintage egyptians adventure board game by the green board game cobattle bravely, barter wisely, respect your gods and beware of the tomb-raiders! suitable for 2 to 4 players, ages 7 and upwards
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: vnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthis book is one of those windows1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 jun
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The volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economywrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economyexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedthe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warbased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point eendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possibleoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleon
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfareone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsa man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menace
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the ancient kingdom of kutch, now part of the state of gujarat in modern india, is home to a rich tradition of embroidery, quilt-making, jewellery and many other traditional craftsbased on several extended periods living in villages, she has produced a unique and intimate record of the peoples of these remote and dwindling communitiesprofusely illustrated in colour by the authorpainter and embroiderer lorna tresidder's richly illustrated account of this fascinating region is part-travelog, part history and part social observationthe spine is slightly sunned, and one page has been folded at the cornervery good clean conditioncard covers with end-flaps2 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniasee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturetechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairscontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500the philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detail
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarealone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumpraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasiona man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling walls
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"the nabataean arabs were one of the most remarkable peoples of the ancient world but are today known only for their hauntingly beautiful rock-carved capital - petrathough seen most clearly at petra, vivid traces of their creativity and control also appear in the hejaz region of arabia, among the wild rock formations of wadi rum, along trade and pilgrimage routes in the sinai, and in towns and temples throughout jordan and into syriaoxfam bookshop keynsham ithe book is in good conditiontauris & co ltd, x 254 mm; 224 pages; coloured photos on almost every page, with black and white map illustrationsthe book is soft back, with front and back flap, it's slightly cocked forwardssmall 1cm tear at the top of the spinethis illustrated book recounts the story of a lost civilization - the development of their multifaceted culture, their relations with their neighbours and the demise of their kings and kingdom" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriesthis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controlsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including index
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This documentary focuses on the roman conflict with the jewish population of palestine and its consequencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal both the case and disc are in good conditionusing period reconstructions, 3d graphics and new location footage to explore this period of time, it also includes interpretations and analysis from several leading authorities on the subject
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from archaeological studies among the ancient cities of mexicoin december, , a number of gentlemen, representing different branches of scientific research, were invited by mrcomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical worksabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copyfind more at wwwsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacabesides this a short paper treating of the geology, and particularly of the cenotes or natural wells of yucatan, will appear in the journal of geology of the university of chicagothe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultthe writer was a member of the party and, as curator of anthropology in the field colum bian museum, was expected to examine and describe such archaeologic remains as happened to be encountered during the journeyarmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexico
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How to pray with the bible the ancient prayer form of lectio divina made simple by karl aschultz (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Distant impressions the senses in the ancient near east by anne-caroline rendu loisel (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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In the land of mists, the ancient dead are unique monstrosities of astonishing power, capable of rising again and again despite the efforts of the mightiest heroesravenloft settingwithin this treatise the doctor classifies these complex creatures, defines their common characteristics, and speculates upon their salient abilities
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Oxfam books & music bedford keepers of the kingdom; the ancient offices of britainoverall condition - as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read more224 pages, published , ny; hardback - red cloth boards with gold lettering on spinedust cover - unmarkedlavishly illustrated in colour; printed on high-quality, glossy paper
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