Ancient History
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Text and Image in René d'Anjou's Livre de Tournois: Constructing Authority and Identity in Fifteenth-Century Court Culture - Three Volume set [Hardback]
Justin Sturgeon(Author)
$340.00ISBN: 9781783272693
Published by : Boydell Press
René d'Anjou's Livre des tournois is famous as the most substantial account of the organisation of a medieval tournament that has come down to us. It survives in eight manuscripts, most of which have an almost identical layout; the b... .... Learn More -
The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report. Volume I: History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating [Hardback]
Susan W. Katsev(Editor); Laina W. Swiney(Editor)
Regular Price: $80.00
Special Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781785707520
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report
Volume: 1
The Kyrenia ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC and sunk off the north coast of Cyprus 294-291 BC, was excavated between 1967 and 1972 under the direction of Michael Katzev. The importance of this ship lies in the extraordinary state of ... .... Learn More -
British Historic Towns Atlas Volume VII: Oxford [Hardback]
Alan Crossley(Editor)
Regular Price: $90.00
Special Price: $67.50
ISBN: 9781789253269
Published by : Historic Towns Trust
Series: British Historic Towns Atlas
Volume: 7
The latest volume of the British Historic Towns Atlas covers the internationally-renowned city of Oxford. Famed for its university and its many outstanding historic buildings, the volume presents in mapped form the history of its topographical dev... .... Learn More -
Ancient Arms Race: Antiquity's Largest Fortresses and Sasanian Military Networks of Northern Iran: A joint fieldwork project by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham (2014-2016) [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer(Editor); Jebrael Nokandeh(Editor); Hamid Omrani Rekavandi(Editor)
Regular Price: $130.00
Special Price: $97.50
ISBN: 9781789254624
Published by : Oxbow Books
Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history? Few realise that imperial Rome had a serious competitor in Late Antiquity. Late Roman legionary bases, normal... .... Learn More -
The Exodus: An Egyptian Story [Paperback]
Peter Feinman(Author)
Regular Price: $39.00
Special Price: $29.25
ISBN: 9781789254747
Published by : Oxbow Books
Did the Exodus occur? This question has been asked in biblical scholarship since its origin as a modern science. The desire to scientifically resolve this question was a key component in the funding of archaeological excavations in the 19th centur... .... Learn More -
Crossing Continents: Between India and the Aegean, from Prehistory to Alexander the Great [Paperback]
Robert Arnott(Author)
Regular Price: $44.00
Special Price: $33.00
ISBN: 9781789255546
Published by : Oxbow Books
The first contacts between Greece, the Aegean and India are generally thought to have occurred at the beginning of the sixth century BC. There is now, however, growing evidence of much earlier but indirect connections, reaching back into prehistor... .... Learn More -
She is But a Woman: Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463 [Paperback]
Fiona Downie(Author)
$34.95ISBN: 9781910900499
Published by : John Donald
She is But a Woman, the first in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens, investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by exploring the art of queenship as practised by Joan Beaufort and Mary of Guel... .... Learn More -
Alexander III, 1249-1286: First Among Equals [Paperback]
Norman H. Reid(Author)
$44.95ISBN: 9781910900383
Published by : John Donald
Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year 2019
Presiding over an age of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander III represented the zenith of Scottish medieval kingship. The events which followed his early and unexp... .... Learn More -
Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England [Hardback]
Ruth J. Salter(Author)
$115.00ISBN: 9781914049002
Published by : York Medieval Press
Series: Health and Healing in the Middle Ages
Volume: Volume 1
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A Handbook of Late Roman Bronze Coin Types (324-395) [Hardback]
Shawn M Caza(Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9781912667611
Published by : Spink Books
Extensively illustrated, each entry includes details on dates, mints, personalities, weight standard, important variations, and the history and meaning of the legend and design. Detailed information about the late Roman bronze coinage system. Exte... .... Learn More
