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9783865683953 Bentz: Rasna. Die Etrusker. Hardcover, 24 x 32 cm

Rasna. Die Etrusker. Hardcover, 24 x 32 cm Martin Bentz 176 Seiten, 229 Farbabbildungen. 2008. Attraktiver Katalog zur Ausstellung im Kunstmuseum Bonn 15.10.2008 – 15.02.2009. Anhand von mehr als 250 originalen etruskischen Funden, die im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jh. in das Akademische Kunstmuseum Bonn gelangten und zum größten Teil noch nie gezeigt wurden, wird ein umfassendes Bild dieses Volkes entworfen.

9780195156959 pos / Peterson, Hasker, Reichenbach, Basinger: Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, Third Edition. Paperback

Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, Third Edition. Paperback by Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, David Basinger 336 pages. 2003

9780415268592 Pettegree: The Reformation World. Paperback

Reformation World. Paperback Edited by Andrew Pettegree 592 pages. 4 line drawings and 68 photos. 2001. The strength of The Reformation World is its breadth and originality, with material drawn from many different countries, including archival material only recently made available to scholars in central Europe.

9781405106566 Rives: Religion in the Roman Empire. Paperback

Religion in the Roman Empire. Paperback By James B. Rives 256 pages, 16 illustrations. 2007. This book provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman empire.

9780292706873 Grummond, Simon: The Religion of the Etruscans. Hardcover

Religion of the Etruscans. Hardcover edited by Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon xiii, 225 pages. 2006

9780199216130 / Beck: The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun. Paperback

Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun. Paperback by Roger Beck. 304 pages, 17 figures. New edition 2007

9780691057514 / Valantasis: Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice. Paperback

Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice. Paperback edited by Richard Valantasis 511 pages. 2000. This is an unprecedented collection of nearly seventy Late Antique primary religious texts

9780521316828 / Beard: Religions of Rome. Volume 1: A History. Paperback

Religions of Rome. Volume 1: A History. Paperback by Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price 478 pages, 58 half-tones, 9 figures and 5 maps. 2000. This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era

9780521456463 / Beard: Religions of Rome. Volume 2: A Sourcebook. Paperback

Religions of Rome. Volume 2: A Sourcebook. Paperback by Mary Beard, John North and Simon Price 430 pages, 95 figures. 1998. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later.

9780521388672 /1a/ Price: Religions of the Ancient Greeks. Paperback

Religions of the Ancient Greeks. Paperback Simon Price. 230 pages. Numerous illustrations. 1999. The religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods.

Truman: Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Hardback

Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects de Vertu. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection 1984. Hardback, 25x31cm Anne Somers Cocks and Charles Truman, general editor Simon de Pury 384 pages, with 140 colour illustrations, bibliography, index. 1984. New, but old stock, very reduced price

9780415455114 Martin: The Renaissance World. Paperback

Renaissance World. Paperback Edited by John Jeffries Martin 728 pages. 2008. With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses the history of ideas, political history, cultural history and art history, this volume, in the successful Routledge Worlds series, offers a sweeping survey of Europe in the Renaissance, from the late thirteenth to early seventeenth centuries, and shows how the Renaissance laid key foundations for many aspects of the modern world.

9780521604666 / Kristiansen, Larsson: The Rise of Bronze Age Society. Travels, Transmissions and Transformations. Paperback

Rise of Bronze Age Society. Travels, Transmissions and Transformations. Paperback Kristian Kristiansen and Thomas B. Larsson 464 pages. 2005. In this book, Kristiansen and Larsson reconstruct the travel and transmission of knowledge that took place between the Near East, the Mediterranean and Europe.

9780715632482 Kyriakidis: Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean. The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries. Hardback

Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean. The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries. Hardback Evangelos Kyriakidis 224 pages, 30 illustrations. 2006. Minoan archaeology and the so-called "peak sanctuaries" have been the object of much interest and speculation. The author assesses old and new ideas about these sanctuaries, testing and enriching them by connecting them with extant material and underpinning with a solid theoretical basis.

9780415136112 Davidson: Roles of the Northern Goddess. Paperback

Roles of the Northern Goddess. Paperback Hilda Ellis Davidson 211 pages, 29 figures, 8 plates, bibliography and index. 1998. This book presents information on the role of women in religious studies, folklore and mythology. By investigating women's special skills related to goddess cults together with legends and popular traditions, the author explores the importance of the goddess as a subject for study

9780198731948 Salway: The Roman Era: The British Isles, 55 Bc-Ad 410. Paperback

Roman Era: The British Isles, 55 Bc-Ad 410. Paperback edited by Peter Salway xix, 286 pages, 18 maps, 12 halftones, line drawings. 2002. This book distils the mass of knowledge from archaeological and documentary discoveries to provide a picture of knowledge and opinion about the Roman era in the British Isles

9780674778863 Millar: The Roman Near East 31 BC-AD 337. Paperback

Roman Near East 31 BC-AD 337. Based on Carl Newell Jackson Lectures. Paperback Fergus G.B. Millar xxix, 587 pages. 1995, 2001

9780415141031 Laurence: Roman Pompeii: Space and Society. Paperback

Roman Pompeii: Space and Society. Paperback by Ray Laurence xi, 158 pages, with many figures, maps, plates. 1996, 2005

9780226710266 Reydams-Schils: The Roman Stoics: Self, Responsibility, And Affection. Paperback

Roman Stoics: Self, Responsibility, And Affection. Paperback by Gretchen Reydams-Schils x, 210 pages. 2005. Roman Stoic thinkers in the imperial period adapted Greek doctrine to create a model of the self that served to connect philosophical ideals with traditional societal values. The Roman Stoics-the most prominent being Marcus Aurelius-engaged in rigorous self-examination that enabled them to integrate philosophy into the practice of living. Gretchen Reydams-Schils's innovative new book shows how these Romans applied their distinct brand of social ethics to everyday relations and responsibilities.

9780415263146 Wacher: The Roman World. In 2 volumes. Paperback

Roman World. In 2 volumes. Paperback Edited by John Wacher 872 pages, 158 photos, 195 line drawings. 2001. Now back in print with a new preface by the author, it is still the most comprehensive survey of the Roman World available. Ranging from the founding of Rome in the eighth century BC, and throughout the Empire and beyond this book will continue to be an essential resource on the subject for many years to come.

9780299087043 Thompson: Romans and Barbarians, The Decline of the Western Empire. New edition. Paperback

Romans and Barbarians, The Decline of the Western Empire. New edition. Paperback by E.A. Thompson. 352 pages. 2002. This text presents the fall of the Roman Empire from the barbarians perspective. Aimed at students of the late Roman Empire, of early Germanic history and society and the early medieval history of the Mediterranean area, the book is an attempt to penetrate the minds and attitudes of the barbarians.

Thompson: Romans and Blacks. Cloth

Romans and Blacks. Cloth Lloyd A. Thompson  253 pages. 1989. Thompson argues that for the Romans of the first century BC to the third century A.D., the categories of people were different than for people of later times, and "race" in the modern sense did not exist. Therefore, classical references to Aethiops should be seen as statements of aesthetics, and not reflecting the object's social standing

9780752419121 /2a/ Carroll: Romans, Celts & Germans. The German Provinces of Rome. Paperback

Romans, Celts & Germans. The German Provinces of Rome. Paperback Maureen Carroll. 176 pages, illustrations, (some in colour). 2001 Zojuist het laatste exemplaar verkocht en uitgever kan momenteel niet naleveren, geen datum

9780415243575 Ball: Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire. Paperback

Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire. Paperback by W. Ball 524 pages, almost 300 photographs. 2000. This work provides an illustrated study of the influence of Near Eastern culture on the Roman world, which argues against received wisdom about Rome as the bastion of European culture.

9780415426862 Esmonde-Cleary: Rome in the Pyrenees. Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.. Hardback

Rome in the Pyrenees. Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.. Hardback By Simon Esmonde-Cleary 184 pages. 2007. Rome in the Pyrenees is a unique treatment in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, Lugdunum in the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae.

Römer-Martijnse: Romerzeitliche Bleietiketten aus Kalsdorf, Steiermark. Paperback

Romerzeitliche Bleietiketten aus Kalsdorf, Steiermark. Paperback, 21x30cm Elizabeth Römer-Martijnse 270 Seiten, 29 Tafeln. 1990

9780415242196 Young: Rome's Eastern Trade: International commerce and imperial policy 31 BC - AD 305. Hardback

Rome's Eastern Trade: International commerce and imperial policy 31BC-AD305. Hardback by Gary K. Young 320 pages. Many maps, 8 line drawings, 11 photographs, tables. 2001. This work covers how trade in luxury goods operated in the east, and to whose benefit. It includes the major trading regions of Egypt, Arabia, Palmyra, and Syria, with detailed analysis of the routes used and of the roles of all the participants. The Red Sea Trade in Egypt. The Arabian incense trade. The trade of Palmyra. Trade in Syria and the north. The long-distance trade and the imperial government

9780521608688 / Kulikowski: Rome's Gothic Wars. Paperback

Rome's Gothic Wars. Paperback Michael Kulikowski 240 pages, illustrations. 2008. Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to the latest research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours.

9783805337601 Brandl, Vasic: Roms Erbe auf dem Balkan. Spätantike Kaiservillen und Stadtanlagen in Serbien. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden

Roms Erbe auf dem Balkan. Spätantike Kaiservillen und Stadtanlagen in Serbien. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden Ulrich Brandl und Miloje Vasic 135 Seiten mit 70 Farb-, 6 Schwarzweiß- und 21 Strichabbildungen. 2007. Geburtsorte bedeutender spätrömischer Kaiser. Das heutige Serbien war über 400 Jahre Bestandteil des römischen Reiches. Spätrömische Kaiser wie Decius (249–251), Aurelian (270–275), Probus (276–282), Galerius (293–311), Maximinianus (285–310), Constantinus I. (306–337) oder Iustinianus (527–565) stammten von hier.

9789654941556 Runes: Moraq: Runes. Paperback

Runes. Paperback by Hali Moraq 125 pages. 2003

9780764155512 Runes: Melville: The Book of Runes: Read the Secrets in the Language of the Stones. Hardcover

Runes: Book of Runes: Read the Secrets in the Language of the Stones. Hardcover by Francis Melville 128 pages, with numerous colour illustrations. 2003. Provides an overview of Norse mythology relating to the history of runes and explains the meanings of the runes, whether they be made from wood, stone, or alternate materials

9780851159461 Runes: Page: An Introduction to English Runes. Paperback

Runes: Introduction to English Runes. Paperback by R.I. Page xv, 249 pages, with 23 illustrations, 54 line drawings. New edition 2006

9780892810932 Runes: Mountfort: Nordic Runes: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Viking Oracle. Paperback

Runes: Nordic Runes: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Viking Oracle. Paperback by Paul Rhys Mountfort viii, 279 pages. 2003

1840672994 Runes: Lilly: A Practical Guide to the Runes. Hardback

Runes: Practical Guide to the Runes. Hardback by Simon Lilly 95 pages, many colour illustrations. 2002

9780862418748 Campbell: Saints and Sea Kings. Paperback

Saints and Sea Kings. Paperback By Ewan Campbell 64 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsim., maps, plans. 1999. Archaeological evidence has become available regarding the arrival of the kingdom of the Dalriada, the first kingdom of the Scots. This text describes its influence and the impact that the Ionian community had on culture and religion after A.D. 503.

9780340794685 Milton: Samurai William: The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan. Paperback

Samurai William: The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan. Paperback Giles Milton 416 pages, line drawings throughout. 2003. In the winter of 1611 a mysterious letter was received by the London merchants of the East India Company. The fact that it came from Japan, a forbidden and unknown land, was a cause of wonder, but even more remarkable was that the writer was an Englishman by the name of William Adams. The extraordinary adventures of the Englishman who opened the East.

9780393330755 Sykes: Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland. Paperback

Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland. Paperback by Bryan Sykes xvii, 306 pages, illustrations. 2008. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of "The Red Lady" of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur.

Schuchhardt: Schliemann's Excavations. Paperback

Schliemann's Excavations. With an Appendix on the Discoveries at Hissarlik. Paperback By C. Schuchhardt. Featuring an Analytic Account into the Life and Work of H. Schliemann liv, 363 pages, with 300 illustrations, [1] leaf of plates. 1891, reprint

9780374254100 Hitchings: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English. Hardcover

Secret Life of Words: How English Became English. Hardcover by Henry Hitchings 440 pages. 2008

9780140259605 Norwich: A Short History of Byzantium. New edition. Paperback

Short History of Byzantium. New edition. Paperback John Julius Norwich 480 pages, with bw and colour illustrations. 1998. Norwich brings together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantium empire

9780679772699 Norwich: A Short History of Byzantium. Paperback

Short History of Byzantium. Paperback John Julius Norwich 480 pages, blackwhite (NO colour) illustrations. 1999. Norwich brings together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantium empire

9783406535000 Schmidt: Sie bauten die ersten Tempel. Das rätselhafte Heiligtum der Steinzeitjäger. Die archäologische Entdeckung am Göbekli Tepe. Gebunden

Sie bauten die ersten Tempel. Das rätselhafte Heiligtum der Steinzeitjäger. Die archäologische Entdeckung am Göbekli Tepe. Gebunden Klaus Schmidt. 282 Seiten, 49 SW- und 57 Farbabbildungen. 2. Auflage, 2006. Am Göbekli Tepe hat der Archäologe Klaus Schmidt einen Ursprungsort der menschlichen Zivilisation entdeckt, die mit 12000 Jahren älteste Tempelanlage der Welt. Es ist ein gewaltiger Heiligtumsbezirk, denes eigentlich gar nicht geben dürfte. Ein missing link der Menschheitsgeschichte

9780415146494 / Duffy: Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660

Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660 by Christopher Duffy 290 pages, 100 illustrations. 1996. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Duffy demonstrates the implications of the fortress for questions of military organization, strategy, geography, law, architectural values, town life and symbolism and imagination

9780521582131 /s Morgan: Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy 1660-1800. Hardbound

Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy 1660-1800. Hardbound by Kenneth Morgan 129 pages, 3 tables, 3 maps, bibliography, index. 2001. This book considers the impact of slavery and Atlantic trade on British economic development in the generations between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and the era of the Younger Pitt.

Vlastos: Socrates. Ironist and Moral Philopher. Paperback

Socrates. Ironist and  Moral Philopher. Paperback Gregory Vlastos 346 pages, with bibliography, indices. 1991. Reduced prize

Streit: Sonne und Kreuz: Irland zwischen Megalithkultur und frühen Christentum. Gebunden.

Sonne und Kreuz: Irland zwischen Megalithkultur und frühen Christentum. Gebunden Jakob Streit 212 Seiten, und 44 Tafeln. Der Autor gibt dem am altirischen Christentum und an Irland Interessierten die Zusammenschau einer Entwicklung, die menschheitsgeschichtlich von tragender Bedeutung ist. Zudem eignet sich das Buch als Reisebegleiter durch die Kultstätten Irlands

9780801499838 Rose: Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth. Ideology and Literary Form in Ancient Greece. Paperback

Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth. Ideology and Literary Form in Ancient Greece. Paperback Peter W. Rose 426 pages, with bibliography, index. A marxist approach to some greek texts

9780415248426 Kyle: Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. Paperback

Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. Paperback Donald G. Kyle 304 pages, 6 photos. 1998, 2001. Rome killed many thousands of people animals in elaborate public spectacles. This provocative book asks not only who the victims were, and why they were killed in such a brutal fashion, but what happened to their bodies

9780300083477 Burl: The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Hardback

Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Hardback. ca. 20x26cm Aubrey Burl 462 pages, 40 illustrations, maps, 17 tables, time-chart. 2000. The stone circles of Western Europe have intrigued spectators through the ages. This book traces the ancestry, methods of construction and the eventual desertion of these megalithic rings. Revised and updated, it features new interpretations of Stonehenge and Callanish in Scotland.

9780500284674 Chippindale: Stonehenge Complete. New and Expanded Edition. Paperback

Stonehenge Complete. New and Expanded Edition. Paperback. 19x25cm Christopher Chippindale 296 pages, with 272 black-white and 13 colour illustrations, notes and index, new edition 2004

9780415040655 Castleden: The Stonehenge People. An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain 4700-2000BC. Paperback

Stonehenge People. An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain 4700-2000BC. Paperback Rodney Castleden 296 pages, 76 illustrations. 1998. Castleden presents an illuminating and convincing interpretation of Stonhenge's cultural context and historical meaning

Petrie: Stonehenge. Plans, Description, and Theories. Hardback

Stonehenge: Plans, Description, and Theories. Hardback, 21x26cm. by W.M. Flinders Petrie, with an update by Gerald S. Hawkins 80 pages, illustrated, reprint, 1989

9780486267012 Pyle: The Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions. Paperback

Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions. Paperback by Howard Pyle 340 pages, 52 illustrations. Follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat, and pursues other adventures

9780486273617 Pyle: The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur. Paperback

Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur. Paperback. by Howard Pyle 272 pages, 39 illustrations. Follows the adventures of Sir Gerwaint, Galahad's quest for the holy Grail, the battle between Launcelot and Gawaine, and the slaying of Mordred

9780802862457 Perdue: The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback

Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Paperback by Leo G. Perdue x, 502 pages. 2008. Leo Perdue here argues from a sociohistorical approach that the proper understanding of ancient wisdom literature requires one to move out of the realm of philosophical idealism into the flesh and blood of human history.

Lüth: Tauchgang in die Vergangenheit. Unterwasserarchäologie in Nord- und Ostsee. Gebunden

Tauchgang in die Vergangenheit. Unterwasserarchäologie in Nord- und Ostsee. 28,5 cm. Gebunden Herausgegeben von Friedrich Lüth, Thijs J. Maarleveld und Flemming Rieck 112 Seiten mit 120 meist farbigen Abbildungen und Karten. 2004 Unterwasserarchäologen spüren auf dem Meeresgrund versunkenen Zeugnissen der Vergangenheit nach. Führende Forscher präsentieren hier die Ergebnisse und Methoden der wohl abenteuerlichsten Form der Archäolgie

9780521009034 / Serafina: Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Paperback

Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Paperback by Serafina Cuomo 212 pages. 2007

9780684848914 Picknett: The Templar Revelation. Secret guardians of the true identity of Christ. Paperback

Templar Revelation. Secret guardians of the true identity of Christ. Paperback by Linda Picknett & Clive Prince 572 pages, 16 plates. 1998. In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci and the Turin Shroud, the authors found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion. Their findings are documented in this book

97807538108753 Read: The Templars. The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades. Paperback

Templars. The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades. Paperback by Piers Paul Read xiii, 350 pages with text, and 16 pages with black-white and colour illustrations. 1999

9780306814969 Read: The Templars. The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades. Paperback

Templars. The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades. Paperback Piers Pauk Read xiii, 353 pages text, 16 pages with illustrations, 7 maps. 2006

Barnett: Tharros. A Catalogue of Material in the British Museum from Phoenician and other Tombs at Tharros, Sardinia. Cloth

Tharros: A Catalogue of Material in the British Museum from Phoenician and other Tombs at Tharros, Sardinia. Cloth. 22x29cm edited by R.D. Barnett and C. Mendleson 270 pages, plus 154 plates, maps, index. 1987

Sediq: Theorien über die Kornkreise. Ansichten, Einsichten und Betrachtungsweisen über das Kornkreisphänomen. Kartoniert

Theorien über die Kornkreise. Ansichten, Einsichten und Betrachtungsweisen über das Kornkreisphänomen. Kartoniert Milo Sediq 48 Seiten, mit Abbildungen. 2. erweiterte Auflage. 1998

9780631232483 Csapo: Theories of Mythology. Paperback

Theories of Mythology. Paperback by Eric Csapo xiii, 338 pages, with 11 illustrations. 2005. Eric Csapo introduces the major theories of myth from the 19th century to the present day. He covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories, structuralism and ideological analysis. He also supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method.

9783805337397 Oppermann: Thraker, Griechen und Römer an der Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden

Thraker, Griechen und Römer an der Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres. 24 x 30 cm; gebunden Manfred Oppermann v, 121 Seiten mit 71 Farb- und 13 Schwarzweißabbildungen. 2007. Die heutigen Länder Bulgarien, Rumänien und ein kleiner Teil der türkischen Schwarzmeerküste beherbergen eine große Fülle archäologischer Denkmäler. Hier, an der Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres, haben die einheimischen Thraker, Griechen und Römer ihre Spuren hinterlassen, von denen eindrucksvolle archäologische Denkmäler noch heute Zeugnis ablegen.

9780521791588 / Crosby: Throwing Fire. Projectile Technology Through History. Hardcover

Throwing Fire. Projectile Technology Through History. Hardcover Alfred W. Crosby 218 pages, 8 line diagrams, 9 half-tones. 2002. In historic times we invented catapults and trebuchets, and about one thousand years ago we invented gunpowder, which led to guns and rockets, enabling us to literally throw fire. Faced with possible extinction should we experience World War III, we have turned our projectile talents to space travel.

9780859897532 Higham: Timber Castles. Paperback

Timber Castles. Paperback Robert Higham and Philip Barker 392 pages, numerous illustrations, 2004. Some of the greatest medieval castles survive only as earthworks and in pictures and written accounts because they were made of timber. Robert Higham and Philip Barker bring together evidence of all kinds to produce a comprehensive survey of this neglected and little-known type of fortification

9780691035765 /o Symeonoglou: The Topography of Thebes (Greece). From the Bronze Age to Modern Times. Cloth

Topography of Thebes (Greece). From the Bronze Age to Modern Times. Cloth Sarantis Symeonoglou 333 pages, 53 plates, maps, index, catalogue of sites, bibliography. 1985. Reduced price

1872438164 Tull: Traces of the Templars. Paperback

Traces of the Templars. Paperback George F. Tull 192 pages, with many illustrations. 2002. Tull has not been afraid to speculate, but the main object of this text is to present, in readable form, as much information as can be found about Templar Sites in England, from Temple Combe to Temple Newsam

9780415349550 / Bryce: Trojans and Their Neighbours. New edition. Paperback

Trojans and Their Neighbours. New edition. Paperback Trevor R. Bryce 240 pages, 18 halftones, 11 line figures. 2005. Beginning with an account of Troy's involvement in "The Iliad" and the question of the historicity of the Trojan War, this title reveals how the Hittite texts illuminate this question, which has fascinated scholars and travellers since the Renaissance.

Steiner: The Tyrant's Writ. Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece. Cloth

Tyrant's Writ. Myths and Images of Writing in Ancient Greece. Cloth Deborah Tarn Steiner viii, 279 pages, with bibliography, indices. 1994

9780415151436 / Keppie: Understanding Roman Inscriptions. Paperback

Understanding Roman Inscriptions. Paperback By Lawrence Keppie  158 pages, 13 line figures, 88 photos. 1991. For each inscription cited, the book provides the original Latin, an English translation and a commentary on the piece's significance. Introduction to the most important source for the history and organisation of the Roman Empire.

9781400049516 Hancock: Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age. Paperback

Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age. Paperback Graham Hancock x, 769 pages. 2003. The best-selling author of Fingerprints of the Gods journeys underwater to search for evidence of ancient cities that existed during the last Ice Age, describing his own expeditions off the coast of Japan, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Arabian Sea to explore ruins of civilizations that may have existed thousands of years earlier

Zeller: Der Ursprung der Buchstabenschrift und das Runenalphabet. Paperback

Ursprung der Buchstabenschrift und das Runenalphabet. Mit faksimile-Wiedergabe der ältesten Runenalphabete und Runennamen. Paperback Otto Zeller xi, 197 Seiten, illustriert. 1977

9780140291155 Byock: Viking Age Iceland. Paperback

Viking Age Iceland. Paperback Jesse L. Byock 470 pages, with 18 illustrations, 27 maps, bibliography, index, 4 appendices. 2001

9780521829922 / Forte: Viking Empires. Hardcover

Viking Empires. Hardcover by Forte, Angelo / Oram, Richard D. / Pedersen, Frederik xiv, 447 pages. 2005 (we have 1 copy without the dustcover, price Euro 31.99)

9780802067890 Poole: Viking Poems on War and Peace: A Study in Skaldic Narrative. Paperback

Viking Poems on War and Peace: A Study in Skaldic Narrative. Paperback by Russell G. Poole xi, 217 pages. 1991

9780711218000 Graham-Campbell: The Viking World. Paperback

Viking World. Second, revised, edition. Paperback 21,5x28 cm by James Graham-Campbell 220 pages, with 330 photographs and illustrations. 2001. An account of the Viking world, examining every aspect of Viking life. Chapters on ships, runes and religion have been contributed by specialist authors, and the text is complemented by illustrations, including photographs, maps and reconstruction drawings.

9780500275429 Wilson: The Vikings and Their Origins. Paperback

Vikings and Their Origins. Scandinavia in the First Millennium. Paperback David Wilson 144 pages, with 110 illustrations, some colour, index. 1989. Describes the history and culture of the Vikings, and discusses their influence on European civilization.

9781852854768 Arnold: The Vikings: Culture and Conquest. Hardcover

Vikings: Culture and Conquest. Hardcover by Martin Arnold 244 pages. 8 plates. 2006. Were the Vikings merely barbaric pillagers or an ultimately civilising influence for Europe? This concise yet comprehensive history of the Vikings, their motivation and beliefs, lets the reader make an informed decision.

380621574x Knaut: Die Völkerwanderung. Europa zwischen Antike und Mittelalter. Gebunden

Völkerwanderung. Europa zwischen Antike und Mittelalter. Gebunden. 28,5cm Herausgegeben von Matthias Knaut und Dieter Quast 104 Seiten, mit zahlreiche, meist farbigen, Abbildungen. 2005. Dieser populäre Sachbildband gibt einen Überblick über die bewegte Zeit der Völkerwanderung und stellt aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus der archäologischen Forschung vor.

9780415160735 Tallett: War and Society in Early Modern Europe:1495-1715. Paperback

War and Society in Early Modern Europe: 1495-1715. New in Paperback Frank Tallett 336 pages, 6 line figures. 1997. War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement

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War and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Britain. Hardback edited by Diana Dunn 220 pages, 3 illustrations, index. 2000. This work deals with the general theme of the interaction of war and society. The contributions in this work focus on three English civil wars; the civil war of King Stephen's reign, the Wars of the Roses, and the civil war of the 17th century

9780415121668 Rich: War and Society in the Greek World. Paperback

War and Society in the Greek World. Paperback Edited by John Rich and Graham Shipley 288 pages, 8 photo's and 7 figures. 1995. The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in the Roman World, the wider social context of war is explored.

9780415121675 Rich: War and Society in the Roman World. Paperback

War and Society in the Roman World. Paperback Edited by John Rich & Graham Shipley 320 pages. 1995, 1997. The Roman conquest of Italy. Urbs direpta, or how the Romans sacked a city. Military organization and social change in the later Roman Republic. The end of Roman imperial expansion. Piracy under the principate and the ideology of imperial eradication. War and diplomacy: Rome and Parthia, 31 BC - AD 235.

9780415214452 Wawro: Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792- 1914. Paperback

Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792- 1914. Paperback by Geoffrey Wawro 256 pages, 10 line drawings. 1999. Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792 - 1914 traces war in Europe from the French Revolution to the eve of the First World War.

9781847250230 Sidnell: Warhorse. Cavalry in Ancient Warfare. A complete account of the use of cavalry in ancient warfare, from its training and formations to its actual use in battle. Paperback

Warhorse. Cavalry in Ancient Warfare. A complete account of the use of cavalry in ancient warfare, from its training and formations to its actual use in battle. Paperback Phil Sidnell  376 pages. 2007. Cavalry were an important part of almost every ancient army, yet modern writers have neglected them in favour of the infantry of the Greek phalanx and the Roman legions. Warhorse seeks to correct this injustice.

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Wars of the Roses. Men-at-Arms 145, with new cover, reprint 2004 Author: Terence Wise. Illustrator: Gerry Embleton Much myth and fantasy surrounds the events of the Wars of the Roses: a bloody and prolonged dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster. Terence Wise's fascinating text lays bare the real story, and examines the armies, liveries and badges of the conflict

Atalay: Weibliche Gewandstatuen des 2. Jahrh. n. Chr. aus Ephesischen Werkstaetten. Paperback

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9780520219113 /o Hanson: The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece. Paperback

Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece. Paperback by  Victor Davis Hanson xxxii, 271 pages. 2000

9780521638753 /s Barry: Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief. Paperback

Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief. Paperback edited by Jonathan Barry, Marianne Hester and Gareth Roberts 385 pages, with illustrations. 1998. An account of the present state of scholarship on early modern European witchcraft

9781852855550 Hutton: Witches, Druids and King Arthur. New edition. Paperback

Witches, Druids and King Arthur. New edition. Paperback Ronald Hutton 450 pages, illustrated. 2006. In Stations of the Sun and The Triumph of the Moon, Ronald Hutton established himself as a leading authority on the historian of Paganism. His wealth of unusual knowledge, complemented by a deep and sympathetic understanding of past and present beliefs that are often dismissed as strange or marginal

9780226618500 O'Flaherty: Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts. Paperback

Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts. Paperback by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty xviii, 382 pages, 4 leaves of plates. 1982. Examines the conception of the relationship between men and women as expressed in the animal symbols and sexual metaphors of Hindu mythology

9780521890540 / Curtin: The World and the West: The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. Paperback

World and the West: The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. Paperback Philip D. Curtin 308 pages, 6 diagrams, 7 half-tones, 2 tables. 2002. This book is a study of the interaction of the Western societies of Europe and America with others around the world in the past two centuries - the age of European empire.

9780802848758 Hastings: A World History of Christianity. Paperback

World History of Christianity. Paperback by Adrian Hastings xiv, 594 pages. 2000

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