History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75, Paperback - Paul-Alain Beaulieu

During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work pre...

One of the world's leading authorities offers an accessible and up-to-date account of a great civilisation, the city of Babylon. It lay at the hear...

Reducere. The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kings...

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Concluding part of John Grainger's unique trilogy narrating the rise and fall of the Seleukid Empire.

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The most authoritative history of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader.

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This fascinating study combines the latest archaeological research with an analysis of the available literary and non-literary evidence to examine ...

Reducere. Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding moun...

Reducere. This extraordinary work on Roman history by J.B. Bury covers the period of more than 200 years from the time of Julius Caesar until the end of Marc...

Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years.

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Publisher: Prospect BooksAuthor(s): C. Anne WilsonIllustration(s): 12 black and white illustrations; 12 black and white illustrationsNumber of page...

Contains 80 detailed photographs and illustrations of equipment used by these warring armies who dominated the ancient world.The Thracians are ment...

Describes the armies of the Germanic foes that raided, invaded and resisted the Roman Empire for centuries and eventually brought it down.Publisher...

DescriptionThis book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment employed by the armies of the Hellenistic States. ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Martin (University of Oxford, UK) GoodmanIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 45 Halftones...

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Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient R...

DescriptionThis unique book provides the student of Roman history with an accessible and detailed introduction to Roman and provincial coinage in t...

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A narrative history of Roman Britain. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the experiences of the Roman mili...

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Provides a cutting-edge synthesis of the relationship between imperial power and the army during the imperial period.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books L...

Reducere. DescriptionExperience the psalms like never before - through heart-pounding fiction When Babylon destroys Jerusalem, as Yahweh warned through his p...

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum PressAuthor(s): Mikkel SA?rensenNumber of pages: 418Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 276 x 198 x 34Cover type: Hardba...

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Provides a cutting-edge synthesis of the relationship between imperial power and the army during the imperial period. Illustrates the interdependen...

This well-illustrated book provides an up-to-date survey of a key period in the history of northern Ethiopia and south-central Eritrea. It is acces...

What changes in the material culture can we observe, when a state is overwhelming a local population with soldiers, katoikoi, and civil officials o...

DescriptionMuch of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bi...

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Featuring archaeological photography and lavish artistic reconstructions, this book reveals the design and development history of Rome's naval forc...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dominique (College de France, France) CharpinIllustration(s): 45 bw illusNumber of pages: 264Publica...

Reducere. Babylon was a key kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia from the 18th to 6th centuries BCE. The city was built on the Euphrates river and divided in equal...