Fully revised and expanded for a new Third Edition, this book traces the Greek origins of torsion catapults, describes the machines used from the time of Sulla and Caesar, the Roman improvements in their design and power, and their importance in the defence of the Roman Empire.
This study considers the relationship between geography and power in the Roman world, most particularly the... Læs mere
This book traces the origins of the religious system of the Peloponnese to identify the factors behind its subsequent... Læs mere
This is the first detailed study and catalogue of a comb type that represents a new technology introduced into Britain towards the end of the 4th century AD and a major signifier of the late fourth- to fifth-century transition.
Research into furniture has been neglected by archaeologists. Fixed... Læs mere
This book provides insights into health, disease, and healing in the Indus Civilisation during the third to early second millennia BCE. Based on original... Læs mere
Between 1990 and 1998, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertook a... Læs mere
This volume contains 13 papers on hunting and fishing techniques, weapons and prey in the area from Anatolia to the... Læs mere
Three detailed studies consider British naval and military, diplomatic and commercial activity in the eastern Adriatic during the Napoleonic wars, drawing on original research in various British archives.
The Battle of Mantzikert had profound consequences for both Byzantine and Turkish history, yet the historical sources for this campaign contain significant gaps.... Læs mere
A selection of fifty papers produced over the course of fifty years, supplemented here with epilogues considering developments in the field... Læs mere
This book presents the study of a natural region, the Alto Almanzora, in the north of the province of Almería (Spain), in which... Læs mere