Lists 2,000 entries of world-wide historical terms and phrases from the Roman Empire to the present day.

This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise

This new edition is fully revised, updated and enlarged. It now contains additional material on non-European history, covering Africa, Latin America and Asia. T

Historical and comparative linguistics has been a major scholarly discipline for 200 years, and yet this is the first dictionary ever devoted to it. With nearly

The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through