Petilius Cerealis is one of the few Imperial Roman officers, below the level of Emperor, whose career it is possible to follow in sufficient detail to write a coherent biography. Fortunately his career...
Assassination! Just mentioning the word is enough to send a shiver up the spine. And yet, for many years, the deliberate act of 'taking out' notable public figures has been the mainstay of political...
Most of Alexander the Great's thirteen year reign as king of Macedon was spent in hard campaigning which conquered half the known world, during which he never besieged a city he did not take. Alexander's...
The final volume on the Seleukids details their empire's chaotic decline marked by internal strife and external invasions.The concluding part of John D Grainger's history of the Seleukids traces the...
Explores the crucial naval battles of the Punic Wars, revealing Rome's decisive maritime advantage.The epic struggle between Carthage and Rome, two of the superpowers of the ancient world, is most famous...
The battles and sieges of the Classical world have been a rich source of inspiration to film makers since the beginning of cinema and the 60s and 70s saw the golden age of the swords and sandals epic,...
Gabriele Esposito describes the organization, equipment and tactics of the Carthaginian forces that fought the three Punic wars with Rome, and analyzes the campaigns, battles and sieges.The Carthaginians...
The Second part of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy III, Ptolemy IV, Ptolemy V and Ptolemy VI.The second volume of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy...
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