Cataclysm 90 BC. The Forgotten War That Almost Destroyed Rome, Paperback - Matyszak, Philip

Dramatic narrative combining big personalities (Cicero, Cato, Marius, Sulla and Pompey), political intrigue, assassination and full-scale warfare.P...

Predominantly narrated from the perspective of the Hellenistic Kingdoms, showing how Rome was barely on their radar, the wars among them and intern...

This is high drama played out on a stage that spanned from Greece and Egypt to India, full of plots, poisoning, treachery, incest, murder, rebellio...

Get to know the real Rome during a compelling 24 hours in the lives of the people who lived there.

Like the other volumes in this series, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Philip MatyszakIllustration(s): 176 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

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While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made hi...

Before becoming the masters of the Mediterranean world, the Romans had first to conquer the Italian peninsula in a series of harsh conflicts agains...

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An important piece in the jigsaw of aviation history in Northumberland.

Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans were masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. Wha...

"The Athenian mission to Sicily, 415 BC"--Front cover of dust jacket.

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Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ramon Pacheco PardoIllustration(s): 24 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 280Publication d...

A guide to a journey back in time to ancient Athens in 432 bc. It describes various places to stay and shop, what to do, and what to avoid. It is s...

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During a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their com...

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Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill: India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime Minister.

Continues the successful Armies of the Past series.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Gabriele EspositoIllustration(s): 90 colour illustrat...

The emergence of Rome as an imperial power. In the first few centuries of its existence, Rome developed from a minor settlement on the Tiber into t...