Greece Against Rome. The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250 31 BC, Paperback - Matyszak, Philip

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...

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

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

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

An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare. Covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of A...

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Greeks, during an historic and triumphant Olympic year, and experience the drama and excitement that swe...

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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...

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

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Charts Spartas rise from provincial village to regional superpower.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Matyszak, PhilipIllustration(s): 16 i...

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From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership,...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ryan BoehmIllustration(s): 6 mapsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 22...

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

Compelling narrative account that seeks to reveal exactly what happened on that fateful day.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Lee Fratantu...

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Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three t...

Classic tale of the defiant underdog as the rebel Sertorius defies the might of Rome.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip MatyszakIllu...

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...

Approaches Greek political and military history in the fourth century BC from the perspective of Thebes and neighbouring Phocis. The authors uncove...

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Using all available evidence - literary, epigraphic, numismatic, and archaeological - this study offers a new analysis of the early Hellenistic Pel...

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to ...

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Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rom...

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Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire

DescriptionThree new maps for Martin Wallace's critically-acclaimed Wildlands, including two designed specifically for two players.The Dark House l...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David (New York University, USA) KonstanNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x ...