History

ISBN: 9781848841840
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
By the time Cleomenes III became king in 235 BC, Spartan power and prestige had been in steady decline for a century and a half. The state that had defied the Persians at Thermopylae and Plataea and humbled the Athenians in the Pe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848844636
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
"A teenage king in 223 BC, Antiochus III inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. He proved himself a true heir of Alexander: he defeated rebel armies and embarked on a ca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848846180
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The army that emerged from the reforms of Philip II of Macedon proved to be without equal in the period covered and one of the most successful in the whole of the ancient period. Much has been written on aspects of Macedonian warf... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781606061336
Published by : Getty Trust Publishing
This is a richly illustrated volume that demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. Ancient Sicily, a prosperous island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, occupied a pivotal pl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848847910
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC is one of the most famous battles in history. The heroism of the 300 Spartans who opted to remain behind to face the full might of the Persian host while their Greek allies made good their esca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842175125
Published by : Oxbow Books
When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC without a chosen successor he left behind a huge empire and ushered in a turbulent period, as his generals fought for control of vast territories. The time of the Successors (Diadochi) is us... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931745901
Published by : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. John K. Papadopoulos and Gary Urton's The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780470674253
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This volume presents a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across premodern cultures. Featuring contributions from an international team of scholars, these readings delve deeply... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781118451380
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Recent years have seen powerful developments in the study of archaic Greece, with the emergence of new areas of interest, new ways of thinking about old problems, radical new approaches to the sources and new evidence. Bringing together these s... .... Learn More