Forntidens historia: till ca 500 e.Kr.

Pictures from the Bronze Age are numerous, vivid and complex. There is no other prehistoric period that has produced such a wide range of images spanning from rock art to figurines …

The author of Pyrrhus of Epirus ';tells the exciting story of one of those competing to succeed Alexander the Great . . . Recommended.' Firetrench Plutarch described Antigonus the …

This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the …

This military biography chronicles the dramatic life of the Ancient Greek ruler whose name became synonymous with self-defeating victory. One of the most influential rulers of the …

This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival.This is the story of one of the …

Mary Beard's new book Emperor of Rome is available nowAncient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. …

One of the most important historical records from classical antiquity, "e;The Annals of Imperial Rome"e; chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of …

Caesar portrayed his invasion of Gaul as being a defensive pre-emptive action, most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar's political career and to …

Grainger's latest edition demonstrates that the Seleukid kingdom was still one of the great powers of the ancient world after Magnesia.The second volume in John Grainger's history …

Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished …