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The Road to Sparta
In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and his run stands …
Before the Muses
Comprehensive collection of ancient Akkadian literature spanning three millennia. This larger, completely new, 3rd edition contains many compositions not in the previous editions; …
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death.
The History Detective Investigates: Early Islamic Civilization
Become a history detective and find out more about early Islamic civilization. How did Islam start? What weapons did Islamic warriors use? Where was the 'Round City'? Who invented …
The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World
A comprehensive view of the ancient Greek world, its history and its achievements. The legacy of the Hellenistic world is vast--it ranges from architecture to philosophy, …
By the Spear
Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman …
The History of Alexander
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet …
Brotherhood of Kings
Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively …
Hypatia
A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, …
Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture: III. The Conflict of Cultural Ideals in the Age of Plato
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