History With a Grain of Salt: Book Two: Antiquity

This is something you will not expect from a History book: to find interesting, funny and easy-to-follow stories from Antiquity. And yet, in Book Two you will find exactly that. Twenty-two stories, spanning for thousand years and multiple civilizations. Stories about the great empires and great battles that took place in ancient times in the region of the Mediterranean basin. You will find out: Who gave birth to the Minotaur, why the first marathon was run, how to burn 1000 ships, what was happening on the Games, who was Vercingetorix and what happened when black-haired queen met the ruler of the world. You will meet many remarkable characters including Agamemnon, Achilles, Xerxes, Hannibal and Leonidas, as well as more familiar favorites such as Caesar, Alexander, Archimedes, Constantine and even his mother Helen. These and over a dozen other topics are covered in a style that is both hilarious and down-to-Earth. And always with a "grain of salt".