Overview :Alexander the Great's empire stretched across three continents and his achievements changed the nature of the ancient world. But for all his... Read More
Overview :John D Grainger analyzes the Roman imperial succession, demonstrating that the empire organized by Augustus was fundamentally flawed in the ... Read More
Overview :The period covered in this book, is well known for its epic battles and grand campaigns of territorial conquest, but Hellenistic monarchies,... Read More
Overview :Between c.350 BC and 30 BC the Mediterranean world was one in which kings ruled. The exceptions were the Greek cities and Roman Italy. But f... Read More
Overview :The eastern Celtic tribes, known to the Greeks as Galatians, exploited the waning of Macedonian power after Alexander the Great's death to l... Read More
Overview :The period covered in this book, is well known for its epic battles and grand campaigns of territorial conquest, but Hellenistic monarchies,... Read More
Overview :The second volume in John Grainger's history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus III. Too often remembered only as t... Read More
Overview :In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty's power in Egypt in the w... Read More
Overview :Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great). Alexander... Read More
Overview :The story of the Mahdi of Sudan is generally related from the British point of view, though it was more an African event. The Mahdi's uprisi... Read More
Overview :The great city of Byzantion/Constantinople/Istanbul stands on a commanding cape overlooking a busy waterway. It has been the target of repea... Read More
Overview :Alexander the Great's empire stretched across three continents and his achievements changed the nature of the ancient world. But for all his... Read More
Overview :The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed... Read More
Overview :The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ruled ... Read More
Overview :Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756\. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45... Read More
Overview :Although also known as the Third English Civil War, the author makes it clear that this was the last war between the Scots and English as se... Read More
Overview :In ancient times, the series of waterways now known as the Turkish Straits, comprising the Dardanelles (or Hellespont), Sea of Marmara, and ... Read More
Overview :This book examines the causes and courses of the series of wars in the Hellenistic period fought between the kingdom of the Seleukids and th... Read More
Overview :The second volume in John Grainger's history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus III. Too often remembered only as t... Read More