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“j e lendon”

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  • Soldiers and Ghosts

    A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity

    by J. E. Lendon ...
    "A wholly original cultural history of Greek and Roman warfare . . . often brilliant in interpretation, elegantly constructed and wonderfully written." —Hans van Wees, author of Greek Warfare: Myths and RealitiesWhat set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity

    by J. E. Lendon ...
    Sparta, Macedon, and Rome-how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? What set their armies apart? Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspiration-the Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Song of Wrath

    The Peloponnesian War Begins

    by J. E. Lendon ...
    Song of Wrath tells the story of Classical Athens' victorious Ten Years' War (431-421 BC) against grim Sparta -- the first decade of the terrible Peloponnesian War that turned the Golden Age of Greece to lead. Historian J.E. Lendon presents a sweeping tale of pitched battles by land and sea, sieges, sacks, raids, and deeds of cruelty and guile -- along with courageous acts of mercy, surprising ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • That Tyrant, Persuasion

    How Rhetoric Shaped the Roman World

    by J. E. Lendon ...
    How rhetorical training influenced deeds as well as words in the Roman EmpireThe assassins of Julius Caesar cried out that they had killed a tyrant, and days later their colleagues in the Senate proposed rewards for this act of tyrannicide. The killers and their supporters spoke as if they were following a well-known script. They were. Their education was chiefly in rhetoric and as boys they would ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

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  • Conflict

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  • Sing Like Fish

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  • The Thirty Years War, 1618–1648

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  • Rome and Persia

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    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
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  • Twelve Caesars

    Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

    by Mary Beard ...
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    From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book—against a background of today’s “sculpture ... Read more

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  • Cannae

    Hannibal's Greatest Victory

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    From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome’s most devastating defeat.**“Goldsworthy is the preeminent military historian of Rome.” —**History TodayIn Cannae, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy offers a concise and enthralling account of one of history’s bloodiest, and most famous, battles. On August 2, 216 BC, across a narrow plain near the Souther Italian ... Read more

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