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  • Pyrrhus of Epirus

    by Jeff Champion ...
    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 Hellenistic period, Pyrrhus's life was marked by profound reversals of fortune. Though he was born into the royal house of Epirus in northwest Greece, Pyrrhus was raised in exile. He nevertheless prospered in the chaotic ... Read more

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  • The Tyrants of Syracuse Volume I

    480–367 BC

    by Jeff Champion ...
    Series Book 1 - The Tyrants of Syracuse
    Volume one of this sweeping history chronicles the turbulent ancient history of Syracuse from the rise of Gelon to the death of Dionysius I.Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was one of the most important city-states of the classical Greek world. Coveted for its wealth and strategic location, it was caught in the middle as Carthage, Epirus, Athens and then Rome each battled to ... Read more

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  • Antigonus the One-Eyed

    Greatest of the Successors

    by Jeff Champion ...
    The author of Pyrrhus of Epirus "tells the exciting story of one of those competing to succeed Alexander the Great . . . Recommended." —FiretrenchPlutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) as "the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors." Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to ... Read more

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  • The Tyrants of Syracuse Volume II

    War in Ancient Sicily, 367–211 BC

    by Jeff Champion ...
    Series Book 2 - The Tyrants of Syracuse
    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 Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within ... Read more

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    Lucullus, Pompey and the Conquest of the East, 74–62 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    This military history of Ancient Rome analyses the empire's revitalized push against rising enemies to the East.In the century since Rome's defeat of the Seleucid Empire in the 180s BC, the East was dominated by the rise of new empires: Parthia, Armenia, and Pontus, each vying to recreate the glories of the Persian Empire. By the 80s BC, the Pontic Empire of Mithridates had grown so bold that it ... Read more

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  • Rome, Blood & Politics

    Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic, 133–70 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    This in-depth chronicle examines the series of political upheavals that led to division, violence, and civil war in the ancient Roman Republic.The last century of the Roman Republic saw the consensus of the ruling elite shattered by a series of high-profile politicians who proposed political or social reform programs, many of which culminated in acts of bloodshed on the streets of Rome itself. ... Read more

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  • Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation

    by Philip Matyszak ...
    The author of Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation continues his revealing history of the Ancient Greek city-state in this chronicle of its decline and defeat.Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans became masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. What went wrong? Was the fall of Sparta inevitable? In Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation, Philip ... Read more

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  • Britain in the Age of Arthur

    A Military History

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "[The] well known historian . . . attempts to find the elusive King Arthur through a study of the military of the period following the Fall of Rome." —FiretrenchKing Arthur is one of the most controversial topics of early British history. Are the legends based on a real historical figure or pure mythological invention? Ilkka Syvänne's study breaks new ground, adopting a novel approach to the ... Read more

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  • The Big Change

    America Transforms Itself, 1900–1950

    by Frederick Lewis Allen ...
    The New York Times–bestselling history of the first half of the twentieth century—five decades that transformed America—from the author of Only Yesterday.During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, the United States saw two world wars, a devastating economic depression, and more social, political, and economic changes than in any other five-decade period before. Frederick Lewis Allen, ... Read more

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  • Gaius Marius

    The Rise and Fall of Rome's Saviour

    by Marc Hyden ...
    "Shows Marius the man, warts and all . . . an excellent biography . . . a very good breakdown of Roman politics, and a civics course in ancient Rome."— A Wargamers Needful ThingsGaius Marius was one of the most remarkable and significant figures of the late Roman Republic. At a time when power tended to be restricted to a clique of influential families, he rose from relatively humble origins to ... Read more

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  • Greece Against Rome

    The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC

    by Philip Matyszak ...
    The acclaimed ancient world historian examines the centuries-long decline of Greek powers in the face of the growing Roman threat.Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak. In terms of population, economy and military power, each was vastly superior to Rome, not to mention in fields such as medicine, architecture, science, philosophy and literature. ... Read more

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  • Sparta: Unfit for Empire

    by Godfrey Hutchinson ...
    The end of the Peloponnesian War saw Sparta emerge as the dominant power in the Greek world. Had she used this position wisely her hegemony might have been secure. As it was, she embarked on actions that her former allies, Thebes and Korinth, refused to support. The rise of Thebes as a threatening power to Sparta's control of Greece was largely the result of the brilliant exploits of Epaminondas ... Read more

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