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  • The Battle of Pydna 168 B.C.: Rome, Macedon, and the Battle That Ended the Age of the Phalanx

    Epic Battles of Ancient History, #22

    by Antonios athenaeus ...
    Series Book 22 - Epic Battles of Ancient History
    At Pydna, the age of the phalanx came to an end.In 168 B.C., Rome and Macedon met in a battle that would reshape the balance of power in the Mediterranean. For nearly two centuries, the Macedonian phalanx had dominated the battlefields of the Hellenistic world, carrying the legacy of Philip II and Alexander the Great. At Pydna, however, that legacy faced its greatest test against the disciplined ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Dara 530 A.D.: The Clash That Halted Persia and Secured Rome’s Eastern Frontier

    Epic Battles of Eastern Roman Empire, #1

    by Antonios athenaeus ...
    Series Book 1 - Epic Battles of Eastern Roman Empire
    At Dara, the Eastern Roman Empire proved that discipline, preparation, and operational control could halt the offensive power of Sassanian Persia.In 530 A.D., near the fortified frontier city of Dara, the Byzantine general Belisarius confronted a larger Persian army determined to break Roman resistance in Mesopotamia. Using fortified positions, coordinated cavalry maneuver, concealed reserves, and ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated)

    by Athenaeus ...
    Series Book 83 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A rhetorician of the late second century, Athenaeus wrote ‘The Deipnosophistae’ (‘Dinner-Table Philosophers’), a fifteen-book encyclopaedia of information on the ancient world, preserving otherwise lost treasures from many important writers. The text is structured as a dialogue in the vein of Plato, offering an amusing account of a Greek symposium. ‘The Deipnosophistae’ details the many different ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Chaeronea 338 B.C.: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Battle That Ended Greek Independence

    Epic Battles of Ancient History, #1

    by Antonios athenaeus ...
    Series Book 1 - Epic Battles of Ancient History
    At Chaeronea, the Greek world crossed a point of no return.In 338 B.C., on the plains of Boeotia, the armies of Athens, Thebes, and their allies confronted the rising power of Macedon. The Battle of Chaeronea was not simply a clash between opposing forces, but a confrontation between two fundamentally different ways of making war. It was shaped by preparation, command structure, and the ability to ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Athenaeus. Illustrated

    The Deipnosophistae

    by Athenaeus ...
    Translated by C. D. Yonge ...
    Athenaeus (Naucratita) was a Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD. The Suda says only that he lived in the times of Marcus Aurelius.Several of his publications are lost, but the fifteen-volume Deipnosophistae mostly survives.The Deipnosophistae is an early 3rd-century AD Greek work by the Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis. It ... Read more

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  • Athanasius: Select Works and Letters

    by Athenaeus of Naucratis ...
    In preparing the present volume the Editor has aimed at providing the English reader with the most complete apparatus for the study of Athanasius, his life, and his theological influence, which could be brought within the compass of a single volume of the ‘Nicene and Post-Nicene Library.’ The volume contains all the most important treatises of Athanasius (in as nearly as possible their exact ... Read more

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  • The Deipnosophists: Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus of Naucratis (Complete)

    by Athenaeus of Naucratis ...
    Athenæus is the author of this book; and in it he is discoursing with Timocrates: and the name of the book is the Deipnosophists. In this work Laurentius is introduced, a Roman, a man of distinguished fortune, giving a banquet in his own house to men of the highest eminence for every kind of learning and accomplishment; and there is no sort of gentlemanly knowledge which he does not mention in the ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Cynoscephalae 197 B.C.: Rome, Macedon, and the Battle That Shattered the Power of the Phalanx

    Epic Battles of Ancient History, #21

    by Antonios athenaeus ...
    Series Book 21 - Epic Battles of Ancient History
    At Cynoscephalae, Rome proved that the Macedonian phalanx was no longer invincible.In 197 B.C., the armies of Titus Quinctius Flamininus and Philip V of Macedon clashed among the rugged hills of Thessaly in one of antiquity's decisive military confrontations. What began as confused reconnaissance fighting in fog-covered terrain rapidly escalated into a full-scale battle between two fundamentally ... Read more

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  • The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus Vol. 1

    by of Naucratis Athenaeus ...
    The Deipnosophists by Athenaeus of Naucratis is an encyclopedic work that provides a vivid picture of ancient Greek culture through a fictionalized banquet of intellectuals. The title, derived from the Greek word for "learned banqueters," refers to a symposium where a group of scholars, philosophers, and rhetoricians gather to discuss a wide array of topics, including food, literature, philosophy, ... Read more

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  • The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus Vol. 2

    by of Naucratis Athenaeus ...
    In The Deipnosophists, Volume 2, Athenaeus continues the rich tapestry of discussion among the intellectuals gathered at the fictional banquet. Building upon the themes introduced in the first volume, this second installment delves even deeper into the cultural, gastronomic, and literary curiosities of ancient Greece. The conversation becomes more layered as participants recount specific details ... Read more

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  • The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned of Athenaeus Vol. 3

    by of Naucratis Athenaeus ...
    In The Deipnosophists, Volume 3, Athenaeus continues the detailed and varied discussions among the guests at the elaborate banquet. This volume explores a mix of subjects, from the origins of foods and the significance of specific ingredients to poetic interpretations of luxury and moderation. Guests share knowledge of ancient festivals, elaborate drinking customs, and the symbolic meaning of ... Read more

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  • The Deipnosophists

    or Banquet of the Learned

    by Athenaeus of Naucratis ...
    The -Deipnosophistae- of Athenaeus is one of the most celebrated works of Greek grammar to survive from the ancient world. Athenaeus lived in Naukratis, Egypt, at the end of the second century AD. Within the work, his dinner-table philosophers discuss many aspects of food, drink, dining habits and social customs, as represented in Greek literature through the ages, with extensive quotations. It is ... Read more

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