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  • The Histories of Polybius (Vol.1&2) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Rome's Rise, the Punic Wars, and the Politics of Ancient Mediterranean Power

    by Polybius, Cora Tallowmere ...
    Translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, Friedrich Hultsch ...
    The Histories of Polybius (Vol. 1 & 2) opens one of antiquity's most ambitious historical enterprises: an explanation of how Rome, within scarcely fifty-three years, came to dominate the Mediterranean world. Combining military narrative, constitutional analysis, geography, and political reflection, Polybius writes in a sober, investigative style that rejects mere entertainment in favor of ... Read more

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  • The History of the Peloponnesian War

    Enriched edition. Historical Account of the War between Sparta and Athens

    by Thucydides, Jackson Price ...
    Translated by Richard Crawley ...
    Thucydides' "The History of the Peloponnesian War" is a groundbreaking historical account that meticulously chronicles the protracted conflict between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE. Utilizing a rigorous approach to source material, Thucydides crafts a narrative that transcends mere chronicles, emphasizing the complexities of power, politics, and human nature. His analytical style, ... Read more

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  • The Landmark Thucydides

    A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War

    Edited by Robert B. Strassler ...
    Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possession for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition.Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical ... Read more

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  • The History of Rome

    by William Smith ...
    Series Book 2 - AUK Classics
    This detailed history of Rome covers from the earliest times (including the foundation of the city) to the establishment of the Empire, and has been specially formatted for today's e-book readers. Featuring many illustrations, including coins, buildings, busts and more, this excellent book is one of the most well respected within the classical civilisation field. Subject matters covered include ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Polybius (Delphi Classics)

    by Polybius, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 29 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Polybius was a leading Hellenistic historian, whom many regard as the natural successor to Thucydides. The great theme to his ‘Histories’ was a study of ‘what made Rome great’, exploring the rise of the Republic, the destruction of Carthage and the eventual Roman domination of the Greek world. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Appian (Delphi Classics)

    by Appian of Alexandria, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 63 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A second century Greek official of Alexandria, Appian wrote twenty-four books of ‘Roman History’, eleven of which have survived complete. Exploring conquests from Rome’s earliest beginnings to the times of Trajan, Appian’s great work continues to be regarded as a valuable source of information on historical events that would otherwise have been lost long ago. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series ... Read more

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  • The Makers of Rome

    by Plutarch ...
    Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert ...
    These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's Roman Lives, they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as soldierly Marcellus, eloquent Cato and cautious Fabius ... Read more

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  • The Complete Histories of Polybius

    by Polybius ...
    Written in the 2nd century by the Greek historian Polybius, "The Histories" is a multi-volume work detailing many of the events, people, and ideas of the Hellenistic Period. While his focus is the space of time in which ancient Rome became a world power from 220 to 167 BC, Polybius also discusses his role as a 'pragmatic historian', a discourse on fate (called tyche), and the superiority of the ... Read more

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  • The History of Ancient Greece (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. From Its Beginnings Until the Death of Alexandre the Great (3rd millennium B.C. - 323 B.C.)

    by John Bagnell Bury, Maren Fairbourne ...
    John Bagnell Bury's The History of Ancient Greece offers a lucid, capacious survey of Greek civilization from its legendary and archaic beginnings through the political, military, and cultural transformations of the classical age. Written in the disciplined prose of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship, it combines narrative history with constitutional, social, and intellectual ... Read more

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  • A History of Ancient Rome

    by Robert Pennell ...
    So far as we know, the early inhabitants of Italy were divided into three races, the IAPYGIAN, ETRUSCAN, and ITALIAN. The IAPYGIANS were the first to settle in Italy. They probably came from the north, and were pushed south by later immigrations, until they were crowded into the southeastern corner of the peninsula (Calabria). Here they were mostly absorbed by the Greeks, who settled in the eighth ... Read more

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  • Stories from Thucydides

    by H. L. HAVELL B. A. ...
    "Stories from Thucydides" is a book written by H. L. Havell. In this work, Havell retells stories and events from "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides, a renowned ancient Greek historian.Thucydides' monumental work, composed during the 5th century BC, provides a detailed account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, along with their respective allies. Havell, in ... Read more

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  • A History of Sicily

    by A.H. Allcroft ...
    The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print. ... Read more

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