Ancient history

An overview of the Germanic peoples' military history from this period and an examination of the weapons and tactics they employed on the battlefield.

An overview of the Germanic peoples' military history from this period and an examination of the weapons and tactics they employed on the battlefield.

Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units.

Paul Coby here proposes a new system for the recording and mapping of Roman forts and fortifications that integrates all the data, including size, dating and identification of occupying units.

A study of the Greek mythological wars between Olympians, Titans, giants, centaurs, lapiths and humans, and their significant influence on later cultures.

A study of the two Late Republic slave revolts, exploring their social context, the nature of slavery at the time, and the causes of the conflicts.

A re-assessment of Alexander the Great's death, exposing a conspiracy by Alexander's generals after his death to undermine his empire.

A historian of the ancient world examines the epic rise and fall of the Celtic tribes who invaded the Mediterranean and lands further east.

This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history.

This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history.

"e;Essential reading for anyone with even a minor interest in the Roman invasion of Britain.

An exhaustive comparison of two great leaders, using seven traits to judge their military successes with the Macedonian Army and the Republican Roman Army.

An exhaustive comparison of two great leaders, using seven traits to judge their military successes with the Macedonian Army and the Republican Roman Army.

This military history of Ancient Rome analyses the empire's revitalized push against rising enemies to the East.

This military history of Ancient Rome analyses the empire's revitalized push against rising enemies to the East.

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied ‘to the strongest.

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied ‘to the strongest.

This ancient Roman history examines the military campaigns of Justinian I, from army organization to tactics and strategy-with maps and battle diagrams.

"e;An exceptional, well written, exhaustively researched, and detailed biography"e; of the controversial Roman emperor-from the author of Constantius II (Midwest Book Review).

An examination of the popular view of ancient Egypt as an exotic, esoteric, and mystical culture that questions if that view is entirely accurate.

A doctor explores how ancient medical practices can be applied to modern heath issues and illnesses.

Illustrated with color photos, this guide details the arms, armor, organization, and tactics of Classical Greek armies.

In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

An analysis of ancient Greek, Roman, and Macedonian winning battle formations, from why they worked, the equipment and men used, and how they broke down.

This authoritative biography examines the life and times of the transformative Egyptian ruler and father of Ramesses the Great.

This authoritative biography examines the life and times of the transformative Egyptian ruler and father of Ramesses the Great.

This is the story of how some Roman aristocrats grew so competitive in their political rivalries that they destroyed their Republic, in the late second to mid-first century BCE.

This is the story of how some Roman aristocrats grew so competitive in their political rivalries that they destroyed their Republic, in the late second to mid-first century BCE.

An illustrated guide to the organization, structure, equipment, weapons, combat history, and tactics of the Late Roman military forces.

As with everything else, there were good and bad Roman emperors.

Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century.

Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century.

A new appraisal of the brief, turbulent reign of Gaius Caligula and his achievements as a military strategist.

An intriguing examination of what we can learn about life in Roman Britain, using one woman's third-century tombstone as a starting point.

A Roman historian examines the motivation and strategy behind Marc Anthony's invasion of Parthia and the reasons for its ultimate defeat.

The history of the Byzantine Empire's last great epoch, and the family that ruled it before the conquest of Constantinople.

The history of the Byzantine Empire's last great epoch, and the family that ruled it before the conquest of Constantinople.

The acclaimed historian "e;rescues from an undeserved obscurity one of Rome's emperors .

The acclaimed historian "e;rescues from an undeserved obscurity one of Rome's emperors .

In the 660s BC Egypt was a politically fragmented and occupied country.

In the 660s BC Egypt was a politically fragmented and occupied country.

"e;Before abandoning archaeology for politics, Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilisation.

A history of the Greek resistance in the Second World War discusses one of the most troubled and fascinating aspects of modern Greek and European history: the anti-axis resistance.

A history of the Greek resistance in the Second World War discusses one of the most troubled and fascinating aspects of modern Greek and European history: the anti-axis resistance.

O livro História do Cristianismo é uma visão evangélica sobre a história da Igreja como um todo, incluindo os grupos primitivos como nestorianos, arianos, depois a formação da Igreja Católica Romana e sua paralela no Oriente, a Igreja Ortodoxa Grega.

O livro História do Cristianismo é uma visão evangélica sobre a história da Igreja como um todo, incluindo os grupos primitivos como nestorianos, arianos, depois a formação da Igreja Católica Romana e sua paralela no Oriente, a Igreja Ortodoxa Grega.

A história de um grande dilúvio universal se encontra registrado na Bíblia cristã, alcorão islâmico, Torá judaico e nos escritos cuneiformes dos sumérios e babilônios.

Esta obra é uma espécie de interlocução entre o Escriba de Cristo e Adelmo Medeiros que em 2016 publicou um tratado sobre o Jardim do Éden.

O período de 70 aC a 70 dC tem uma cronologia polêmica e com erros históricos.

O Egito é uma das nações mais fascinante do mundo.