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Alexander the Great Failure - The Collapse of the Macedonian Empire * hb

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Author: John Grainger

Alexander the Great's empire stretched across 3 continents. But for all success as a conqueror, Grainger argues that he was one of history's great failures. After his death, years of warfare led to the destruction of his empire and the Macedonian kingdom.

Continuum, 2007; 236 pp.; EN; index; hb

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Britain in the Middle Ages - An Archaeological History * hb

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Author: Francis Pryor

Drawing upon a wealth of knowledge, discovery, and technical advances, this book dispels the common misconception of the Dark Ages as an era of chaos and violence. Redefining everything from the role of the Vikings to the feudal system.

Harper Collins, 2006; 330 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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Caesar - A Life in Western Culture * hb

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Author: Maria Wyke

Even the cliches of his life reveal the extent to which Caesar has become an enduring part of the fabric of western culture. Maria Wyke explores the ways in which Caesar's life has provided inexhaustible inspiration for 2000 years.

Granta, 2007; 287 pp.; EN; index; hb

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Caesar's Calendar - Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History * hb

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Author: Denis Feeney

The ancient Romans altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this erudite and exhilarating book, Feeney investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans.

Univ. of California, 2007; 372 pp.; EN; index; hb

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Day of the Barbarians, The - The First Battle in the Fall of the Roman Empire * hb

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Author: Alessandro Barbero

On 9 August 378 AD, at Adrianople in the Roman province of Thrace, the Roman Empire began to fall. Two years earlier, a flood of Goths had arrived at the Empire's border, seeking admittance. Forming an army, the barbarian horde defeated the Romans.

Atlantic Books, 2007; 180 pp.; EN; index; hb

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Julius Caesar - The Life and Times of the People's Dictator * hb

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Author: Luciano Canfora

In this splendid profile, Canfora offers a new interpretation of Julius Caesar, who played a leading role in the culture and politics of a world empire. A detailed portrait of this complex man and the times in which he lived.

Univ. of California, 2007; 392 pp.; EN; index; hb

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Lords of the Sea - The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy * hb

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Author: John Hale

Thanks to its navy, Athens played a leading role in the greek struggle for freedom against the invading Persians. The statesman Pericles, the playwright Sophocles, and the historian Thucydides served as naval commanders.

Viking, 2009; 395 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hb

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Night's Black Agents - Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World * hb

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Author: Daniel Ogden

Night's Black Agents offers a lucid and highly readable introduction to the world of witches and wizards in Greek and Roman antiquity, and to the ghosts of the dead that were often associated with them.

Continuum, 2008; 230 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Story of Bacchus, The * pb

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Author: Andrew Dalby

The story of the god Bacchus, also known by his Greek name Dionysos, was passed down through generations of dramatists, poets, story-tellers and historians. Pieced together in this book, they bring Bacchus to life as never before.

British Museum, 2003; 166 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; pb

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