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Tarn's Alexander the Great, first published in 1948, has become a classic and its importance for subsequent Alexander studies can hardly be exaggerated.... Læs mere
Plutarch and Arrian are the ancient writers who tell us most about Alexander the Great. This 1993 book is an attempt to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information they themselves drew on, a necessary first step to appreciating the value of their own accounts.
A controversial new biography of the apostle Paul that argues for his inclusion in the pantheon of key figures of classical antiquity.
First published in 1935, this book presents an account of Alexander the Great drawn almost exclusively from the writings of the Roman... Læs mere
Originally published in 1953, this book presents a biography of the renowned British classical scholar Terrot Reaveley Glover (1869–1943). The text provides a detailed account of Glover's life, from his childhood in Bristol onwards. Notes are incorporated throughout.
The author of 'monumental and supreme' histories, Edward Gibbon was a son of the Enlightenment and the father of modern historical scholarship. Published in 1878, Morison's biography provides a... Læs mere
Edward William Lane (1801–76) is best remembered for his mighty Arabic–English Lexicon and classic translation of One Thousand and One Nights. This 1877 biography by his... Læs mere
In this text, the authors look at the historical Cleopatra, at images of Cleopatra as a Greek queen and as ruler of Egypt, at contemporary perceptions of her and at how we see her today.
This biographical study of the Roman senator begins by tracing his political career under the Gothic king Theoderic the Great. Subsequent... Læs mere
In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet... Læs mere
‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH