Leonard Cottrell – författare

In the year 216 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage, faced with an opposing Roman army twice the size of his own, outwitted the enemy at Cannae by means of a strategy which has become a classic of its kind. As a result of his famous "double pincer" maneuver, 70,000 Roman soldiers died within the space of a few hours on a field the size of New York's Central Park. Yet, as devastating and startling as Cannae was, it was only one of a long list of incredible achievements. Hannibal's fantastic 1,000-mile march across the Alps from Spain to Italy was one of the wonders of ancient times. He began his hazardous journey with 90,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and 37 elephants. By the time he reached the Valley of the Po, more than 30,000 troops and many of his elephants had perished, but he still managed to stay in Italy for sixteen years.Blending biography and military adventure, Hannibal is a portrait of a military genius who was also a highly civilized man. The son of Hamilcar Barca, a famous general in his own right, Hannibal was a student of the Greek classics. But his father's lifelong grudge against Rome fostered in the son a deep hatred for that Republic and a fierce determination to subdue it forever. This resulted in the bloody battles of Lake Trasimene, Campania, Nole, Capua, and Zama, all of which Leonard Cottrell describes with vigor and authority. In gathering material for Hannibal, Cottrell traveled the entire route that Hannibal took across the Alps, thus bringing to his account a valuable firsthand knowledge of his subject. With the drama and authenticity for which he is famous, Leonard Cottrell describes Hannibal's amazing campaign,a saga of victory after victory which fell just short of its ultimate goal: the annihilation of Rome.

Published in the year 2006, Lost Pharaohs is a valuable contrubution to the field of History.

Published in the year 2006, Lost Pharaohs is a valuable contrubution to the field of History.

Published in the year 2006, Lost Pharaohs is a valuable contrubution to the field of History.

Published in the year 2006, Lost Pharaohs is a valuable contrubution to the field of History.

The cities of Troy and Knossos are the stuff of legend. One, the city of Homer's "Iliad", of Paris, Hector and Helen; the other home to a king who built a labyrinth in which to hide his monstrous son. This is the story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Ranking alongside Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, the discoveries at Troy and Knossos enabled a new understanding of Prehistoric Greece, the very dawn of civilisation.They also proved that what until then had only been myths and daydreams were actually real. The Cretans did indeed worship the cult of the bull. Achilles and Agamemnon really did live. Replete with drama and adventure, "The Bull of Minos" tells of the 3,000-year old civilisations that were brought back to life, of the extraordinary men who toiled in their dusty ruins and of the magic and mystery of life in a world of gods and warriors.

Although more than sixty years have passed since the publication of the first editions of the book in its original language, during which the efforts of Egyptian archaeologists continued, and their discoveries continued to reveal many aspects of life among the ancient Egyptians, the book "Social Life in the Era of the Pharaohs" is still one of the most important sources on this subject. Not only because of the abundance of information that it provides to the reader, but also because its author sought accuracy in what he wrote, and relied on dozens of studies carried out by historians and archaeologists, especially in interpreting the wall paintings that depict the details of life in that period, which made it an indispensable reference for everyone who loves to know the details of life in that period from the dawn of history.