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In God's Path
The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Häftad, 2017
300 kr
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In just over a hundred years--from the death of the Mohammed in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, …
Dividing the Spoils
The War for Alexander the Great's Empire
Häftad, 2012
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
170 kr
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This is the story of one of the great forgotten wars of history - which led to the division of one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. Alexander the Great built up his huge empire in little more than a decade, stretching from Greece in the West, via Egypt, Syria, Babylonia, and Persia …
Rome Resurgent
War and Empire in the Age of Justinian
Häftad, 2020
301 kr
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Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his conquests in Italy and North Africa, and for the …
Rome's Revolution
Death of the Republic & Birth of the Empire
Inbunden, 2015
313 kr
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Novelized, televised, and endlessly scrutinized by scholars, the fall of the Roman Republic marks one of history's great turning points. Historians have studied the descent of the Republic into civil war as a great political tragedy, a warning from the past about the unsustainability of empires; …
By the Spear
Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
Häftad, 2017
192 kr
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Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded the Macedonian empire from Greece in the west …
Taken at the Flood
The Roman Conquest of Greece
Inbunden, 2014
279 kr
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The Romans first set military foot on Greek soil in 229 BCE; only sixty or so years later it was all over, and shortly thereafter Greece became one of the first provinces of the emerging Roman Empire. It was an incredible journey - a swift, brutal, and determined conquest of the land to whose art, …
Mastering the West
Rome and Carthage at War
Av Dexter Hoyos
Häftad, 2017
300 kr
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To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning-point in world history is a vast understatement. These vicious battles pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivaled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a collision between these …
Rome's Revolution
Death of the Republic and Birth of the Empire
Häftad, 2017
300 kr
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Novelized, televised, and endlessly scrutinized by scholars, the fall of the Roman Republic marks one of history's great turning points. Historians have studied the descent of the Republic into civil war as a great political tragedy, a warning from the past about the unsustainability of empires; …
Conquering the Ocean
The Roman Invasion of Britain
Inbunden, 2022
334 kr
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An authoritative new history of the Roman conquest of BritainWhy did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent -- but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the …
The Plague of War
Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
Häftad, 2019
192 kr
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In 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of Athens and Sparta erupted into open warfare, and for more than a generation the two were locked in a life-and-death struggle. The war embroiled the entire Greek world, provoking years of butchery previously unparalleled in ancient …
Children of Mars
The Origins of Rome's Empire
Inbunden, 2025
289 kr
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A fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome's empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman familial, social, political, and militaristic way of living across Italy.Before the Romans could become masters of the Mediterranean, they had to first conquer the people of their own …
Conquering the Ocean
The Roman Invasion of Britain
Häftad, 2024
205 kr
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An authoritative new history of the Roman conquest of BritainWhy did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent -- but there must have been personal and divine aspirations behind the …
By Land and by Sea
The Persian Wars and the Birth of Classical Greece
Inbunden, 2027
333 kr
Kommande
A bold new history of the Persian Wars that overturns long-held assumptions and reveals the surprising truths behind one of antiquity's most iconic conflictsMany who champion the idea of "Western Civilization" have only the loosest grasp of its history and of the Persian Wars, often portrayed as …
Rome Resurgent
War and Empire in the Age of Justinian
Inbunden, 2018
422 kr
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Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his conquests in Italy and North Africa, and for the …
Dividing the Spoils
The War for Alexander the Great's Empire
Inbunden, 2011
653 kr
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This is the story of one of the great forgotten wars of history - which led to the disintegration of one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. Alexander the Great built up his huge empire in little more than a decade, stretching from Greece in the West, via Egypt, Syria, Babylonia, and …
In God's Path
The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Inbunden, 2015
279 kr
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In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far afield as the Franks in Western Europe and the …
By the Spear
Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
Inbunden, 2014
477 kr
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Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded the Macedonian empire from Greece in the west …
The Plague of War
Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
Inbunden, 2017
485 kr
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The life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta that embroiled all of the Greek world for an entire generation was a war that almost did not happen. Both sides entered it with hesitation, and the fortunes of war swung back and forth so wildly that at many junctures either side could have won. …
