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In August 48 BC, following the earlier battle at Dyrrhachium, the two greatest Roman commanders of their generation met in battle again at Pharsalus in ...
The period covered in this book saw the Roman Republic face its greatest military challenges. In 264 the Romans were pitted against the might of ...
Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the ...
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero-the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars-and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
"This exciting and provocative book ...
Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence ...
Cicero was Rome's greatest orator and one of the key statesmen of the late Roman Republic. He championed traditional Republican values against populist demagogues ...
This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus ('Aurelian', reigned 270-275) and Marcus Aurelius Probus (276-282) which also includes the other ...
Ancient Rome's original archconservative.
M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman Republic, remains legendary for his political ...
Ever since their sack of Rome in the early fourth century BC, the various tribes of Gauls to the north were among the Roman Republic ...
The Roman Empire was forged in war and defended by military might. It also endured because of the Romans' ability to assimilate and pacify the ...
A compelling new account of the tempestuous last century of the Roman Republic. This new history of the last years of the Roman Republic sets ...
Detailed narrative and analysis of the campaigns of Diocletian's reign, including those of his three co-rulers in the tetrarchy. The third century AD was ...
Julius Caesar in Egypt is a true story of double-cross, assassination and intrigue accompanied by lively battles, daring escapes, disastrous fires (the Great Library of ...
Lucius Sergius Catilina ('Catiline'), was a Roman aristocrat from a poor but noble family. He was controversial figure both in his own times and in ...