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A portrait of one of the ancient worlds first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again This colorful biography of Demetrius . . . explores his rich inner life and reveals an ancient world of violence and intrigue. New York
From acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne a high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, tyranny, perversion, with the sweep of history on the grand scale. At the center, the tumultuous life of Seneca, ancient Rome's preeminent w
The tragic story of ancient Greeces last democratic leader and his doomed fight to save Athens from Macedonian domination In the spring of 340 BCE, news arrived that Philip of Macedon had seized a town in central Greece, a base from which he could march
The truly happy man ought to stay at home. Hunger, and lack of coin, put a stop to love. Hades, alone of the gods, does not enjoy bribes. These quotesand hundreds of others from the great Greek dramatists, including Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Menanderwere
From classicist James Romm comes a "striking...fascinating" (Booklist) deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great's destruction of Thebes-and the saga of the greatest military corps of the time
When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs--a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an infant
Plato is one of history's most influential thinkers, the "sublime philosopher" whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical trut