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The Jewish War
by Goodman, Martin, Hammond, Martin, Josephus
fromOxford World's Classics Ser
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In AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a 6 month siege, the world-famous temple burnt to the ground. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination beginning in AD 66 with high hopes and early success, but soon became mire…
Alexander the Great
by Hammond, Martin, Flavius Arrianus, Flavius Arrianus, Atkinson, John E.
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Peloponnesian War (Oxford world's classics)
by Thucydides, Rhodes, P. J., Hammond, Martin
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Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War combines narrative and penetrating analysis; his writing has had more lasting influence on Western thought than all but Plato and Aristotle. This translation also features an introduction and notes by an acknowledged authority on anci…
'The greatest historian that ever lived' Such was Macaulay's verdict on Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 …
""The greatest historian that ever lived." Such was Macaulay's assessment of Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 BC, involved virtually the whole …
