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151.Hannibal's War: Bks. 21-30 (Oxford World's Classics) by: Livy January 12, 2006
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152.Hannibal's Army by: I.P. Stephenson March 04, 2008
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153.The Day of the Barbarians: The First Battle in the Fall of the Roman Empire by: Alessandro Barbero July 27, 2007
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I would have given this book five stars if not for the fact that it does not feature a single map - not of the Balkans in question nor of the deployment of the troops in battle on the day. However, it covers very well the build up to the battle and its aftermath. The author takes us through the mindset of the Romans at this time, when enemies were also a potential labour force or mercenaries fighting for one's cause. You get a sense of the rivalry between both halves of the empire and cannot fail to notice the impact of Christianity on its foreign and domestic policy. The author's style is easy and the narrative not disrupted by arguments about the veracity of any sources. That is not to say the book ... Read More:

154.Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000 (Palgrave History of Europe) by: Roger Collins June 07, 1999
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I would have given this book five stars if not for the fact that it does not feature a single map - not of the Balkans in question nor of the deployment of the troops in battle on the day. However, it covers very well the build up to the battle and its aftermath. The author takes us through the mindset of the Romans at this time, when enemies were also a potential labour force or mercenaries fighting for one's cause. You get a sense of the rivalry between both halves of the empire and cannot fail to notice the impact of Christianity on its foreign and domestic policy. The author's style is easy and the narrative not disrupted by arguments about the veracity of any sources. That is not to say the book ... Read More:

155.The Oxford History of the Classical World: Greece and the Hellenistic World v. 1 (Oxford Paperbacks) from: Oxford Paperbacks October 01, 1988
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This is an excellent reference work, for anyone wanting to get an idea of the history - of Classical Greece and the following on of the emergence of the Roman Empire. The evolution of Classical Art and Literature through these periods is well chronicled, with details of the locations of important works given, as well as further reading lists for the subject matter covered in each chapter.

156.Caesar's Gallic Triumph: Alesia 52BC (Campaign Chronicles) by: Peter Inker March 20, 2008
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Alesia, 52 BC was one of antiquities greatest battles. The Gallic tribes unwilling to accept Roman tutelage united to expel them. It eventually became a contest of wills, two great generals confronted each other. Caesar beat Vercingetorix and Gauls' fate was sealed. In a war that verged on genocide, the battle was almost the final act in a campaign that saw as many as a million killed, and the same number enslaved. Rome moved from being a Mediterranean upstart to a great empire. Vercingetorix became an emblem of second Empire French nationalism while immortalised as the face on les Gaulois. I have to declare an interest; I live in Burgundy south of the battlefield and have walked it in the summer heat. So I really want to believe ... Read More:

157.The Gallic War: Seven Commentaries on the Gallic War with an Eighth Commentary by Aulus Hirtius (Oxford World's Classics) by: Julius Caesar April 17, 2008
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Alesia, 52 BC was one of antiquities greatest battles. The Gallic tribes unwilling to accept Roman tutelage united to expel them. It eventually became a contest of wills, two great generals confronted each other. Caesar beat Vercingetorix and Gauls' fate was sealed. In a war that verged on genocide, the battle was almost the final act in a campaign that saw as many as a million killed, and the same number enslaved. Rome moved from being a Mediterranean upstart to a great empire. Vercingetorix became an emblem of second Empire French nationalism while immortalised as the face on les Gaulois. I have to declare an interest; I live in Burgundy south of the battlefield and have walked it in the summer heat. So I really want to believe ... Read More:

158.Roman Britain (Oxford History of England) by: Peter Salway August 06, 1981
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'The Oxford History of England' first made its appearance in the 1930's and it was inevitable that its various volumes would, over time, require periodic updating, not to mention major revision. In particular, the pace of archaeological discovery and analysis made essential a wholly new history of the Roman period, hence Peter Salway's 1981 investigation of "Roman Britain". Salway is a noted historian of the period; moreover, he writes with lucidity and fluidity. He has, however, to grapple with the essential problem at the heart of any inquiry into Roman Britain. This is part of the Oxford history of 'England', but its title covers Roman 'Britain'. 'England', of course, did not exist when this history begins - the English would ... Read More:

159.Philippi 42 BC: The Death of the Roman Republic (Campaign) by: Si Sheppard August 10, 2008
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Si Sheppard has produced another excellent title on the Roman Civil Wars for Osprey. His first book was on the engagement of Caesar and Pompey's forces at Pharsalus. In this title he presents a fascinating analysis of the battle of Philippi between the forces of Brutus and Cassius, who stood for the Republic, and the armies of Octavian and Marc Antony of the Second Triumvirate. The book begins following Caesar's assassination. From here we are taken on a tour of events which eventually led to the second civil war. Along the way Sheppard explains the campaigns around Mutina, from the siege to the confusing battle of Forum Gallorum (there are two conflicting accounts of the battle). Luckily Sheppard disintangles this confusing mess, and ... Read More:

160.Courtesans and Fishcakes: Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by: James Davidson June 01, 1998
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The above quote comes from Katharine Whitehorn's iconic Cooking in a Bedsitter, but it could be applied to this excellent book, the best thing I've ever read on the ancient world. It is witty, informative and scholarly, with never a dull moment. And not least, he explodes the (frankly absurd) myth that heterosex in ancient Greece was solely for procreation. As Davidson himself is gay, his stressing of this point is all the more credible and creditable.

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