Ancient Greece
Troy: Shield of Thunder
Editors' choice
Plain-faced Helen sits behind the walls of Troy, married to Paris but never to Menelaus; Andromache loves another but is…
Xenophon’s Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age
At the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, the Persian king Artaxerxes II defeated his brother Cyrus’s challenge to his…
The Trojan War: A New History
This is a wonderful book that will enchant neophytes as well as enthusiasts of the subject. Cornell University professor Barry…
The Afghan Campaign
Editors' choice
Pressfield has penned an astonishing story about a young soldier coming of age during a brutal war. In the process,…
Traces: Birth of Alexander the Great
This book is second in a series that tells the story of the events surrounding, and people involved with, the…
Memnon
Memnon of the island of Rhodes lived from 375 to 333 BC. Although of Greek heritage, he supported the Persian…
Helen of Troy
Once again we have a re-telling of the Trojan War from Helen’s point of view. For those of you who…
An Iliad
The Iliad is one of the oldest works of western literature. Composed during the 8th century BC, it still maintains…
The Moon Runners
In ancient Greece, Atalante, the Princess of Thessaly, and Melanion, the Prince of Macedonia, unite to prevent war between their…
Owls to Athens
Fourth in a series, Owls to Athens advances the adventures of the intrepid Rhodian merchants, Sostratos and Menedemos. In the…
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