Author: Ross Cowan, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: The period 31 BC-AD 43 saw the greatest expansion of the Roman Empire. In 31 BC Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium and remodelled the semi-professional Roman army into...

Authors: Waldemar Heckel Ryan Jones, Illustrator: Christa Hook About this book: During the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great, the Macedonian Army & the phalangites were reformed and drilled into an invincible fighting force with unique tactics and...

Author: Nicholas Sekunda, Illustrator: Adam Hook About this book: The Greek hoplite, the archetypal spear-armed warrior, is perhaps the most prevalent figure in our view of the 'Golden Age' of Ancient Greek civilisation. It was during this period that the...

Author: Duncan B Campbell, Illustrator: Brian Delf About this book: The catapult (katapeltikon) was invented under the patronage of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, in the 4th century bc. At first only the arrow-firing variant was used, and it was...

Author: Duncan B Campbell, Illustrator: Brian Delf About this book: With the vast expansion of the Roman Empire came a need for more and more fortifications to defend it. The borders of the Empire stretched through wildly different terrains which...

AD 14–193 Author: Nic Fields, Illustrator: Adam Hook About this book: Drawn from a wide range of warlike peoples throughout the provinces, especially on the fringes of the empire, auxiliaries were generally not citizens of the Roman empire. The cavalry...

Author: Duncan B Campbell, Illustrator: Steve Noon About this book: Immortalized through their exploits at the battle of Thermopylae under the legendary Leonidas, as well as countless other victories throughout the classical period, the Spartans were some of the best-trained,...

Author: Stephen Wisdom, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: From the high-walls and cheering crowds of the Coliseum to the dark dungeons where prisoners spent their last peaceful moments, Konstantin Nossov brings the world of the Roman gladiator to life....

Author: Mark Healy, Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book: For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of...

Author: Angus Konstam, Illustrator: Peter Bull About this book: Half a millennium before the Romans first arrived in Britain, an even more ferocious people, the Celts, arrived in what is now south-eastern England. The Celts remained in Britain long after...

Author: Boris Rankov, Illustrator: Richard Hook About this book: The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an emperor. As the main body of troops in Rome, they were...

New in from Karwansaray Publishers and Fragma comes the deliciously gorgeous second edition of their photographic history of Romans! Watch a video review of the hardback (first) edition: Here The Romans have left their mark on the history of North-West...

Author: Nicholas SekundaIllustrator: Angus McBridePublication Date: 22 May 1986ISBN: 9780850456868Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 64ABOUT THIS PRODUCTThe cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta,...

Author: Nicholas SekundaIllustrator: Angus McBridePublication Date: 26 Mar 1984ISBN: 9780850455397Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 48ABOUT THIS PRODUCTWhen Philip II ascended the throne in 359 BC, Macedonia was in danger of being engulfed by wild barbarian tribes to the north and wily...

Author: Nicholas SekundaIllustrator: Peter DennisPublication Date: 20 Nov 2012Number of Pages: 48ABOUT THIS PRODUCTThe death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures...

Author: Trevor BryceIllustrator: Adam HookPublication Date: 1 Aug 2007ISBN: 9781846030819Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 64BIOGRAPHICAL NOTETrevor Bryce is a Classicist and ancient Near Eastern historian who has published extensively on the Classical and Near Eastern worlds. He is currently Emeritus Professor...