Greek History & Culture

In Alcibiades, first published in 1989, one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how he developed a style of leadership that was characterised by audacity, ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Furt..

In Alcibiades, first published in 1989, one of the most colourful and controversial figures of fifth-century Athens is presented in a sympathetic light. The author sets out to demonstrate how he developed a style of leadership that was characterised by audacity, ingenuity and skilful diplomacy. Furt..

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This exciting new edition includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship...

This exciting new edition includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship...

`O'Brien has combined faultless scholarship with poetic vision to penetrate the events of Alexander's extraordinary life and reveal the tragic pattern obscured by these tumultous events. This is not only biography; it is art.' F Salvidio..

This substantially revised and updated second edition of The Marshals of Alexander’s Empire (1992) examines Alexander’s most important officers, who commanded army units and were involved in military and political deliberations. Chapters on these men have been expanded, giving greater attention to p..

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The third edition of a definitive collection of source material on Greek social and political history from 800 to 399 BC, from all over the Greek world...

The third edition of a definitive collection of source material on Greek social and political history from 800 to 399 BC, from all over the Greek world...

Detailed enough to be used as a quick reference tool or text, this book uses archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources; and incorporating current scholarly theories to serve as an excellent companion to any introduction to Greek mythology...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...