The Spartan Who Defied Rome

Author : Anthony Vincent Bruno
Publisher : Independent
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Spartan Who Defied Rome by Anthony Vincent Bruno Pdf

Jerusalem 33 AD A raw Roman recruit refuses to abuse a prisoner already condemned to death. This denial of a corrupt, sadistic order leads to a lifetime of trial and persecution for the Spartan born warrior. Marcus Tychon Triarius is sent to the dreaded Bithynia mines to die a slave but his destiny is yet to be decided. The Roman Empire is never far off his heels, particularly a brutal centurion who has taken the youth's honorable stance personally. Heartbreak follows for the idealistic Marcus who remains a non-believer, even when he encounters the mother of the crucified prisoner, someone about to change the world forever. It is easy to join in with a mob, to inflict cruelty on the weak and defenseless, but when the victim is someone extraordinary . . . beyond extraordinary . . .

Author : Mike Rogers
Publisher : Jolly Rogers Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Spartan by Mike Rogers Pdf

After the third Macedonian war Greece is now under control of the mighty Roman Empire. Athens is under control of the Romans. Macedon is plundered and broken. Sparta is but a shadow of its former glory. And yet...A spartan warrior arises and brings a dream of freedom. The story I want to tell you of him on this day is not one about great heroics or how many enemies he killed. No, this story is about the man behind the warrior. This is the story of Eclectus.

Author : Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000159042

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Hellenistic and Roman Sparta by Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth Pdf

In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community. This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. The book's focus on a frequently overlooked period makes it important not only for those interested specifically in Sparta, but also for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece, and with the life of Greece and other Greek-speaking provinces under non-Roman rule.

Author : Project Gutenberg
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 2935 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia by Project Gutenberg Pdf

"The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia is a reproduction of a 1911 edition of a famous encyclopedia. The text has not been updated. Although the text is in the public domain in the United States, the original publisher still has a valid trademark in the original title of the encyclopedia. The original publisher offered Project Gutenberg a license to use the trademark, but the terms of the license were not consistent with the volunteer noncommercial nature of Project Gutenberg or its primary goal of distributing electronic text with the fewest possible restrictions." -from Gutenberg

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0140444637

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Plutarch on Sparta by Plutarch Pdf

Two more of Plutarch's lives, covering the careers of the Spartan kings, Agis and Cleomenes.

Author : Peter Green
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 999 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520914148

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Alexander to Actium by Peter Green Pdf

The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B. C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. In this monumental work, Peter Green—noted scholar, writer, and critic—breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. He instead treats these successor kingdoms as a single, evolving, interrelated continuum. The result clarifies the political picture as never before. With the help of over 200 illustrations, Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development, from mathematics to medicine, from philosophy to religion, from literature to the visual arts. Green offers a particularly trenchant analysis of what has been seen as the conscious dissemination in the East of Hellenistic culture, and finds it largely a myth fueled by Victorian scholars seeking justification for a no longer morally respectable imperialism. His work leaves us with a final impression of the Hellenistic Age as a world with haunting and disturbing resemblances to our own. This lively, personal survey of a period as colorful as it is complex will fascinate the general reader no less than students and scholars.

Author : Francesco Grasso
Publisher : Babelcube Inc.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781547568703

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The Mathematician who Challenged Rome by Francesco Grasso Pdf

The story of the long battle between Rome and Carthage (264 - 146 BCE) tends to neglect the role of a third city, a city that was at least as prosperous as Rome, and was possibly even superior in its heritage and culture. It was Syracuse, the pearl of Magna Graecia, a beacon of civilisation and military power that found itself - unfortunately for her - an ally of Hannibal at the wrong time. A course of action that Rome never forgave. Despite being overpowered by her enemy in terms of men and arms, Syracuse resisted the siege of the Roman fleet and legions for two years, from 214 to 212 BCE, thanks largely to the remarkable inventions of Archimedes, one of the most brilliant scientists of all time. If misfortune (and the Syracusans themselves) had not prevented Archimedes from taking full advantage of his brilliant inventions, that long siege might have had a different outcome. This novel recounts the world of the eminent mathematician, and describes his fascinating discoveries and how they were deployed during the historic face off.

Author : J. E. Lendon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300119798

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Soldiers and Ghosts by J. E. Lendon Pdf

Sparta, Macedonia, and Rome--how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? Lendon shows readers that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition.

Author : Paul Christesen,Donald G. Kyle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444339529

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A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity by Paul Christesen,Donald G. Kyle Pdf

A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity presents a series of essays that apply a socio-historical perspective to myriad aspects of ancient sport and spectacle. Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire Includes contributions from a range of international scholars with various Classical antiquity specialties Goes beyond the usual concentrations on Olympia and Rome to examine sport in cities and territories throughout the Mediterranean basin Features a variety of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, internal cross-referencing, and a detailed index to increase accessibility and assist researchers

Author : Anthony Vincent Bruno
Publisher : Independent
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Lionheart, the Saint and the Ninety Nine Sheep by Anthony Vincent Bruno Pdf

How many people have met a Crusader King, and . . . a man renowned as a living saint in their lifetimes? Marcus Tychon Triarius pledges his life to the Crusades after saving the life of King Richard the Lionheart in a terror attack on the island of Rhodes. Coming from a military heritage, Marcus can handle a bow like no man before could ever have envisaged. His world changes when love enters - a Christian wife and kids, along with two friends of opposing faiths, one Jewish and one Muslim. The three families retreat to the solitude of a remote Mediterranean island but trouble seeks them out. Bereaved and broken, Marcus heads back to the Crusades to forget his woes, but there he meets the friar who would later be known as Saint Francis of Assisi - everything changes, with startling results. A bible or a bow?

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520231245

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Spartan Reflections by Paul Cartledge Pdf

"This is a book that scholars will read with pleasure, and a book from which advanced undergraduates and graduates will gain a sense of what Sparta was like as a culture, and (just as important) the nature and state of play of contemporary Spartan studies. And it will be accessible for the well informed lay reader as well."—Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens "Paul Cartledge's aim, in this powerful collection of essays, is to shed light in dark places, to demythicize... Cartledge is shrewd, realistic, and far from starry-eyed. Over a quarter-century's exhaustive research, now updated, has gone into these densely documented and tightly argued essays. These Spartans, in the last resort, are exploitative slave-drivers, obsessed with keeping their serfs down (by annually killing off any resisters, among other things)... Modern idealizers of cold baths, black broth, mindless discipline and long route marches should read this book and, hopefully, have second thoughts."—Peter Green, author of Alexander to Actium

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199916894

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Taken at the Flood by Robin Waterfield Pdf

Addressing a marginalized era of Greek and Roman history, Taken at the Flood offers a compelling narrative of Rome's conquest of Greece.

Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Vigeo Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1948648113

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Sayings of the Spartans by Plutarch Pdf

In this compilation from Plutarch's Moralia of famous sayings from over sixty Spartans we are shown that not were these ancients brave warriors in battle but had a complete philosophy of life which guided all their actions. Include all 372 footnotes.

Author : William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Greece
ISBN : NYPL:33433081551636

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A History of Greece, from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest by William Smith Pdf

Author : William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Greece
ISBN : BL:A0019243617

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A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest, with supplementary chapters on the history of literature and art by William Smith Pdf