Taken At the Flood - The Roman Conquest of Greece

Zusatztext This sorry story is told with great verve and pace by Waterfield. Informationen zum Autor In addition to having translated numerous Greek classics, including works by Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Xenophon, Polybius, and Plutarch, Robin Waterfield is the author of Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths, Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age, Athens: A History, and Dividing the Spoils: the War for Alexander the Great's Empire. He lives in the far south of Greece on a small olive farm. Klappentext The story of the Roman conquest of Greece - not only a thrilling tale of military conquest, but a pivotal event in the history of Rome, her empire, and the whole subsequent history of Europe. Zusammenfassung The story of the Roman conquest of Greece - not only a thrilling tale of military conquest, but a pivotal event in the history of Rome, her empire, and the whole subsequent history of Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Prelude: Clouds in the West 1: Rome Turns East 2: The Illyrian Wars 3: Barbarians, Go Home! 4: King Philip of Macedon 5: The Freedom of the Greeks 6: The Road to Thermopylae 7: The Periphery Expands 8: Remote Control 9: Perseus' Choice 10: The End of Macedon 11: Imperium Romanum 12: The Greek World after Pydna Key Dates Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

List of contents

• Preface


• Prelude: Clouds in the West


• 1: Rome Turns East


• 2: The Illyrian Wars


• 3: Barbarians, Go Home!


• 4: King Philip of Macedon


• 5: The Freedom of the Greeks


• 6: The Road to Thermopylae


• 7: The Periphery Expands


• 8: Remote Control


• 9: Perseus' Choice


• 10: The End of Macedon


• 11: Imperium Romanum


• 12: The Greek World after Pydna


• Key Dates


• Glossary


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

Product details

• Authors: Robin Waterfield, Robin (Writer and Translator) Waterfield
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2016
• EAN: 9780198767473
• ISBN: 978-0-19-876747-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, Greece, HISTORY / Military / Ancient, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, Ancient warfare, BCE period – Protohistory