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Bloomsbury presents The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities, written by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook with Goalhanger Podcasts, read by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and...

The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. From the very beginning, Caesar's story makes dazzling reading. In his late teens he narrowly avoided execution for opposing the military dictator Sulla. He was decorated for valour in battle...

From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. "Remarkably engaging." —Washington Post The Roman...

A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander transformed Macedon from a weak kingdom into a globe-spanning empire. During his short life Alexander the Great carved out an empire stretching from the Balkans to Central India, re-drawing the map of the...

Bloomsbury presents Assyria by Eckart Frahm, read by Matthew Lloyd Davies. The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world’s very first empire: Assyria 'A work of remarkable synthesis. The range of its sources is truly extraordinary . . . Frahm...

A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile. AD 58. BRITANNIA. TENSION IS SIMMERING. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERS ... Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia...

We speak English today because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that happen? There is little evidence: not much archaeology, and even less written history. There is, however, a huge amount of speculation. King Arthur's Wars brings an entirely new approach to the subject - the answers are out there, in the British countryside, waiting to be found. Months of field work and map study allow us to understand, for the first time, how the Anglo-Saxons conquered England, county by county and decade by decade.

In this “extraordinarily brave and entertaining book” (Sonia Purnell, New York Times–bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance), the bestselling coauthor of Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold War Jonna Mendez began her CIA career...

تتبع كيف حولت الطموحات الجامحة التنافس السياسي إلى حرب شاملة مدمرة أسقطت أعظم حضارات العالم القديم في هاوية الانهيار. استمع إلى تفاصيل حقبة متوترة ومأساوية شهدت...

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, king of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

The Spartans of ancient Greece are typically portrayed as macho heroes: noble, laconic, totally fearless, and impervious to pain. And indeed, they often lived up to this image. But life was not as simple as this image suggests. In truth, ancient Sparta was a city of contrasts.

No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar and Cicero, walk around temples visited by Roman emperors, and step into churches that have hardly changed since popes celebrated mass in them 16 centuries ago. These architectural survivals are all the more remarkable considering the violent disasters that have struck the city. Afflicted by earthquakes, floods, fires and plagues, it has most of all been repeatedly ravaged by roving armies.

Bloomsbury presents Caesar's Civil War by Adrian Goldsworthy, read by John Telfer. This is an accessible introduction to Julius Caesar’s Civil War. Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory...

واجه الإمبراطورية العظمى في ملحمة الصمود الأخير، واستكشف التاريخ العسكري لمعركة تكتيكية غيرت مسار العالم القديم. يضعك هذا السرد المشوق في قلب مضيق ضيق بين الجبل...

在地中海争霸的无情绞肉机中，一个以海上贸易起家的商业帝国如何与不可一世的罗马死磕到底，最终走向史诗般的毁灭？这不仅仅是一段成王败寇的古代军事史，更是对权力运作、地缘战略与制度反噬的深度剖析。无论你是...

يعيش العالم القديم لحظة فارقة حين تتصادم قوتان عظميان في صراع ملحمي للهيمنة على البحر المتوسط. انغمس في سرد تاريخي تحليلي يرافقك خلال رحلات تنقلك اليومية، ليحول...

当雅典的帝国野心与斯巴达的地缘恐惧轰然相撞，这场史诗级的古代军事冲突，彻底埋葬了古希腊城邦的黄金时代。无论你是正在通勤途中渴望一场高浓度的历史沉浸，还是深陷现代政治博弈的战略思考者，这段跌宕起伏的大...

一场震惊世界的考古发掘，不仅重现了秦帝国规模空前的地下武装军团，更将权力、生死与两千年的匠人血泪赤裸裸地推到我们面前。当你穿行于早晚通勤的喧嚣中，这段浓缩为两小时的沉浸式历史之旅，将带你重返那个战马...

一支身经百战的古罗马精锐军团为何在鼎盛时期从历史记录中凭空消失，成为困扰后世千年的终极军事悬案？对于渴望在通勤途中寻找智力刺激与深度探索的听众而言，这段充满悬疑色彩的硬核考证将带你重返不列颠的迷雾边...

اكتشف لغز اختفاء جيش بأكمله في هذا البحث التاريخي العميق الذي يفكك أعظم أسرار الإمبراطورية الرومانية العسكرية. عبر سرد تحليلي مشوق يرافقك في أوقات تنقلك اليومية،...