Chelsea House Publishers, 2008. — 136 p. — (Ancient World Leaders). This series looks at the ancient world's leading figures: those who guided armies to victory and ruled over vast domains. This book introduces Xerxes, ruler of the Persian Empire, and tells the story of his quest to conquer the city-states of Greece.
Crown, 2014. — 411 p. Hatshepsut — the daughter of a general who usurped Egypts throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty — was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir was ultimately the twist of fate that paved the way for...
Osprey Publishing, 2015. — 65 p. One of the most powerful men in late antiquity, Attila's peerless Hunnic empire stretched from the Ural to the Rhine river. In a series of epic campaigns dating from the AD 430s until his death in AD 453, he ravaged first the Eastern and later the Western Roman Empire, invading Italy in AD 452 and threatening Rome itself. Lavishly illustrated,...
USA: Oxford University Press, 2000 - 248 p. One of the most important and complex characters in the Bible, King David has been the subject of innumerable portraits, both artistic and literary. Michaelangelo's magnificent sculpture of him is perhaps the single best known work of art in the world, and the story of the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king has assumed a...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2008. — 125 p. — (Ancient World Leaders). In ancient history, Darius I (who ruled the Persian Empire in 548-485 BC) stands alone as an administrator with unparalleled insight into the workings of an empire. Under his leadership, the Persian Empire grew to be the largest and most powerful diplomatic and economic force in the world. After he cleverly...
Tempus Publishing, 2007. — 281 p. Somewhere between their vilification by the Emperor Augustus and Shakespeare’s vision of tragic lovers are Mark Antony and Cleopatra, unveiled here in their true colors by renowned Roman historian Patricia Southern. Despite his reputation for recklessness, hard drinking, and womanizing, Mark Antony was a capable leader and an astute...
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