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Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
Hugh Bowden
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction demonstrates the profound influence the legends of Alexander's life have had on our historical understanding of him by focusing ...
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Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction
Paul Cartledge
Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction takes the polis as its starting point and uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and ...
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The Etruscans: A Very Short Introduction
Christopher Smith
This book explores Etruscan history, culture, language, and customs and examines the controversial debates about their origins, placing them within the geographical, economic, and political ...
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The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Thonemann
Drawing on inscriptions, papyri, coinage, poetry, art, and archaeology, The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction opens up the history and culture of the vast Hellenistic world, from ...
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The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
Christopher Kelly
The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction covers the history of the empire from Augustus (the first Emperor) to Marcus Aurelius, describing how the empire was formed, how it ...
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The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
David M. Gwynn
‘The Roman Republic’ describes the rise of the Roman Republic from its humble beginnings and explores its legacy in the modern world. How do the social and cultural aspects of the Republic ...
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The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction
Eric H. Cline
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction investigates two major questions: did the Trojan War take place and, if so, where? This VSI suggests that, although a Trojan War (or ...
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