Ancient Military

An ugly civil war has just ended in Israel. One lone woman's death in the territory belonging to the tribe of Benjamin has shocked the nation. Fathers, brothers, and sons joined the army to demand justice. The guilty must pay for such a crime, and so they have. As everyone is left picking up the pieces, Benjamin has lost the most. Cities are burned to the ground, and Benjamin itself is in danger of disappearing. The once mighty tribe has been reduced to a mere 600 men.

Four years have passed since the Roman invasion of Britannia. Though the imperial legions won a number of spectacular victories, the imperial governor, Ostorius Scapula, realizes that Emperor Claudius declared victory far too soon. An ever-volatile land, hostile forces exist even amongst loyalists and allies. To the north the allied kingdom of the Brigantes is on the verge of civil war, while to the west Rome’s old nemesis, Caratacus, has returned. A former prince of the conquered Catuvellauni, he seeks revenge for the death of his brother and the subjugation of their people.

Glory. Power. Legend. Come and Take Them. Martius flies above his army on the back of the great gryphon Avorian. No matter how hard they fight, Belgada spirals further into chaos. The traitor Paulus roams free. Princess Talia is adrift and lost. New enemies await behind every shadow. The Fifteenth Legion has a trial before it, and all the world is watching. With victory comes legend. With defeat, devastation. Can Martius find the strength to fight and the bravery to lead? Or are greater forces at work, pulling him and the empire toward darkness and disaster? The next chapter of Martius's ...

The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome, and even today, traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa - and sometimes even further afield. Historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects - a story spanning a millennium and a half of history.

THEY MAKE A STARTLING DISCOVERY THAT CHANGES EVERYHING.... AS THE SPECIAL OPS TEAM CONTINUES ITS DESCENT IN SEARCH OF THE TERRORISTS WHO RELEASED A WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE, CHANTEL DISCOVERS THAT THE CULT SHE TRUSTED IS FAR MORE THAN SHE THOUGHT WITH TIES TO AN ANCIENT CULTURE THAT COULD BE THE SALVATAION OF HUMANITY OR ITS GREATEST ENEMY! TWO MORE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF THE SPECIAL FORCES TEAM!

Proud Xerxes, Emperor of Persia and King of Kings, invades Greece with a million soldiers. He commands thousands of ships and is supported by dozens of allies, among them the charming Queen Artemisia. At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood 300 strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.

Alexander of Macedon was only 33 years old when he died, leaving behind him a sprawling empire of impressive size, which encompassed dozens of different people groups, religions, cultures, customs, and - of course - problems. Naturally, Alexander is well-known as a figure, but how well do we really know him? How much of his fascinating story is true, and how much is mere legend?

In its darkest hour, courage alone can save the Republic. But will there be enough? In the turbulent wake of Rome's most harrowing defeats at Lake Trasimene and Cannae, the once indomitable Republic finds itself teetering on the brink of despair. Rings of Iron is a tale woven through the mudof battlefields and the marble corridors of power, where destiny is shaped by the iron will of those who dare to reshape a crumbling world. Scipio, a young Roman noble, emerges from the shadows of his storied lineage, driven by a desire to forge his own path amidst the ruins left by Carthage's genius ...

The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is far greater and more enduring, as Rome's influence continues to shape the political, legal, and cultural landscape of Europe to this very day.

A devastating plague; rampant inflation; propaganda for the masses; breakthroughs in innovative technology; rumors of civil war; racial and ethnic tensions; nefarious conspiracies; class struggles and street preachers yearning to overthrow the nobility. The Sendyne Empire is at the height of its power, but it has never been in a more precarious position…and it is about to reach a boiling point. General Rotilla Voxinus and the teenage Emperor Kwisus continue their relentless campaign to destroy Bovir of the Woodlands, and lock down their colony in the Three Rivers. Amidst the mayhem, bold ...

He survived the end of his kind. Now, can this Bigfoot, the last Riftwalker, survive the horrors of human warfare and a collapsing universe to save all existence? Plunged into a symbiotic interface with an ancient Machine Intelligence, the being known as the Riftwalker is tasked with a mission of cosmic importance: reweave the shattered dimensional tapestry and restore balance before all realities unravel. His first terrifying destination in The Shattered Front is Earth, specifically the blood-soaked mud and unimaginable carnage of WWI's Western Front. Here, amidst the "energetic and ...

Once more. For glory and fury. The civil war for Belgada’s throne moves north at last. Martius, Talia, Gaius, and Basilas push to end Paulus’s tenuous hold on the capital, but the traitor has more than a few traps lying in wait. He still rides Oxus the night-gryphon and has ferocious legions at his back. On the back of Avorian, Martius the air captain strives for glory one final time against this foe. But with the fighting far from over and Talia continuously under threat from the rebels trying to knock her from the sky, is his journey fated to end in disaster? Or is he destined for ...

At the bloody battle of Cannae, he trounced a Roman army twice the size of his own. With his brothers, he subdued nearly all of Italy, Spain and Northern Africa. A cunning tactician, he secured victory for Bithynia at sea by catapulting poisonous snakes onto the decks of his enemy’s ships. Biographer Ernle Bradford draws on the historical writings of Livy, Polybius, Plutarch and others in re-creating the fantastic story of the greatest general since Alexander the Great.

The first in a fantastically funny new history series from the acclaimed Tony Robinson, who takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Egyptians! It's history, but not as we know it!

Darkness falls. Evil returns. Belgada lies on the precipice of ruin. Even with the rebels under Zagros defeated and the Fifteenth Legion surviving their trials, further demons simmer from deep within the empire. A terrifying old danger arises from high in the Cyna Mountains, thrusting Air Captain Martius and Empress Talia into another struggle. War explodes as the gryphon riders flee north to the loyalist army. Martius and Avorian worry about their friends and allies and fret at what further schemes the rebel Paulus has waiting for them. The penultimate novel of the War Gryphon Saga is here...

Any meeting of genius may create sparks, but when military geniuses meet, their confrontations play out upon a vast panorama of states or civilizations at war, wielding the full destructive power of a mighty nation’s armies. Gods of War is the first single-volume, in-depth examination of the most celebrated military rivalries of all time, and of the rare, world-changing battles in which these great commanders in history matched themselves against true equals.

In this gripping archaeological thriller - a prequel to the Dr. Sarah Kensington series - archaeology student Sarah Kensington joins Professor Elias Brown and his tech-savvy son Tom on what should be a routine dig in Sudan. But when they uncover an artifact that defies explanation, the expedition becomes a race against time. Hidden beneath the desert sands lies a weapon of impossible power - evidence that an advanced civilization guided humanity's first steps toward enlightenment. When a ruthless military commander seeks to harness this deadly technology, the team must navigate ancient ...

Pella, Greece; 341 B.C. Alexandros is a middle child caught between two warring spouses, born to both a king and queen, but never meant to rule himself. When a mysterious young man arrives from the north, fleeing his own family, and meets Alexandros in a garden in the Macedonian capital, the bond that's created between them will soon become unbreakable and ultimately define both the direction of the Ancient World and ours.

A mysterious ancient artifact found on the outskirts of human space begins to speak. Is it the key to understanding them and stopping IL? Elsewhere, a young girl could become a devastating weapon against Pierce's closest ally — but to strike, Hanson will have to abandon his principles. Old enemies of the crew are on the move again and ready to attack. A mysterious Ancient artefact found on the outskirts of human space begins to speak. Is it the key to understanding them and stopping IL?

The Civil War is Julius Caesar's account of the years of turmoil during which he battled Pompey the Great for control of Rome. The third member of their ruling First Triumvirate - Crassus - had been killed waging war in Syria while Caesar was in Gaul extending the empire to the shores of the English Channel. The jealous joint-ruler Pompey intimidated the Senate into ordering Caesar to disband his army, but Caesar refused and crossed the Rubicon into Roman territory, effectively declaring war on Pompey, the Senate, and Rome itself.