Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a gol...
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A compilation of historical, geographical, scientific and other various facts along with activities and projects that would be of particular interest to boys but possibly also to men.
Presents useful trivia and instructions for engaging in a wide range of classic boyhood projects and activities, from building go-carts and constructing treehouses to identifying insects and flying the most effective paper airplanes. Includes some Canadian content.
The fourth and final novel in Conn Iggulden's epic 'War of the Roses' series.
On the wedding day of Emperor Claudius to Agrippina, a senator lies dying in his own home. Yesterday, this senator was betrothed to Octavia, Claudius's daughter. Now blood gushes from his slit wrists. Agrippina's elevation to empress changes so many things. Claudius is convinced ...
Rome's great hero Julius Caesar has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these self-appointed liberatores seek refuge in the senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar's adopted son Octavian, a man whose name will echo through history as Augustus Caesar....
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dangerous Book for Boys comes the long-awaited sequel-- another action-packed adventure guide featuring full-colour illustrations, perfect for dads, grads, and boys of all ages.The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is a treasure t...
Takes us on a breathtaking journey through ancient Rome, sweeping us into the realm of tyrants and slaves, of dark intrigues and passions. A vibrant portrait of the early years of a man who would become the most powerful ruler on earth.
"The story begins with a hand curled around another man's throat. This is Roman justice: Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor -- a friend he once trusted with the city -- then the man's whole family and all of his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered fo...
Ancient Greece, 5th century BC: The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands Pericles, Lion of Athens. Behind Pericles lies the greatest city of the ancient world. Before him, on land and at sea, stands the merciless Persian army. Both ...
490 BC. Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path stands an army of freeborn Athenians, and among them is fearsome and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Knowing defe...
In the year 937, King Aethelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, readies himself to throw a great spear into the north. His dream of a kingdom of all England will stand or fall on one field and the passage of a single day. At his side is Dunstan of Glastonbury, full of ambition an...
1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know...
Following 'Stormbird' and 'Trinity' this novel will continue through the brutal Civil War that we now know as the Wars of the Roses. 'Bloodline' sees the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions clash at the battle of Towton -- the single most bloody conflict ever fought on British soil....
In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. 401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are his subjects. His rule is absolute. Though the sons of Sparta are eager to play the ga...
Themistocles stands as an archon of Athens- the might of the city is his to command. Yet he is no nobleman, distrusted by many for his modest birthright. For his presumption. But those who stand against him cannot argue with two things- his victories as a warrior and the vast Per...