The Fall of Carthage was the greatest conflict of the ancient world, and thanks to one of the finest historians of our time, this sweeping saga comes to life anew for modern audiences. The cast of endlessly fascinating characters includes the generals Hannibal and Scipio, as well as treacherous c...
CAESAR (Life of a Colossus)by Adrian GoldsworthyThis life of Julius Caesar was originally published (minus subtitle on jacket) as one of Weidenfield's military history tomes back in 2006. With the success of the BBC/HBO TV series “Rome”, it was quickly repackaged and relaunched to cater for a sub...
It was cloudy again, and he was glad of the burning torches that gave some light to the arcaded corridors around the little courtyard that led into the main one. Sergeant Rodriguez was waiting, smoking a cheroot, and the officer gestured for the man to finish when he moved to throw the cigar away...
As it was June, the dawn came early and a good number of them had not slept at all. Billy Pringle, who had drunk heavily and dozed for just a couple of hours, looked no worse than usual – he rarely showed great enthusiasm for the early morning anyway. Redman looked unnaturally pale and red eyed, ...
Beside it the house itself burned steadily, flames licking out from the windows. On the coast the sun was already coming up, but the steep-sided valley remained in shadow lit only by the fires consuming the buildings. It was lighter on the ridge top, and Williams and Guadalupe found that they wer...
Her sister Arsinoe was younger by one or more years and the older of their two brothers was just ten. Their father had intended Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra to rule jointly. It is normally assumed that they were quickly married in accordance with the family tradition, but no source explicitly tells...
General Paget kept all his staff very busy, and more than a few times vented on them his own annoyance at the necessity of retreating. ‘No time for that, Mr Wickham,’ he had bellowed angrily, at the captain’s suggestion that he take a ride around the northern flank of the army. ‘You are no longer...
‘It is good to see you again. I hope you were not in any way incommoded during the chase?’ Wickham took the Doña Margarita’s hand to help her step down from the carriage. In spite of her condition she did so with graceful ease. ‘I am perfectly recovered, Sir Robert. And must thank you for such a ...