Plutarch tells us how Alexander the Great came to bond with
Bucephalus, the mighty stallion that bore him to so many victories.
byPlutarch?46-120
Classical History
Rhetoric and the Beast
God alone can save civilisation, said Socrates, when clever campaign strategists teach aspiring politicians how to play on the public’s hopes and fears.
byPlato?424/423 BC - 348/347 BC
Classical History
What It Is to Be a King
Alexander, who had just taken the bath intended for his vanquished
enemy Darius of Persia and was now eating Darius’s supper, was interrupted by a commotion in the camp.
byCharlotte Yonge1823-1901
Classical History
Brought to their Knees
Agricola, tasked with subduing the people of Britain to Roman colonial
government, persuaded them to wear servitude as a badge of refinement.
byCornelius Tacitus?56-?120
Lives of the Saints
St George and the Dragon
In one of the world’s most popular legends, bold hero St George rides
to the rescue of a maiden in distress.
bySabine Baring-Gould1834-1924
Classical History
The Battle of Thermopylae
In 480 BC Leonidas, King of Sparta, frustrated the advance of Xerxes the Persian just long enough to change the course of the war — and history.