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Classical History
Tales of tragedy, ambition and heroism from the Battle of Marathon and Hannibal’s passage of the Alps to Caesar’s fateful crossing of the Rubicon.
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‘Stand out of my Sunshine!’
By Plutarch
Alexander the Great dropped a hint to his sycophantic entourage.
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Alcibiades
By Clay Lane
In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.
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Pericles and the Fickle Public of Athens
The leader of 5th-century BC Athens lavished public money on the city and its adoring citizens, and wherever he led they followed.
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The Battle of Marathon
Remembered as the inspiration of the famous Olympic road race, but much more important than that.
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The Last Days of Socrates
Socrates was placed on death row while Athens celebrated a religious festival.
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First Contact
Julius Caesar came over from France expecting to silence the noisy neighbours, but things did not go according to plan.
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