Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“patrick tapinou”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “patrick tapinou”
Skip side bar filters

  • 'Elliniki Istoria' "Greek History"

    The History of Greek, (Elliniki), (Romaios); Technological, Military, Social and Political Development and Advancement

    by Patrick Tapinou ...
    The book Elliniki Istoria, is a book about all of pre-modern Greek history, with a focus on Greek warfare and the political development of the Greek world, from it's beginnings in the Ancient era until the dawn of the early modern era. So, this book covers the Ancient Greeks from the proto-Greek culture, through to the Greek Bronze Age, Greek Dark Ages, Archaic Greek period, the Classical Age of ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

People who read this also enjoyed

  • Masters of Command

    Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

    by Barry Strauss ...
    Series series Lessons from Ancient War Leaders
    Bestselling author and historianBarry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar—each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight, when, and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Roman Republic at War

    A Compendium of Battles from 502 to 31 B.C.

    by Don Taylor ...
    Descriptions of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC—and most of the minor ones too: "Amazing" ( Books Monthly).The information in each entry of this remarkable book is drawn exclusively from ancient texts in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources that chronicle the event ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Defeat of Rome in the East

    Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    "Not just worthwhile for its analysis of the battle, but also for its coverage on Marcus Licinius Crassus' long career and the rise of the Parthian Empire." — Medieval Warfare MagazineIn 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Greeks at War

    Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

    by Simon Elliott ...
    "A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" ( Choice).In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Frontiers of the Roman Empire

    by David Breeze ...
    "Practically all new information on the greatest empire of all and how it controlled and policed its frontiers. Absolutely fascinating!"— Books MonthlyAt its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The War That Made the Roman Empire

    Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

    by Barry Strauss ...
    A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of ancient history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The First Clash

    The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization

    by James Lacey ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A compelling and provocative read . . . With a soldier’s eye, Jim Lacey re-creates the battle of Marathon in all its brutal simplicity.”—Barry Strauss, author of Masters of Command**Marathon—one of history’s most pivotal battles. Its name evokes images of almost superhuman courage, endurance, and fighting spirit. In this eye-opening book, military analyst James Lacey ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mithridates the Great

    Rome's Indomitable Enemy

    by Philip Matyszak ...
    This military biography of the ancient King of Pontus, one of the Roman Republic's greatest rivals, draws on a wealth of new scholarly evidence.Fought between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Pontus, the Mithridatic wars stretched over half a century and two continents. Their story is one of pitched battles, epic sieges, double-crosses, world-class political conniving, assassinations and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of Salamis

    The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization

    by Barry Strauss ...
    A brilliant and dramatic account of the most famous naval battle of the ancient world, coupled with an in-depth analysis of the diverse Persian empire and the birth of the Athenian empire.On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Campaigns of Alexander

    by Arrian ...
    Translated by Aubrey De Selincourt ...
    Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the most reliable we have. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror.He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Warfare in the Ancient World

    by Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns ...
    "An interesting study of the development of military organization and strategy across several millennia, from Bronze Age Mesopotamia to the last days of Rome." — The Pegasus ArchiveWarfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe between the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia in the late fourth millennium BC and the fall ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus