Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae656 reviews Steven Pressfield Bantam, 1999 Buy this book!!! + Fine historical novel + Captivating! + A Great Great Read             The Trojan War: A New History29 reviews Barry Strauss Simon & Schuster, 2006 Very interesting and informative + A great read about the Trojan War + Outstanding history of what might have happened + The plausible story doesn't differ much + "You Are There" - a great companion to Homer             The Histories (Penguin Classics)33 reviews Herodotus Penguin Classics, 2003 Father of History + One of the most entertaining history books ever written. + Clear, concise prose + Unmissable, eminently readable classic + His story and history - Herodotus' view on his world.             The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics)11 reviews Arrian Penguin Classics, 1976 Of Myth and Men + A Survivor + Conquer your fears and you will conquer death + Cavemen? + Amazing Book!             The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives (Penguin Classics, L286)8 reviews Plutarch Penguin Classics, 1973 Some "Lively" Greek Biogs By Plutarch + An Open Letter to Penguin Classics: + Tyranny and democracy + Easy to Read Translation; Great Collection from the Great Roman Moral Philosopher and Historian + A Timeless Classic By One Of The Best Biographers In History             The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives6 reviews Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert Penguin Classics, 1960 Plutarch on Athens + Greece fought all battles mainly to enslave herself + GREEK PREJUDICE REIGNS + A Timeless Classic By One Of The Best Biographers In History + Good translation weak commentary             The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great76 reviews Steven Pressfield Bantam, 2005 Pressfield Does it again. + Alexander The Obsessed + The Ultimate, Intimate Company of Men I read Pressfield's Fantastic "Gates of Fire" and this is a close second. I have also read Valario Manfredi's supurb Trilogy on Alexander. This story is even more gripping. Also to all those who are dissapointed in the non-gayness of this book: There is absolutely no evidence that Alexander had ...             The Odyssey by Homer15 reviews Homer Penguin Audio, 2005 Utterly superb + This translation rocks + Outstanding rendition + Outstanding Translation and Great Reading + Fundemental Literture in the Form it Was Meant             Greek and Macedonian Art of War3 reviews Frank E. Adcock University of California Press, 1962 A Concise Compendium of Classical Combat + A Quick Read On Ancient Warfare + Excellent introduction to Greek warfare Adcock gives an all-too-brief overview of Hellenic and Hellenistic military art. He begins with the city-state at war and then devotes chapters to infantry and naval matters. Next he turns to the more Hellenistic topics of cavalry, elephants, and siegecraft. He then gives us a chapter on ...             The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece86 reviews Michael Curtis Ford St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002 Great story + The best historical fiction I've read in years + good read + Long, drawn out. but good             The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)53 reviews Thucydides Penguin Classics, 1954 Translations of Thucydides + More required reading + One of the most important books ever written. + They don't call them the Classics for Nothing + A Masterpiece             Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)19 reviews Thomas R. Martin Yale University Press, 2000 best short, complete book on ancient Greece + An absolutely fantastic overview of ancient Greece + You can't do much better than this. + As good as it gets for general history             The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization49 reviews Barry Strauss Simon & Schuster, 2004 Salamis was like a Gigantic 2 mile wide 12 hour "bumper car " ride at the fair in hades! + Wonderfull book + Like a movie script almost + Salamis review + A must for ancient warfare enthusiasts             The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)139 reviews Homer Penguin Classics, 1998 nice + Faithful Rendition + The Iliad + A new perspective, a classic for the general reader             Tides of War124 reviews Steven Pressfield Bantam, 2001 Mr Pressfield did his homework + Pressfield Redux + Keeping the STORY in history "Tides of War" by Steven Pressfield, ©2000 This historical novel is very good. Mr Pressfield did his homework to write this book. I am not schooled in the intricacies of ancient history, but you got the feeling that this was an accurate book. The speeches he recorded and the notions he has the ...             Last of the Amazons50 reviews Steven Pressfield Bantam, 2003 Is it? + indigenous vs invaders + A completely different Pressfield + New direction for author: Well done             Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)19 reviews Thomas R. Martin Yale University Press, 2000 best short, complete book on ancient Greece + An absolutely fantastic overview of ancient Greece + You can't do much better than this. + As good as it gets for general history             The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics)11 reviews Arrian Penguin Classics, 1976 Of Myth and Men + A Survivor + Conquer your fears and you will conquer death + Cavemen? + Amazing Book!             The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives6 reviews Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert Penguin Classics, 1960 Plutarch on Athens + Greece fought all battles mainly to enslave herself + GREEK PREJUDICE REIGNS + A Timeless Classic By One Of The Best Biographers In History + Good translation weak commentary             Tides of War124 reviews Steven Pressfield Bantam, 2001 Mr Pressfield did his homework + Pressfield Redux + Keeping the STORY in history "Tides of War" by Steven Pressfield, ©2000 This historical novel is very good. Mr Pressfield did his homework to write this book. I am not schooled in the intricacies of ancient history, but you got the feeling that this was an accurate book. The speeches he recorded and the notions he has the ...