Tough, resolute, fearless. Alexander was a born warrior and a ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 B.C.E. at age thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled--he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities, and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. the myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world.

Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of...

The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics-these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Hadrian. From the Peloponnesian War through the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity, Fox serves as...

"Das" Buch über die englische Gartentradition und -lust

Mit Esprit, Witz und Weisheit entfaltet der passionierte Gärtner und berühmte britische Gartenschriftsteller sein einzigartiges Wissen um Pflanzen, berühmte Gärten und die erfüllende Tätigkeit des Gärtnerns. Dieses Buch ist weit mehr als ein Ratgeber: ein fantastisches tiefgründiges Lesevergnügen für nachdenkliche Gärtner.