Paul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the Graeco Roman world. Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized by men, there were plenty of exceptions with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants, Artemisia, Olympias, Cleopatra and Agrippina the Elder being famous examples. And both Greeks and Romans encountered women among their 'barbarian' enemies, such as Tomyris, Boudicca and Zenobia.

More commonly, of course, women were directly affected by war as noncombatant victims, of rape and enslavement as spoils of war...

A fully illustrated survey of the many ways in which Leeds has been touched by military conflict over the centuries

The port of Kingston-upon-Hull is one of England's most historical and diverse cities and boasts a wealth of taverns, inns, alehouses, and public houses. Most of the older drinking establishments that have survived have stories to tell; frequently quirky or surprising, always interesting and often with nautical links, given the city's links over the centuries with the fishing and shipbuilding industries. Author and historian, Paul Chrystal takes the reader on a fascinating tour around some of the oldest and most notorious watering holes in the city and its surrounding villages, relating facts...

The first modern survey of BAOR's role in West Germany, 1945-1993.

Includes incisive biographies of eleven monstrous Roman emperors and one empress.

War is a very common theme in Greek myth and central to the Greeks' understanding of their mythic past. Paul Chrystal describes the wars between Olympians, Titans, giants, centaurs, lapiths and explains their significance and symbolism.

The first full treatment of women and warfare in Classical Greece and Rome. Addresses the neglected subject of the role of women in war in the Classical world.