Analyses the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor.

2nd Part in groundbreaking three-part history of Seleukid Empire. Narrates the heyday of the Seleukid empire, then the largest state in the world, and beginning of their decline.

An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare. Covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of Actium.