Book Review: Colossus
/An Indian driver and his enormous war-elephant experience the treacheries and triumphs of Alexander the Great's Babylon campaign
Read MoreBook Review: Alexander the Great
/The translator of Oxford's superb new edition of Arrian's book on Alexander the Great maintains that it should be appreciated at least as much for its literary merit as for its historical value - which would have pleased Arrian immensely, and which may in fact be true.
Read MoreClassics Reissued: Alexander of Macedon
/One of the best - and certainly the most contentious - biographies of Alexander the Great gets an attractive new reprint.
Read MoreBook Review: Ghost on the Throne
/When Alexander the Great died at age 32, his huge empire was split apart by his warring successors. James Romm's new book on the subject captures all the brutal drama.
Read MoreThe Beginning of the End, the Battle at the End, and the End
/In 1941 Hitler had everything: all of Europe had fallen to his stormtroopers, and he could dispose of lone, defiant England at his leisure. Then he made a Napoleonic gamble: he invaded his one-time ally, Russia. Three new books deal with the Napoleonic results of that gamble.
Read More“Someone New to Love”
/A teacher seduced by the fame of his star pupil? Or two great minds meeting despite differences in age and station? Annabel Lyon's celebrated new novel "The Golden Mean" dramatizes the relationship between Aristotle and the boy who would go on to become Alexander the Great.
Read MoreReview of Philip II of Macedonia
/In his review of a new biography of Philip II of Macedonia, Steve Donoghue encourages readers, "Those interested in ancient history – and yes, Alexander fans – are urged not to miss it."
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