The Bronze Lie

Download or read book The Bronze Lie written by Myke Cole and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy. The last stand at Thermopylae made the Spartans legends in their own time, famous for their toughness, stoicism and martial prowess – but was this reputation earned? This book paints a very different picture of Spartan warfare – punctuated by frequent and heavy losses. We also discover a society dedicated to militarism not in service to Greek unity or to the Spartan state itself, but as a desperate measure intended to keep its massive population of helots (a near-slave underclass) in line. What successes there were, such as in the Peloponnesian Wars, gave Sparta only a brief period of hegemony over Greece. Today, there is no greater testament to this than the relative position of modern Sparta and its famous rival Athens. The Bronze Lie explores the Spartans' arms and armor, tactics and strategy, the personalities of commanders and the common soldiery alike. It looks at the major battles, with a special focus on previously under-publicized Spartan reverses that have been left largely unexamined. The result is a refreshingly honest and accurate account of Spartan warfare.

Download or read book The Lie Became Great written by Oscar White Muscarella and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2000 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling analysis of the world of plunderers, forgers, antiquity dealers, collectors, museums, auction houses with one thing in common: a vivid interest in the Ancient Near East.

Download or read book The Bronze Cauldron written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A illustrated collection of tales selected from many cultures and from many times.

Download or read book Spartan written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.

Download or read book The Supreme Lie written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twice Carnegie medal winning Geraldine McCaughrean's enthralling new novel is set in a world paralysed by natural disaster and dangerous lies. Fifteen-year-old Gloria is maid to Afalia's tyrannical Head of State, Madame Suprema. When the country is hit by unprecedented flooding, Madame Suprema runs away, fearing she will be blamed for the crisis. To cover up this cowardly act, Gloria is made to step into Madame Suprema's shoes and is thrust into a world of corrupt and desperate politicians. As Gloria becomes aware of the forces toying with her every move, she must take decisions that could save, or end, thousands of lives - including her own... A brilliant and darkly funny commentary on our present times by one of our greatest writers.

Download or read book Godborn written by Dan Davis and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve ancient demons have escaped. No mortal has strength enough to stop them. None but the godborn. It is 3000 BC. A hundred clans have been destroyed and thousands of people are dead. The Wolf God commands an inexperienced young warrior to hunt down the bloodthirsty demon horde. With a handful of his faithful spear-brothers and a heartbroken young seeress by his side, his quest will take him on a perilous journey through devastated lands. He may be the son of a god and a mortal woman but he will need more than just his great strength to overcome the dark forces that stand in his way. To save his mother and sister he must throw aside his self-doubt and his fear and become what he was meant to be. For he is godborn. And his undying glory will change the world. This is the Heracles myth as you have never heard it before.

Download or read book The Bronze Horseman written by Paullina Simons and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.