 | James Allen Evans - History - 2008 - 266 pages
The Hellenistic world, ushered into existance by Alexander the Great, took in a vast region, stretching from Iraq in the east to Sicily in the west. Within this area, society ... | |
 | James Allan Stewart Evans - History - 2014 - 179 pages
Why does a power expand and become an empire? Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also ... | |
 | John Moorhead - History - 2013 - 183 pages
The reign of Justinian (527--65) was a key phase in the transition from the Roman empire of classical times to the Byzantine empire of the Middle Ages. Justinian himself, born ... | |
 | James Allan Evans - History - 2011 - 284 pages
This title presents an original portrayal of Justinian's reign, its politics and theological disputes, focusing on the lives of two extraordinary women who wielded power and ... | |
 | James Allan Evans - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 172 pages
Even by modern standards, the Empress Theodora (?-548) had a remarkable rise to power. Born into the lowest class of Byzantine society, she worked as an actress in burlesque ... | |
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