A-level Classical Civilisation

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• Revision for The Second Punic War ^{Editor's Pick}

  

  The Second Punic War - a brief guide on the areas to revise: 1. can you answer these questions Did Carthage start the war? Why was Hannibal so successful against the Roman armies sent to fight him? Why didn't Rome fall after the defeat at Cannae? what effect did the...

• Review of "The Birth of Classical Europe"

  

  The Birth of Classical Europe - a History from Troy to Augustine by Simon Price and Peter Thonemann (The Penguin History of Europe, Allen Lane)            (printed in the Tablet 2010)   The past, for an 8th century Greek was a measureless ocean with no port of call beyond a few...

• review of Barry Strauss' "The Spartacus war"

  

  The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)   (printed in The Tablet 2009)     In the spring of 70BC the road between Rome and Capua was lined with crucified slaves, the final remnant of Spartacus' rebellion. It was probably, as Barry Strauss says, "the largest mass...

• review of Roblin Lane Fox's The Classical World

  

  The Classical World - An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian  (printed in The Tablet 2005) by Robin Lane Fox (Allen Lane)   There's nothing like an Epic History for bringing on bouts of delicious lofty ennuie. Even Pyrrho who lived through one of history's most exciting chapters, the long march...

• Elections, Image-Management... and Classics ^{Editor's Pick}

  

  Mid-Term Elections, Image-Management, Elephants, Tanks ... and Classics One of the delights of studying the ancient classics is to observe how they continue to provide a template for every aspect of modern culture. As I write, the results of the American mid-term elections have just come...