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Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC Kindle Edition

by Philip Matyszak (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The acclaimed ancient world historian examines the centuries-long decline of Greek powers in the face of the growing Roman threat.

Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak. In terms of population, economy and military power, each was vastly superior to Rome, not to mention in fields such as medicine, architecture, science, philosophy and literature. But over the next two and a half centuries, Rome would eventually conquer these kingdoms while adopting so much of Hellenistic culture that the resultant hybrid is known as ‘Graeco-Roman’.

In Greece Against Rome, Philip Matyszak relates this epic tale from the Hellenistic perspective. At first, the Romans appear to be little more than another small state in the barbarian west as the Hellenistic powers are consumed by war amongst themselves. It is a time of assassinations, double crosses, dynastic incest, and warfare. By the time they turn their attention to Rome, it is already too late .
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Gareth Richards has been narrating audiobooks for over three years in addition to performing on stage in projects as varied from Shakespeare to sketch shows. Being a native British speaker, he is experienced in a number of different dialects from around the British Isles and Ireland.

Philip Matyszak holds a doctorate in ancient history from St John's College, Oxford University, and has been studying, teaching and writing on the subject for over twenty years. He specializes in the history of Classical Greece and of the Late Republic and Early Imperial periods of Rome. Matyszak has personal military experience both as a conscript in Rhodesia and with the Territorial Army in Britain. These days he splits his time between writing in his home in Canada's Monashee Mountains and providing e-learning courses for Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08DL86VQ7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (July 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5671 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 221 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings

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Philip Matyszak

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Ancient history has been my job and my hobby for the last 30 years. I spend a lot of time immersed in the world of antiquity, and whenever I come up a story or an idea that I would like to share with the rest of the world I write about it.

At other times, when there's some information I want, and there's no readily available book that offers this, I write that book too. Some of my students (I also teach) have never before been introduced to the ancient world. It's a fascinating place, as different as any alternative universe, but real. I always get excited by exploring there, and there's always something new to find.

At various times, I've lived on three different continents, and spent several wonderful years in Italy living right on top of the material I was writing about. I'm now in Canada with a home deep in the mountains of British Columbia, but there's a part of me that is still in Rome lurking in the shadows of the ancient forum.

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Michael Herndon
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read!
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
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Good history of the decline & fall of Greece to the Romans.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun read of a complicated part of history.
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022
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Very much enjoyed this book as the author perfectly organizes the chronology of the crazy events during the fall of the hellenistic kingdoms. That is a major accomplishment in itself, on top of that, it reads almost like a narrative, yet without a lot of unnecessary descriptiveness. Straight to the the point and entertaining. A relatively short book, but with a plethora of information.
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Rodney Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Another superb book by an excellent historian
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2020
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Reading ancient history written by Philip Matyszak is always a pleasure, whilst one is learning a great deal at the same time. In this book, once again, Mr Matyszak delivers both pleasure and education.
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