Spartan/Roman books

Anton · 07-05-2007, 09:32 PM

i while ago i was extremely interested in the Spartans and after that the Romans alot and read some extremely good books about both of them.

The Isle of Stone, By Nicholas Nicastro, its an extremely good read about the Spartans, also where i got my main MMO name Antonidus
The Gates of Fire, By Stephen Pressfield, AWESOME book about the battle of Thermopolyea or as most of u know it "300"
Emperor Trilogy about Julius Caesar. Field of swords, death of kings, and gods of war. By Conn Iggulden.

they are must reads for any greek/roman history buff like myself!

Yahto · 07-05-2007, 09:52 PM

Anything by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It's all fiction, but it's very food. His best works have been translated to English. My favorites are Tyrant (Dionysus of Syracuse), Empire of the Dragons, and his Alexander trilogy (the movie should have been based on it). He also has a book named Spartan, oddly enough, but I haven't read it.

Anton · 07-05-2007, 10:01 PM

sounds pretty sweet ill have to check out his books sometime

DunWolf · 07-05-2007, 10:43 PM

There's also Latro series by Gene Wolfe (Soldier of the Mist, Soldier of Arete,and Soldier of Sidon). I'll probably check out The Isle of Stone, sounds interesting.

Galidorn · 07-06-2007, 01:38 AM

I preferred the 'Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' no tactics just thoughts on governing and philosophies kinda like Machiavelli's "the Prince" but more Idealistic

'civil' and 'gailic wars' by Julius Caesar Civil wars is a easier read not having to figure out 4 billion names of gaul tribes you've never heard of but its cool shit even translated it cool to hear who they thought.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus's 'the History' if you like Greek history it explains alot about the Perisan and Greek wars n conflicts plus some great one liners and antidotes to quote from.

I've been dieing to find an english translated manuscript from the spartan Xenophon who marched his army across the Anatolia in retreat to the sea and which most of our info on the working of the spartan army derives. best I usually find is footnotes and work sightings in other historians books.

Yahto · 07-13-2007, 01:50 AM

Xenophon's march of The Ten Thousand is a good read. It's called Anabasis (Aνάβασις). Xenophon was born an Athenian, but only became a Spartan after being exiled. You can find it here for free, thanks to Project Gutenburg.

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Anton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 69	Spartan/Roman books i while ago i was extremely interested in the Spartans and after that the Romans alot and read some extremely good books about both of them. The Isle of Stone, By Nicholas Nicastro, its an extremely good read about the Spartans, also where i got my main MMO name Antonidus The Gates of Fire, By Stephen Pressfield, AWESOME book about the battle of Thermopolyea or as most of u know it "300" Emperor Trilogy about Julius Caesar. Field of swords, death of kings, and gods of war. By Conn Iggulden. they are must reads for any greek/roman history buff like myself! __________________

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Anton Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 69	sounds pretty sweet ill have to check out his books sometime __________________

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Galidorn Berserk Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: port of los angeles Posts: 49	I preferred the 'Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' no tactics just thoughts on governing and philosophies kinda like Machiavelli's "the Prince" but more Idealistic 'civil' and 'gailic wars' by Julius Caesar Civil wars is a easier read not having to figure out 4 billion names of gaul tribes you've never heard of but its cool shit even translated it cool to hear who they thought. Herodotus of Halicarnassus's 'the History' if you like Greek history it explains alot about the Perisan and Greek wars n conflicts plus some great one liners and antidotes to quote from. I've been dieing to find an english translated manuscript from the spartan Xenophon who marched his army across the Anatolia in retreat to the sea and which most of our info on the working of the spartan army derives. best I usually find is footnotes and work sightings in other historians books. __________________ Impaling Emoting EMO kids since circa 2004 Last edited by Galidorn; 07-06-2007 at 08:46 PM.

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07-05-2007, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yahto Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hammond, Louisiana Posts: 977	Anything by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It's all fiction, but it's very food. His best works have been translated to English. My favorites are Tyrant (Dionysus of Syracuse), Empire of the Dragons, and his Alexander trilogy (the movie should have been based on it). He also has a book named Spartan, oddly enough, but I haven't read it.

07-05-2007, 10:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
DunWolf Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tarantia Posts: 2,286	There's also Latro series by Gene Wolfe (Soldier of the Mist, Soldier of Arete,and Soldier of Sidon). I'll probably check out The Isle of Stone, sounds interesting.

07-13-2007, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yahto Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hammond, Louisiana Posts: 977	Xenophon's march of The Ten Thousand is a good read. It's called Anabasis (Aνάβασις). Xenophon was born an Athenian, but only became a Spartan after being exiled. You can find it here for free, thanks to Project Gutenburg.