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This series is aimed at introductory level undergraduates who have no background in ancient history and no experience in dealing with primary text. Each volume in the series will focus on a key conflict of antiquity. It will provide a basic narrative of the event - who, when, what; a critical overview of the textual and, where relevant, material sources for the conflict - how we know what we know; the consequences of the conflict - why we study it; and an account of the reception of the conflict in classical antiquity and beyond. The aim is to provide students with foundation before they read the relevant primary sources; and to enable the instructor to focus on problems and issues in class time, rather than rehearsing names and dates.

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2 results in Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity

Rome's Gothic Wars
  • From the Third Century to Alaric
  • Michael Kulikowski
  • Published online:
    05 August 2015
    Print publication:
    30 October 2006
  • Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.

The Conquests of Alexander the Great
  • Waldemar Heckel
  • Published online:
    05 June 2012
    Print publication:
    05 November 2007
  • Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasising the aims and impact of his military expeditions, the political consequences of military action, and the use of propaganda, both for motivation and justification, his underlying premise is that the basic goals of conquest and the keys to military superiority have not changed dramatically over the millennia. Indeed, as Heckel makes clear, many aristocratic and conquest societies are remarkably similar to that of Alexander in their basic aims and organisation. Heckel rejects the view of Alexander as a reincarnation of Achilles - as an irrational youth on a heroic quest for fame and immortality. In an engaging and balanced account of key military events, Heckel shows how Alexander imposed his will on the willing and how the defeated were no longer capable of resisting his military might.