Second-Wave Civilizations
Second-wave civilizations explained, from ancient Persia and classical Greece to Rome, China, India, and the Silk Road, exploring empires, ideas, and global exchange Introduction Historians use the term second-wave civilizations to describe a group of societies that emerged after the world’s earliest river-valley civilizations, roughly…
Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War
Introduction Few figures in ancient history have captured the imagination of political thinkers quite like Cyrus the great. In Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War, the Greek historian and soldier Xenophon offers more than a biography—he presents a vivid exploration of…