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My Library is for my historical and academic pursuits. Here you will find the books I have written as well as the books I have acquired for my collection from other citizens. Please feel free to browse! Here you will also find a collection of post that I have made to historical and academic boards. My particular historical interests in Ancient Rome are....

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Diocletian and the Great Persecution, Apr 28, 2005 - 10:37

Role Play Article

The Great Persecution of Christians by Diocletian and his pagan successors; its causes, effectiveness and aftermath

How was Spartan Strategy after the Persian Wars geared towards preventing a helot revolt?, Jan 20, 2005 - 19:16

Historical Article ₁ Featured January 23 , 2005

How could the Spartans have avoided the loss of their leading position in Greece?, Jan 13, 2005 - 08:09

Historical Article ₁ Featured January 13 , 2005

At Leuctra in 371BC, the Spartan military machine was humbled and humiliated beyond repair, but why did this happen and how could it have been different?

What were the motives behind Greek opposition to and co-operation with Philip of Macedon?, Jan 13, 2005 - 07:58

Historical Article ₁ Featured January 13 , 2005

A brief look at the relations between Macedon and her Greek neighbours during the reign of Philip

What do we know of the purposes, the provisions, and the results of the Periclean citizenship law?, Nov 27, 2004 - 20:03

Historical Article ₂ Featured January 10 , 2006

There is little doubt that Athens was the centre of Classical Greece and as the head honcho of Athens, Pericles was effectively head of much of the Hellenic world. The crux of this article is to investigate the aspects of one of his more famous pieces of legislation, the Citizenship Law of 450/1.

What do the speeches in Thucydides I-II.65 add to our understanding of the events he is describing?, Nov 26, 2004 - 15:51

Historical Article ₁ Featured February 24 , 2005

Widely considered as the first modern historian, Thucydides is still a giant in the annals of analytical writing, but how much good were his early speeches in helping us understand the outbreak and early years of the Peloponnesian War

Why did Hannibal lose the Second Punic War?, Sep 27, 2004 - 11:47

Historical Article

My take on one of the most intriguing military conflicts in history and why possibly the most influential general with regards to battlefield tactics was doomed to failure.

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