Review Masters of Command by Barry Strauss

Barry Strauss' 'Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership,' by Barry Strauss (2012) from Simon & Schuster is a very readable, fast paced, but detailed look at the good, the bad, and the ugly about the ancient world's top three military commanders.

Read my review: 'Masters of Command,' by Barry Strauss

Related:

• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Hannibal
• Review: Barry Strauss' Battle of Salamis

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Review Masters of Command by Barry Strauss

Barry Strauss' 'Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership,' by Barry Strauss (2012) from Simon & Schuster is a very readable, fast paced, but detailed look at the good, the bad, and the ugly about the ancient world's top three military commanders.

Read my review: 'Masters of Command,' by Barry Strauss

Related:

• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Hannibal
• Review: Barry Strauss' Battle of Salamis

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The Murder of Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba Caesar Augustus

This Day in Ancient History - January 15 -
© British Museum Coin Collection and portableantiquitiesServius Galba was born December 24, 3 B.C., in Tarracina (a possibly Etruscan, harbor town in Italy), the son of C. Sulpicius Galba and Mummia Achaica. Galba served in civil and military positions throughout the reigns of the Julio-Claudian emperors, but when he became aware that Nero wanted him killed, he rebelled. Galba's agents won over to their side Nero's praetorian prefect. After Nero committed suicide, Galba became emperor, coming to Rome in October 68, in the company of Otho, governor of Lusitania. Galba antagonized many, including Otho, who promised financial rewards to the praetorians in exchange for their support. They declared Otho emperor on January 15, 69, and killed Galba.

He Figured Out How Big the Earth Was

Eratosthenes Picture Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Time to Clean Out the Pantry

Aedes of Vesta. CC Flickr User RC_Fotos

How Roman women got around the banking system Past Horizons Archaeology

From How Roman women got around the banking system : Past Horizons Archaeology.

"Lazarus concludes that the activity of women in the business sector in ancient Rome went far beyond lending as there is frequent written evidence of women participating in the world of commerce and business. Women headed shipping, textile manufacturing and footwear companies, they traded in luxury goods and food products or even managed accommodation businesses."

For more, see: Roman Women Invented Microcredit, by Judith Weingarten.

On This Day in Ancient History

On This Day in Ancient History: On this date in A.D. 306, Constantius Chlorus (Constantius I) died at York -- where he'd gone to fight the Picts, but died of natural causes.
Public Domain picture courtesy of Wikipedia.