The Amazing Ancient World

"The Amazing Ancient World" is a collection of historical portraits of famous figures from the Ancient East and Antiquity. The reader will encounter powerful pharaohs and forgotten queens of Ancient Egypt, valiant commanders of Ancient Greece and ruthless emperors of Eternal Rome, founders and conquerors of huge empires, philosopher-rulers and rebellious slaves. How did the Egyptian queen Hatshepsut become the first female pharaoh? Why was Solon classified among the "Seven Great Sages" in ancient times? Why did the Persian king Xerxes command the sea to be whipped? Which of Alexander the Great's commanders inherited the throne of Egypt? How did Octavian Augustus earn the nickname "Divine"? The incredible fates of the heroes from the pages of medieval manuscripts and historical chronicles, retold by historian-medievalist Natalia Basovskaya.