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MATCH 31
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC

Adrian Goldsworthy

2000

NON-FICTION

Definitive modern account of all three Punic Wars, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to the final destruction of Carthage.

Same eventSame warTags: Ancient, Combined Arms, Europe, Infantry
MATCH 14
Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World

Paul Cartledge

2006

NON-FICTION

Scholarly account of the Battle of Thermopylae by a leading classicist, examining the historical reality behind the Spartan stand and its extraordinary afterlife in Western culture.

Tags: Ancient, Europe, Infantry, Tactical
MATCH 11
Gates of Fire

Steven Pressfield

1998

FICTION

A vivid fictional account of the 300 Spartans who held the pass at Thermopylae. Widely regarded as the finest military historical novel ever written.

Tags: Ancient, Europe, Infantry
MATCH 11
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

Tom Holland

2005

NON-FICTION

Holland's gripping narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, from Marathon to Salamis, and how a tiny Greek coalition stopped the mightiest empire on earth.

Tags: Ancient, Europe, Infantry
MATCH 11
The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

Robert L. O'Connell

2010

NON-FICTION

Account of Hannibal's invasion of Italy and the catastrophic Roman defeat at Cannae, the tactical masterpiece that still influences military thought.

Tags: Ancient, Europe, Tactical
MATCH 08
The Peloponnesian War

Donald Kagan

2003

NON-FICTION

Kagan's single-volume masterpiece covering the entire war between Athens and Sparta.

Tags: Ancient, Europe
MATCH 08
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

2003

NON-FICTION

Gripping narrative of Rome's transformation from republic to empire, from Sulla's march on Rome to Julius Caesar's assassination.

Tags: Ancient, Europe
MATCH 08
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Peter Heather

2006

NON-FICTION

Revisionist history arguing that the fall of Rome was caused primarily by external military pressure from the Huns and Goths.

Tags: Ancient, Europe
MATCH 06
The Face of Battle

John Keegan

1976

NON-FICTION

Landmark study examining three battles — Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme — from the perspective of the ordinary soldier, asking what combat is actually like for those who must endure it.

Tags: Infantry, Tactical
MATCH 05
Ancient warfare

John Carman

1999

MILITARY HISTORY
Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
The Art of War
The Art of War

孙武

1900

MILITARY HISTORY

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Discovering famous battles -- ancient warfare
Discovering famous battles -- ancient warfare

Jeff Fletcher

1974

MILITARY HISTORY
Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Bible
Bible

Bible

1200

MILITARY HISTORY

A Christian Bible is a set of books divided into the Old and New Testament that a Christian denomination has, at some point in their past or present, regarded as divinely inspired scripture.

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Art of Ancient Warfare

Josho Brouwers

2016

MILITARY HISTORY
Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
The Time Machine
The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

1895

MILITARY HISTORY

The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. He lands in the year 802701: th...

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Ancient Warfare

Harry Sidebottom

2005

MILITARY HISTORY

"This book explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict. Many aspects of ancient warfare are examined from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight"--Provided by publish...

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
The Prince
The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

1515

MILITARY HISTORY

The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction...

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
The histories
The histories

Polybius

1542

MILITARY HISTORY

Greek with facing English translation

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

Christopher S. Mackay

2005

MILITARY HISTORY
Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Pharsalia
Pharsalia

Lucan

1486

MILITARY HISTORY

"In this edition Professor Fantham offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. Book II presents all ...

Tags: Ancient
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MATCH 29
Commands & Colors: Ancients
Commands & Colors: Ancients

GMT Games

2006

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 60MIN RTG 7.8

Fast-playing tactical wargame covering battles from the Greco-Persian Wars through the fall of Rome. Uses the Commands & Colors block system with scenario-specific terrain.

Same eventSame warTags: Ancient, Hex-and-Counter, TacticalThemes: Wargame
MATCH 13
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage

Avalon Hill

1996

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 200MIN RTG 7.8

Card-driven operational game of the Second Punic War. Hannibal must use his brilliant generalship to defeat Rome before Carthage's allies defect. A landmark design that popularised the card-driven war...

Same warTags: AncientThemes: Wargame
MATCH 12
First Punic War 264 to 241 BC
First Punic War 264 to 241 BC

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2022

WT 2.7/5 2–2P

Designed by Joseph Miranda

Same warTags: Ancient
MATCH 12
Hannibal: The Second Punic War
Hannibal: The Second Punic War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1991

WT 2.5/5 2–2P

Designed by John Sutcliffe

Same warTags: Ancient
MATCH 06
Polis: Fight for the Hegemony
Polis: Fight for the Hegemony

Asylum Games

2012

WT 3.7/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.6

Strategic game of the Peloponnesian War covering the conflict between Athens and Sparta.

Tags: AncientThemes: Wargame
MATCH 06
Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars
Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars

GMT Games

2017

WT 4.2/5 1–4P 360MIN RTG 7.9

Mark Herman's strategic game of the entire Peloponnesian War. Each side juggles political infighting between its own factions as well as military competition against the enemy — unique dual-layer card...

Tags: AncientThemes: Wargame
MATCH 05
Ancient Pub Battles
Ancient Pub Battles

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2020

WT 3.0/5 1–6P

Designed by Marshall Barrington

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Attila: Scourge of Rome
Attila: Scourge of Rome

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2003

WT 3.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module
Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2008

WT 3.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Dan Fournie, Mark Herman

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Blocks in the East: Chrome Expansion
Blocks in the East: Chrome Expansion

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2013

WT 3.0/5 1–4P

Designed by Emanuele Santandrea

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Caesar in Gallia: Conquest on the Ancient Frontier
Caesar in Gallia: Conquest on the Ancient Frontier

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1993

WT 3.1/5 2–2P

Designed by Joseph Miranda

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul
Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2020

WT 3.3/5 2–2P

Designed by Mark Simonitch

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Carthage: The First Punic War – The Ancient World, Vol. II
Carthage: The First Punic War – The Ancient World, Vol. II

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2005

WT 4.0/5 1–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Diadochoi: Great Battles of Alexander Module
Diadochoi: Great Battles of Alexander Module

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1995

WT 3.2/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Epic of the Peloponnesian War
Epic of the Peloponnesian War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2006

WT 4.0/5 2–4P

Designed by Jonathan Iwamasa, Kurt Kuhlmann

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Field Commander: Alexander
Field Commander: Alexander

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2009

WT 2.3/5 1–1P

Designed by Dan Verssen

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition
Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2018

WT 3.0/5 1–4P

Designed by Vance von Borries

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Genesis: Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East
Genesis: Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2015

WT 3.1/5 1–5P

Designed by Richard H. Berg

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Go Tell the Spartans
Go Tell the Spartans

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2003

WT 2.8/5 1–1P

Designed by Robert G. Markham, C. Rawling

Tags: Ancient
MATCH 05
Hannibal & Hamilcar
Hannibal & Hamilcar

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2022

WT 3.9/5 2–2P

Designed by Mark Simonitch, Jaro Andruszkiewicz

Tags: Ancient