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Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C Fiction Greeks Turkey Fiction Kings, queens, rulers, etc Fiction Macedonia History To 168 B.C Fiction Princes Fiction Princesses Fiction Rome History Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C Drama the Great Alexander 356 B.C.-323 B.C the Great Alexander 356 B.C.-323 B.C Fiction Trojan War FictionSummary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE THRFabbri, Robert
Summary: "The cause of Alexander the Great's sudden death is no longer in doubt - it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship and political loyalties are tested to the limit. As is the strength of the formidable empire that Alexander had wrought. Never before has the Western world seen such turmoil, such a threat to civilisation. As battles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Books, an imprint of Corvus 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FABSummary: The House of Batiatus has towered above the city of Capua for many years. Explore its deadly history before the arrival of Spartacus, and the death he carried with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPAHerman, Eleanor
Summary: While Prince Alexander succumbs to the evil influence of Smoke Blood magic, his betrothed travels from afar to unite their kingdoms against the darkness threatening them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HERFabbri, Robert
Summary: Alexander the Great's sudden and unexpected death has left the largest, most formidable empire the world has ever seen leaderless. As the fight to take control descends into ruthless scheming and bloody battles, no one - man, woman or child - is safe. As wars on land and sea are lost and won, and promises are made only to be broken, long-buried secrets come to light in the quest for the true...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FABMiller, Madeline.
Summary: Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao helps Ying Zheng concoct an assassination plot that would justify the conquest of Qin's most powerful enemy"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EMPSmith, Jill Eileen
Summary: "Esther is poised to save her people from annihilation. Relying on a fragile trust in a silent God, can she pit her wisdom against a vicious enemy and win?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SMIRenault, Mary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1969
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RENUnsworth, Barry
Summary: With the Greek fleet trapped in the straits of Aulis by storms, Iphigeneia, the daughter of Agamemnon, is brought to the coast under false pretenses in order to sacrifice her to appease the gods and allow the ships to continue their voyage to Troy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC UNSCorby, Gary.
Summary: "Nicolaos, Classical Athens's favorite sleuth, and his partner in investigation, the clever ex-priestess Diotima, have taken time out of their assignments to come home to get married. But if Nico was hoping they'd be able to get hitched without a hitch, he was overly optimistic. When they arrive in Athens, there's a problem waiting for them. The Sanctuary of Artemis is the ancient world's most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORPressfield, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PREHerman, Eleanor
Summary: After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands--but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat. Meanwhile, Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HERSummary: The tale of the gladiator slave Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPASummary: The tale of the gladiator slave Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPAIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Two boyhood friends, Gaius Marius and Marcus, now grown to manhood, are thrust into the grip of bitter conflict as every Roman prepares to take sides in the coming civil war between Sulla and Marius. Their friendship is further tested as they vie for the the love of an extraordinary slave girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delta trade 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Herman, Eleanor
Summary: While on a mission to kill the queen, Katerina falls in love with Alexander, Prince of Macedonia, while Jacob tries to win Katerina by competing with Hephaestion and Alexander's betrothed, Zofia, seeks the famed Spirit Eaters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HERSummary: Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SPAThomas, M. J.
Summary: Peter, nine, Mary, ten, and their dog, Hank, journey into biblical history to the time of the battle of Jericho, where they meet Israelite spies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/Ideals 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC THOSummary: The passionate and forbidden romance between the insane Danish King, the royal physician, and the young but strong-willed Queen leads to a revolution that changes an entire nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ROY1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ROY
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ROYFabbri, Robert
Summary: Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander the Great is dead, leaving behind him the largest, and most fearsome, empire the world has ever seen. As his final breaths fade in a room of seven bodyguards, Alexander refuses to name a successor. But without a natural heir, who will take the reins? As the news of the king's sudden and unexpected death ripples across the land, leaving all in disbelief, the ruthless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Corvus 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Holleman, Emily
Summary: Reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister. Reading-group guide available.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOLSaylor, Steven
Summary: "The young Gordianus has been waiting out the chaos in Alexandria, with Bethesda, when he gets a cryptic message from his former tutor and friend, Antipater. Now in Ephesus, as part of Mithridates' entourage, Antipater seems to think that his life is in imminent danger. To rescue him, Gordianus concocts a daring, even foolhardy, scheme to go behind enemy lines and bring Antipater to safety. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAYLyon, Annabel
Summary: A bold reimaging of one of history's most intriguing relationships: between legendary philosopher Aristotle and his most famous pupil, the young Alexander the Great.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010