Category: Ancient Lives Series

What If Julian the Apostate Had Lived?

What If Julian the Apostate Had Lived?

Philip Freeman— Sometimes when I’m teaching ancient history to my undergraduate students, I like to ask them how the world today would be different if some key event in the… READ MORE

The First Tycoon

The First Tycoon

“The marble busts that now appear stark, blank stones were once painted in vivid colors that made them seem fully human. The Ancient Lives series is founded on the conviction that what… READ MORE

Demetrius, The First Celebrity Politician

Demetrius, The First Celebrity Politician

“We are very excited to add Ancient Lives to Yale’s successful series of interpretive biographies as a fresh way of telling history. Imagining ancient lives is a way to recapture not only the… READ MORE

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