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August 11, 2026

Caesar: A Rendez-Vous with Death

"It is the rare history book that deserves the overused modern cliché that it reads like a novel."

A Tale of Two City-States

2,000 years ago, ancient Roman forces annihilated Jerusalem. Was its destruction inevitable?

Iran and Israel: Ancient Friendship, Modern Renewal?

Meet the rebels who destroyed an ancient Roman legion with guerrilla warfare

All Roads Leads To . . .? Barry Strauss on Ancient Rome, Modern Warfare

War, Bloodshed, and Revolt! Israel and the Holy Land

How much fight do the Jews have in them? History sheds some light

Jews vs. Rome Book Cover

The complicated history of ancient Rome and its efforts to subdue the Jews

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