The story of the Roman conquest of Greece - not only a thrilling tale of military conquest, but a pivotal event in the history of Rome, her empire, and the whole subsequent history of Europe.

• Preface


• Prelude: Clouds in the West


• 1: Rome Turns East


• 2: The Illyrian Wars


• 3: Barbarians, Go Home!


• 4: King Philip of Macedon


• 5: The Freedom of the Greeks


• 6: The Road to Thermopylae


• 7: The Periphery Expands


• 8: Remote Control


• 9: Perseus' Choice


• 10: The End of Macedon


• 11: Imperium Romanum


• 12: The Greek World after Pydna


• Key Dates


• Glossary


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

In addition to having translated numerous Greek classics, including works by Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Xenophon, Polybius, and Plutarch, Robin Waterfield is the author of Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths, Xenophon's Retreat: Greece, Persia and the End of the Golden Age, Athens: A History, and Dividing the Spoils: the War for Alexander the Great's Empire. He lives in the far south of Greece on a small olive farm.