Tyrant - Hardcover

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405040912 ISBN 13: 9781405040914

Publisher: Pan MacMillan, 2005

Synopsis

Sicily 412 BC: the infinite duel between a man and a superpower begins. The man is Dionysius, who has just made himself Tyrant of Syracuse. The superpower Carthage, mercantile megalopolis and mistress of the seas. Over the next eight years, Dionysius` brutal military conquests will strike down countless enemies and many friends to make Syracuse the most powerful Greek city west of mainland Greece. He builds the largest army of antiquity and invents horrific war machines to use against the Carthaginians, who he will fight in five wars. But who was Dionysius? Historians have condemned him as one of the most ruthless, egocentric despots. But he was also patron of the arts, a dramatist, poet and tender lover.

About this title

About the Author:

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published nine works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy, which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world, and has written screenplays for cinema and television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan MacMillan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405040912
• ISBN 13: 9781405040914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272