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Hi! Try Scullard, Gracchi to Nero for a thorough treatment of this topic. The Cambridge Ancient History (forget which Volume) but its title is about Roman Expansion in the Mediterranean-quite helpful. Polybius is an excellent primary source as well. Good luck! Magister :)

Re Pamela Bradley Dear wizard. Hear Hear!!! The most sensible comment posted in a while about this (non) issue!! Magister

Re texts The Macquarie Study Guide is helpful, and texts like Antiquity 2 are good general ones which have snippets of sources and references. The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook is a very valuable resource as it covers all periods and has great primary sources. It even has a section on...

Poor Pamela! Hey!!! When are you all going to get over this endless, fruitless "debate" about Pam Bradley? She has her uses, as I've continually maintained. When she first hit the scene in the Eighties, she far surpassed good old Bury as a standard text as she provided references to the...

re HELP again I agree that getting a misadventure finding would be difficult-I wasn't suggesting it was a certainty-but it is worth trying. Some school counsellors are sympathetic to students' misfortunes and would be prepared to stand up to the school executive. Has your teacher/ school...

Re Augustus Hi! Try this info; you may find something useful there:

Re Sparta Why not look it up in Herodotus?? If you don't have access to a copy, the full text is in translation on line!! Give it a go!!

Help!! You could try applying for misadventure, as long as it could be supported by appropriate documentation. As your school seems to have advised you incorrectly, you should not be disadvantaged. Would the responsible people or the powers that be at your school be prepared to support you? You...

Re historiography and Ancient Why dont you all cut the crap and stick the the subject!! you're wasting everyone's time and annoying the hell out of me!!

Re Punic Wars Hi! Have a look at the battles of Lake Trasimene and Cannae-both exhibit the tactical genius of Hannibal. Cannae especially is regarded as a classic example of outflanking and surrounding the enemy. Use the main sources plus any specialist military texts for specific...

Re Punic Wars Hi! Have a look at the battles of Lake Trasimene and Cannae-both exhibit the tactical genius of Hannibal. Cannae especially is regarded as a classic example of outflanking and surrounding the enemy. Use the main sources plus any specialist military texts for specific...

Re dot points in essay responses (a) Follow the instructions given per question. (b) Look at the criteria shown for each question (c) All questions requiring extended responses MUST be written in essay format. That means you must observe the conventions involved in essay technique...

Re Sparta and summaries on sources Hi! Have you actually read any of the sources? Are you familiar with Plutarch, Lucurgus , Aristotle, Politics , Xenephon, the Spartan poets Terpander and Alcman? All of these primary sources contain invaluable information. The good modern sources...

Re Athens and Sparta in Persian Wars Hi! This is a contentious issue and the exam requires you to come to a conclusion after an examination of the sources. Look at what we are told by the sources about each battle plus the manoeuvering of respective leaders behind the scenes at organising...

Re Spartan political involvement Only Spartiates were eligible for political involvement. This means Spartan adult males of 30 years who could participate in Apella meetings. You must Know the Spartan constitution to fully understand their political rights/obligations and the age regulations...

Re Legendary Spartan figures What about Leonidas, King who led the Spartans at Thermopylae? Though a historical figure, the deeds of the 300 Spartans and the leadership of Leonidas have created the stuff of legend as well as immortalising him. Another is the maverick King Cleomenes who ruled...

Re Persian Navy The Persians used the navies of subject states in Ionia and the Aegean islands which were under their control. Many of these were Greek colonies who had considerable fleets (both military and mercantile) which also possessed expertise in naval tactics. The Persians were able to...

Re Mark out of 10 Hi, A strange task indeed! Does your class REALLY have the time to dumb down your skills and knowledge in this way? You should be encouraged to aim for the best, not the least, and examining Band 6 models is much more constructive!! NEVER EVER underestimate your students...

Re Role of Spartan Women Hi! You have to confine your material only to the role of Spartan Women, i.e. the part they played in Spartan society. Consider such aspects as their status, what they were expected to do to serve the state, obligations as women and wives.... Have a look at what...

Re how to study (and Bradley) I wonder how poor Pam Bradley must be feeling after the protracted (and unnecessary) debate about the merits of her works. She must be wondering was it worth the bother of writing decent texts for you guys! I remember when her books first became available; they...