Power

c. 334–330 BCE

How Did Alexander the Great Defeat the Persian Empire?

Look beyond individual genius to the army, supplies, battlefield decisions and political arrangements behind Alexander’s conquest.

c. 1,792–1,750 BCE

Hammurabi’s Laws: What Did Justice Mean in Ancient Babylon?

Explore responsibility, social status and royal authority through Hammurabi’s laws—and distinguish legal provisions from records of actual trials.

c. 44 BCE

Why Was Julius Caesar Assassinated?

Explore Caesar’s concentration of power, the senators who turned against him and why his assassination failed to restore stable republican government.

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