Alexander the Great's Empire: From Macedonia to the Banks of the Jhelum
How Alexander the Great conquered Persia, fought King Porus on the Jhelum in 326 BCE, turned back at the Beas and left a legacy in India.
Ancient Egypt and the Pyramids: How the Pharaohs Built Monuments That Outlasted Empires
How Egypt's pharaohs built the pyramids of Giza 4,500 years ago, who really did the work, and how Red Sea ports later linked Egypt with India.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire: How a City on the Tiber Built, and Lost, a World
From a small city on the Tiber to an empire from Britain to Egypt: how Rome rose, why the West fell in 476 CE and how it traded with India.