@ Defiant- The Cunliffe books (he has written a few) are all good, as is the Peter Beresford Ellis book listed, and both should be readily available in a good public library. Also, try

The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World, John Haywood- Stretches to modern times but half the book is pertinent to the EB time frame. Good maps.

I can also recommend;

Ancient Cyprus, Veronica Tatton-Brown- A publication of the British Museum

Cleopatra, Ernle Bradford- Begins with a concise and informative overview of the Ptolemies, and includes the most interesting analysis of Caesar's character I have ever seen. Made me think.

The Nature of Alexander the Great, Mary Renault- The Grandmother of Classical Historical Fiction gives her non-fic opinion of Al. Well written and also provides a glimpse behind the scenes of her famous trilogy.


Still nothing this end about the Lusotanann. But as an added bonus, I found ER Bevan's The House of Ptolemy as a hyper-text online book. It might be the only way this essential classic is accessible to most EBers. Enjoy.

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...VHOP/home.html

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