The Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

It's an era of rising heroes: the vast Persian Empire, Sparta founded on martial might, Athens dominating trade, the up-and-coming Thebes, the ambitious Macedonia, the twin powers of the Western Mediterranean, and the newly emerging Rome… It's an era of brilliant stars: Agesilaus, the last king of Sparta; Epaminondas, the renowned general of Thebes; Philip, the founding king of Macedonia, who laid the foundation for the empire; Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse; and Camillus, the dictator of Rome, who saved the city…