"We can endure neither our condition nor the means to overcome it, " tweeted analyst Pratap Bhanu Mehta, quoting Polybius, the Greek historian, after the events last night.

BBC: A subversion of Indian democracy?

Mr Miles has skilfully fused the works of ancient historians such as Polybius and Livy, a wide range of modern studies and recent archaeological research to create a convincing and enthralling narrative.

ECONOMIST: Myth and the making of history

There are four more Landmark editions in the works: A new translation of Herodotus by adjunct professor Andrea Purvis of Duke University, with 21 appendixes and 123 maps, will appear in late 2007, to be followed by reader-friendly volumes of Xenophon's Hellenica, Arrian and Polybius.

FORBES: Magazine Article