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Ambush: Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare [Hardback]
Rose Mary Sheldon (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848325920
Published by : Frontline Books
There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlefield. The alternative model... .... Learn More -
Macedonian Armies After Alexander 323-168 BC [Paperback]
Nicholas Sekunda (Author)
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ISBN: 9781849087148
Published by : Osprey
The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexander's conquests gave... .... Learn More -
Hunters, Heroes, Kings: The Frieze of Tomb II at Vergina [Hardback]
Hallie M. Franks (Author)
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ISBN: 9780876619667
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Ancient Art and Architecture in Context
Volume: 3
This monograph considers the painted frieze on the façade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the... .... Learn More -
A Storm of Spears: Understanding the Greek Hoplite in Action [Hardback]
Christopher Matthew (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781848842953
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The backbone of classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armoured spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers that defied the might of Persia at Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea and, more often, fought each other in the countless batt... .... Learn More -
Sparta's Kings [Hardback]
John Carr (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848848498
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
In ancient Greece, Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship - two kings from different clans, the Agiads and the Eurypontids, reigning simultaneously. The institution was already well-developed by the 8th century BC, when Theopompos of the Eury... .... Learn More -
Masters of Command [Hardback]
Barry Strauss (Author)
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ISBN: 9781439164488
Published by : Simon & Schuster
Aimed at the general reader and delivered in a chatty style, Barry Strauss's new book provides a comparative analysis of the generalship of Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar, reconstructing their key campaigns and as... .... Learn More -
The Balboura Survey and Settlement in Highland Southwest Anatolia [Hardback]
J. J. Coulton (Author)
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ISBN: 9781898249221
Published by : British Institute at Ankara
Series: British Institute at Ankara Monograph
Volume: 43
The Balboura Survey, conducted between 1985 and 1994, investigated the settlement history of a small district in the ancient region of Kabalia in the mountains of southwestern Turkey. Although the survey's focus was on the Hellenistic-Early B... .... Learn More -
JJP Supplement 17 (2012) Journal of Juristic Papyrology: Tra logica e giurisprudenza [Hardback]
Agnieszka Kacprzak (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9788392591962
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 17
Cicero's Topica is a kind of compendium of arguments that functioned in ancient philosophy and rhetoric and were destined for jurists. The present book analyzes one of the patterns of argumentation described by Cicero, an argument drawn ... .... Learn More -
Trireme Olympias: The Final Report [Hardback]
Boris Rankov (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781842174340
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume represents the final publication of the Olympias project, which saw the building of a full-scale reconstruction of a 170-oared Athenian trireme of the 4th century BC and its operation in five series of sea-trials in the Aegean Sea.... .... Learn More -
The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great [Hardback]
Stephen English (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848840669
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (Julius Caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements). Most of his thirteen year reign as king of M... .... Learn More
