Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 31 B.C., from the Historians of the Ancient World"This comprehensive reference book on the battles of the ancient world covers events from the eighth century B.C. to 31 B.C., when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium. The Author presents, in an exciting style and complete with battle plans and maps, all of the land and sea battles of the Greek and Roman worlds, based on the accounts by historians of the time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
List of Maps and Battle Plans | 6 |
Introduction to Greek and Roman Warfare | 25 |
Chronological Table of Battles of | 39 |
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Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 ... John Drogo Montagu No preview available - 2015 |
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Achaean Aemilius Aetolians Agathocles Agesilaus Alexander allies Antigonus Antiochus Appian army arrived Athenians Athens attack battle besieged Boeotians Caesar camp captured Carthaginians cavalry centre charge Civil command consul Corinthian Cornelius Scipio crossed defeated Demetrius Diadochi Dio Cassius Diodorus Dionysius elephants encamped enemy enemy's engaged Etruscans Eumenes Fabius fight flank fled fleet force Gallic Gauls Greek Hannibal harbour Hasdrubal Hellenica hill hoplites horse Illyrians infantry joined killed king left wing legions Livy Lucullus Macedonian Manlius marched Marius mercenaries Metellus miles Mithridates Mithridatic Numidian Orosius Peloponnesian Peloponnesian War Persian phalanx Philopoemen Plutarch Polybius Pompey Punic War Second Pyrrhus rear reinforcements Revolt Rhodians right wing river Romans Rome round routed sailed Second Punic Second Punic War Second Samnite War sent Sertorius ships Sicily side siege Spanish Wars Spartans Syracusans Syracuse Thebans Third Third Macedonian War Third Mithridatic War Thucydides took town troops victory withdrew Xenophon