Fields of death : retracing ancient battlefields /

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. D...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Richard J., 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.
Temas:
To 500
Military history, Ancient.
Military art and science > History > To 500.
Battlefields > History.
Histoire militaire ancienne.
Art et science militaires > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500.
Champs de bataille > Histoire.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Warfare and Defence.
Battlefields.
Military art and science.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations and Notes""; ""Maps and Plans""; ""List of Plates""; ""Chapter 1 The End of Sybaris (510 bc)""; ""Chapter 2 The Athenian Siege of Syracuse (414â€?413 bc)""; ""Chapter 3 The Siege and Destruction of Motya (397 bc)""; ""Chapter 4 Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae (102â€?101 bc):Mariusâ€? Victories over the Germans""; ""Chapter 5 Julius Caesar, Mithridates of Pergamum and theRelief of Alexandria (47 bc)""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

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