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Author:

Middleton, Haydn.

Title:

Ancient Greek war and weapons / Haydn Middleton.

Publisher:

Heinemann Library,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Military art and science--Greece--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Naval art and science--Mediterranean Region--Juvenile literature.
Military history, Ancient.--Juvenile literature.
Naval history, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Military art and science--Greece--History.
Naval art and science--Greece--History.
Weapons, Ancient--Greece.
Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

World in the Ancient Greeks -- War in the Greek world -- Greatest war of all -- Who were the Greek warriors? -- Persian wars -- Peloponnesian wars -- Magnificent Macedonians -- Citizen-soldier -- Fighting in formation -- Spartan soldiers -- Mounted warriors -- Lightly-armed troops -- Preparing for battle -- Battle stations -- Tilting the balance in battle -- Fighting ships -- Naval warfare -- Cost of war -- Limiting the damage -- How do we know? Vergina -- Timeline.

Summary:

Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.

Series:

People in the past

ISBN:

9781588106353
1588106357

OCLC:

(OCoLC)47870083

LCCN:

2001005134

Locations:

CKPA482 -- Amana School-Community Library (Amana) — 355 MID

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

90PB522 -- Springmier Community Library (Tiffin)