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Author:

Chrissanthos, Stefan G.

Title:

Warfare in the ancient world : from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome / Stefan G. Chrissanthos.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xxv, 214 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Military history, Ancient.
Military art and science--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and index.

Contents:

War in the Bronze Age -- War in the Iron Age -- War in archaic age Greece, 800-500 B.C.E -- The great wars of classical Greece, 499-362 B.C.E -- Macedonia, 359-323 B.C.E -- War in the Hellenistic Age, 323-276 B.C.E -- The rise of Rome, 753-264 B.C.E -- Rome's march to empire, 264-146 B.C.E -- The fall of the Roman republic, 133-31 B.C.E -- The Roman empire, 31 B.C.E.-180 C.E -- The decline and fall of the Roman empire, 180 C.E.-476 C.E.

Summary:

"From the clash of bronze weapons on bronze armor Co the fall of Rome, war often decided the course of ancient history, This volume is a practical introduction to the study of warfare in the ancient world, beginning with Egypt and Mesopotamia, and tracing the advances made in battle tactics, technology, and government over hundreds of years, culminating with developments in Greece and the Roman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0275985199
9780275985196

OCLC:

(OCoLC)232002107

LCCN:

2008025791

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)