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" Warfare in the ancient world : "
Stefan G. Chrissanthos.
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BL
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957151
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b711521
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Chrissanthos, Stefan G.
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Warfare in the ancient world : : from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome /\ Stefan G. Chrissanthos.
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2008.
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Praeger series on the ancient world,
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1 online resource (xxv, 214 pages) :: illustrations.
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031304192X
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0275985199
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9780275985196
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"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."--Jacket.
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Military art and science-- History.
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Military history, Ancient.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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Krigföring-- historia.
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Militärhistoria.
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Military art and science.
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Military history, Ancient.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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355.0209/01
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U29.C48 2008eb
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