The Ancient Greeks

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Sekunda Klappentext The cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta, became major world powers. This authoritative volume by Nicholas Sekunda covers Greek warfare in the Classical Period, which stretches from the Greek victories over the Persian Empire to the death of Alexander the Great at the end of the 4th century. The book includes such famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis and offers a detailed account of Greek military dress during this period, supported by 12 full colour plates by Angus McBride. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Hoplite Warfare 5th Century Cavalry The Peloponnesian The Lakedaimonian Hegemony The Expansion of Thebes The Plates: Key Notes

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angus McBride, Nick Secunda, Nicholas Sekunda, Nicholas Victor Sekunda, Nick Sekunda, Sekunda Nicholas
• Con la collaborazione di: Angus McBride (Illustrazione), McBride Angus (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.05.1986
• EAN: 9780850456868
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-686-8
• Dimensioni: 187 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Serie: Elite; Elite
• Categorie: Saggistica; History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / Military / General, Krieg und militärische Operationen, History: specific events and topics, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, osprey; ancient greece; greece