Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars, 336 BC-31 BC, Paperback - John D Grainger

An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare. Covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of A...

This is high drama played out on a stage that spanned from Greece and Egypt to India, full of plots, poisoning, treachery, incest, murder, rebellio...

2nd Part in groundbreaking three-part history of Seleukid Empire. Narrates the heyday of the Seleukid empire, then the largest state in the world, ...

DescriptionThe Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ru...

John Grainger skilfully narrates the political and social developments, complex diplomacy and wars that marked the reigns of the first two Ptolemie...

Predominantly narrated from the perspective of the Hellenistic Kingdoms, showing how Rome was barely on their radar, the wars among them and intern...

Using all available evidence - literary, epigraphic, numismatic, and archaeological - this study offers a new analysis of the early Hellenistic Pel...

Reducere. DescriptionThe battles for control of the lands of Middle SeaThis book usefully, concisely and comprehensively describes the history of the conflic...

Reducere. The battles for control of the lands of Middle SeaThis book usefully, concisely and comprehensively describes the history of the conflict that rage...

Covers a fascinating, but neglected conflict. The Jewish Maccabean revolt and the brief Jewish independence under the Hasmonean dynasty.

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What changes in the material culture can we observe, when a state is overwhelming a local population with soldiers, katoikoi, and civil officials o...

Provides a cutting-edge synthesis of the relationship between imperial power and the army during the imperial period.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books L...

Drawing upon the latest archaeological research this is an in-depth study of the Roman army units based in the Eastern provinces during the first t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Eric FarringtonNumber of pages: 64Collection: Osprey WargamesPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 184 x...

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Provides a cutting-edge synthesis of the relationship between imperial power and the army during the imperial period. Illustrates the interdependen...

Catalogues and gives a brief description of every significant battle (and most insignificant ones too) known to have been fought by the Roman Emper...

DescriptionThis book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment employed by the armies of the Hellenistic States. ...

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DescriptionThe three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean be...

Reducere. Imagine your children, siblings, parents, friends, or neighbors who struggle every day to achieve a goal even if they have a disability, and the sy...

Compelling narrative account that seeks to reveal exactly what happened on that fateful day.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Lee Fratantu...

Publisher: BC PublishingAuthor(s): Professor John BoyagesIllustration(s): 6 illusNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 209 x ...

Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire

Ptolemaic Egypt was last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by the expansion of Roman power. Cleopatra, last of the Ptolemies, w...

Reducere. Vini Vidi Vici--Rome's struggles to take and hold BritainProfessor Charles Oman's exemplary credentials as an historian require no elaboration. His...

DescriptionWhen the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied "to the strongest". There ensu...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Nic FieldsIllustration(s): Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, ...

Volume 1 concentrated on the broad strategic narrative and chronology of the wars; this volume zooms in to the tactical and operational level to de...

Analyses the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor.

A reference work for F-15 enthusiasts and modellers and enthusiasts of the Israel air force.Illustrations: 500+

Reducere. This is the first volume in a series of WRG publications providing detailed guidance on the structure and organisation of ancient armies for use wi...

Reducere. This book is designed to help students prepare for the AP Calculus Examinations. Over the past two decades of teaching, I have written and compiled...

Reducere. This extraordinary work on Roman history by J.B. Bury covers the period of more than 200 years from the time of Julius Caesar until the end of Marc...

Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rom...

Pentru majoritatea dintre noi, precum si pentru jurnalisti, informatiile despre hepatitele B si C nu sunt atat de accesibile si, mai ales, nu const...

During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work pre...

Highlights two significant but neglected episodes in Roman social and military history.

DescriptionThis is a colorfully illustrated, interactive story for kids about Ancient Egypt from 50, 000 BC to 653 BC It can be used as a preview o...

The most authoritative history of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader.

Featuring archaeological photography and lavish artistic reconstructions, this book reveals the design and development history of Rome's naval forc...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Martin (University of Oxford, UK) GoodmanIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 45 Halftones...

Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the 'classical' period of Gr...

The catapult (katapeltikon) was developed around 400 BC by engineers and craftsmen assembled by Dionysius I of Syracuse. This work describes the de...