Land Battles in 5th Century BC Greece: A History and Analysis of 173 Engagements (Hardback)
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Short Description for Land Battles in 5th Century BC Greece Relying heavily on primary sources such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch, this volume provides the first-ever tactical level survey of all Greek land engagements which occurred during the 5th century BC, a seminal period in the history of western warfare.
Full description- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Published: 30 December 2008
- Format: Hardback 315 pages
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- Categories: Encyclopaedias & Reference Works | Land Forces & Warfare | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780786435340 ISBN 10: 0786435348
- Sales rank: 862,319
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Full description for Land Battles in 5th Century BC Greece
In the 5th century B.C., Greece was a patchwork country of small, independent city-states whose tendency to fight each other was offset only by strong ties to common cultural elements such as language and a unique style of warfare. While surviving myths emphasize heroics and honor, the reality of ancient Greek warfare was that of regular men dealing with everyday problems. Relying heavily on primary sources such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch, this volume provides the first-ever tactical level survey of all Greek land engagements which occurred during the 5th century B.C., a seminal period in the history of western warfare. These 173 battles range from the Ionian Revolt to the Persian Invasion to the Great Peloponnesian War which dominated much of 5th century Greece.
