Battles of The Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 31 BC From the Historians of the Ancient WorldFrontline Books, 2015 M01 19 - 256 pages “Exciting and vivid . . . an excellent single-volume reference for classical battles” from the author of Greek & Roman Warfare (HistoryNet.com). This comprehensive reference book on the battles of the ancient world covers events from the eighth century BC down to 31BC, when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium. The author presents, in an exciting and vivid style, complete with battle plans and maps, all of the land and sea battles of the Greek and Roman worlds, based on the accounts by historians of the time. “A chronology of ancient battles from earliest recorded Greek history to the end of the Roman Republic . . . This is a unique resource for which there are no comparable works. It will be useful to students, scholars, and enthusiasts of war gaming.” —Booklist “If you are interested in warfare of Greek and/or Roman times . . . this book should be your first port of call to decide on your next ancients project.” —Avon Napoleonic Fellowship “A magnificent compilation of ancient battles from the dawn of recorded history to 31 BC . . . remarkable . . . Ancient buffs need this book.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society |
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Achaean Aemilius Aetolians Agathocles Agesilaus Alexander allies Antigonus Antiochus Appian army arrived Athenians Athens attack battle besieged Boeotians Caesar camp captured Carthaginians cavalry centre charge Civil command consul Corinthian Cornelius Scipio crossed defeated Demetrius Diadochi Dio Cassius Diodorus Dionysius elephants encamped enemy enemy’s engaged Etruscans Eumenes Fabius fight flank fled fleet force Gallic Gauls Greek ground Hannibal harbour Hasdrubal Hellenica hill hoplites horse Illyrians infantry joined killed left wing legions Livy Lucullus Macedonian Manlius marched Marius mercenaries Metellus miles Mithridates Mithridatic Numidian Orosius Peloponnesian Peloponnesian War Persian phalanx Philopoemen Plutarch Polybius Pompey Punic War Second Pyrrhus rear reinforcements Revolt Rhodians right wing river Romans Rome routed sailed Second Punic Second Punic War Second Samnite Second Samnite War sent Sertorius ships Sicily side siege Spanish Wars Spartans Syracusans Syracuse Thebans Third Third Macedonian War Third Mithridatic War Thucydides took town troops victory withdrew Xenophon