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  • Ancient Warfare: The Basics

    by Conor Whately ...
    Series series The Basics
    Ancient Warfare: The Basics offers an engaging introduction to warfare in the ancient Mediterranean World from the mythical Trojan War, through the rise of hoplites and conquests of Alexander the Great to Roman hegemony and the Arab conquests of western Asia.This volume explores warfare in the ancient Mediterranean through art, literature, and archaeological evidence and covers a vast geographical ... Read more

    $38.46 CAD

  • A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare

    Reconstructing the Physical Experience of War in the Classical World

    by Conor Whately ...
    An exploration of the physical and mental sensations endured by soldiers in wars waged by ancient civilizations.How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be trapped in the press of bodies as ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Introduction to the Roman Military

    From Marius (100 BCE) to Theodosius II (450 CE)

    by Conor Whately ...
    Follows the military lives of three soldiers across the Roman world, providing interesting, historical insight into the Roman military from the late republic to the end of antiquity in the westThis book introduces readers to three historical Roman soldiers—Titus Pullo from the late republic, Aurelius Polion from the high imperial era, and Flavius Aemilianus from late antiquity. The three men ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Handbook on Identity in Byzantium

    Edited by Conor Whately, Michael Stewart, David Parnell ...
    Series series Routledge History Handbooks
    This volume is the first to focus solely on how specific individuals and groups in Byzantium and its borderlands were defined and distinguished from other individuals and groups from the mid-fourth to the close of the fifteenth century. It gathers chapters from both established and emerging scholars from a wide range of disciplines across history, art, archaeology, and religion to provide an ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • Maurice's Strategikon

    Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy

    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    This military handbook, attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582–602), is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history, but also for the history of the art of war. Intended as a guide for field commanders and campaigners, the Strategikon contains a wealth of information on practical aspects of Byzantine warfare: weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Maurice's Strategikon

    Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy

    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    This military handbook, attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582–602), is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history, but also for the history of the art of war. Intended as a guide for field commanders and campaigners, the Strategikon contains a wealth of information on practical aspects of Byzantine warfare: weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

  • Greek and Roman Military Manuals

    Genre and History

    Edited by James T. Chlup, Conor Whately ...
    Series series Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
    This volume explores the enigmatic primary source known as the ancient military manual. In particular, the volume explores the extent to which these diverse texts constitute a genre (sometimes unsatisfactorily classified as ‘technical literature’), and the degree to which they reflect the practice of warfare.With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, the chapters examine military manuals ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

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    A Compendium of Battles from 31 B.C. to A.D. 565

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  • Alexander

    The Ambiguity of Greatness

    by Guy Maclean Rogers ...
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  • The War That Made the Roman Empire

    Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

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    A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of ancient history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, ... Read more

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  • Ancient Greeks at War

    Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

    by Simon Elliott ...
    "A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" ( Choice).In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its ... Read more

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  • Athens Burning

    The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica

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