Middleton, Haydn.

Ancient Greek war and weapons / - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003. - 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. - People in the past .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Machine generated contents note: The World of the Ancient Greeks -- War in the Greek World -- The Greatest War of All -- Who Were the Greek Warriors? -- The Persian Wars -- The Peloponnesian Wars -- Magnificent Macedonians -- The Citizen-Soldier -- Fighting in Formation -- Spartan Soldiers -- Mounted Warriors -- Lightly-Armed Troops -- Preparing for Battle -- Battle Stations -- Tilting the Balance in Battle -- Fighting Ships -- Naval Warfare -- The Cost of War -- Limiting the Damage -- How Do We Know? Vergina -- Timeline.

Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.

1588106357

2001005134


Military art and science--History--Juvenile literature.--Greece
Naval art and science--Mediterranean Region--Juvenile literature.
Military history, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Naval history, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Military art and science--History.--Greece
Naval art and science--History.--Greece
Weapons, Ancient--Greece.


Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

U33 / .M54 2003

355/.00938

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