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Ancient Greek war and weapons /
By: Middleton, Haydn
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BookSeries: People in the past. Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003Description: 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1588106357.Subject(s): Military art and science -- Greece -- History -- Juvenile literature | Naval art and science -- Mediterranean Region -- Juvenile literature | Military history, Ancient -- Juvenile literature | Naval history, Ancient -- Juvenile literature | Military art and science -- Greece -- History | Naval art and science -- Greece -- History | Weapons, Ancient -- Greece | Greece -- History -- To 146 B.CDDC classification: 355/.00938 Online resources: Table of contents
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Summary: Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.
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.
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