Fields of death : retracing ancient battlefields / Richard Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Richard J., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history, Ancient.

Military art and science--History--To 500.

Military art and science.

Battlefields--History.

Battlefields.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. Details, especially those related to topographical and geographical issues which can have a fundamental importance to military actions, are left tantalisingly unclear to the modern reader. The evidence from archaeological excavation work can sometimes fill in a gap in our understanding, but such an a

Contents:

""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations and Notes""; ""Maps and Plans""; ""List of Plates""; ""Chapter 1 The End of Sybaris (510 bc)""; ""Chapter 2 The Athenian Siege of Syracuse (414�413 bc)""; ""Chapter 3 The Siege and Destruction of Motya (397 bc)""; ""Chapter 4 Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae (102�101 bc):Marius� Victories over the Germans""; ""Chapter 5 Julius Caesar, Mithridates of Pergamum and theRelief of Alexandria (47 bc)""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473830479

1473830478

9781473831056

1473831059

9781473829893

1473829895

OCLC:

890530857