Ancient Warfare Books
Books and ebooks about warfare in the Ancient World, examining the equipment, uniforms, training and tactics of soldiers and warriors on the battlefield, from the Spartans of Ancient Greece to the legendary Roman Legions. Discover the weapons that they used, the fortifications that protected them and the battles they fought in, battles like Thermopylae, Actium, Qadesh and Marathon.
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Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1)
MAA 506 Multiple formatsAt its height the Roman Empire stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, maintained by an army of modest size but great diversity. In popular culture these soldiers are often portrayed... -
Poseidon’s Warriors
OWG Multiple formatsPoseidon's Warriors is a set of wargaming rules for large-scale naval actions between fleets of Classical galleys from the Greek and Persian clash at the battle of Salamis to the battle of Actium that... -
Imperial Roman Warships 27 BC–193 AD
NVG 230 Multiple formatsThe Roman Empire was not only built by the strength of the legions but also by a navy that was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed. It was the presence of this fleet that secured the... -
Republican Roman Warships 509–27 BC
NVG 225 Multiple formatsThe birth of the mighty Roman Navy was anchored in the Romans' extraordinary ability to absorb and perfect the technology of other states and empires. This is the story of the design, development... -
Catalaunian Fields AD 451
CAM 286 Multiple formatsThe battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict that was to shape the course of Eurasian history forever. For despite the Roman victory, the Roman Empire... -
Attila the Hun
CMD 31 Multiple formatsOne of the most powerful men in late antiquity, Attila's peerless Hunnic empire stretched from the Ural mountains to the Rhine river. In a series of epic campaigns dating from the AD 430s until his... -
Roman Legionary AD 284-337
WAR 175 Multiple formatsDiocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary system. Under Constantine's successors the legions were reduced in size and... -
Sea Peoples of the Bronze Age Mediterranean c.1400 BC–1000 BC
ELI 204 Multiple formatsThis title features the latest historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze Age.... -
Alesia 52 BC
CAM 269 Multiple formatsIn 52 BC Caesar's continued strategy of annihilation had engendered a spirit of desperation, which detonated into a revolt of Gallic tribes under the leadership of the charismatic young Arvernian... -
The Wars of Alexander the Great
eBook (ePub)The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian or ‘Achaemenid' Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world. This book offers a fascinating...
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