The Greek State at War, Part IV
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 16, 1985
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780520053793
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Warfare & Defence; To 146 B.C; History, Military; Ancient World History; Military History (General); History - Military / War; Military art and science; Ancient Greece; Military - General; Ancient - Greece; Military Science; History / Ancient / General; 1500; Greece; History; To 1500
First sentence: IN THIS CHAPTER, the focus is on the engagement of the opposing phalanxes, and an attempt is made to assemble the testimonia from the fighting scenes in the ancient sources as to how men fought when the battle was fairly joined, with emphasis on the battle formation.