military history, ancient

A collection of essays that discuss the factors that led to the fall of Rome and explain how the fall of Rome influenced world history.

Presents chronologically arranged descriptions of the land and sea battles of ancient Greece and Rome spanning the eighth century B.C. through 31 B.C., drawing from contemporary accounts and also providing maps and battle plans.

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

Contains twenty essays in which the authors consider the factors that contributed to the decline and fall of ancient Greece.

Provides an overview of the military exploits of twenty-five nations, tribes, or peoples from history, including the Angles, Huns, Magyars, Romans, Samurai, and Vikings.

Provides information about methods of ancient Roman warfare, their weapons, equipment, and armor. Depicts their border camps, sea warfare, their leaders and emperors, and includes maps, illustrations, photos, a glossary, and an index.

Presents an overview of war from the beginning of recorded history to the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D., including information about Rome, Egypt, Greece, Persia, and China.

A discussion of ancient Greek warfare, covering fortress cities, war on land and at sea, and the history of the Greeks at war, and profiling Alexander the Great.

A discussion of ancient Egyptian warfare, looking at foot soldiers, mounted soldiers, weapons and armor, sea battle, and leaders.