The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome spans the period from 150 BC to 600 AD and describes the forces of the later Roman Republic and the Byzantine wars as well as the armies of the heyday of the Roman Empire. Coverage of Rome's enemies includes Gallic, British, Pictish, Scots/Irish, German, Dacian, Sarmatian, Frankish, Saxon, Vandal, Visigothic, Ostrogothic, Hunnic, Pontic,...
This book is a wonderful introduction to the armies of ancient Egypt and Assyria. First off is a list of major battles of the period, 3200 BC to 1185 BC for Egypt, and 1300 BC to 612 BC for Assyria. Next follows a series of short chapters on the tactics employed by the title powers and their enemies, their organization and formations, and the composition of their armies. The...
Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1975. — 134 p. Beginning with an account of the general development of infantry, cavalry, and artillery weapons during the period 1480 to 1650, this book then goes on to describe every major nation, from France and Spain to Sweden and the Netherlands; Ottoman Turkey and Persia to Muscovy and Poland. In each case the origins, strengths, basic organization,...
McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998. — 285 p. V.G. Kiernan examines the manner in which the wars were conducted and their impact not only on the conquered societies but also on the societies which launched them. Kiernan addresses the ideology of empire - the concept of the civilizing mission, the triumph of civilization over barbarism - that the missionary organizations ardently...
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. — Columbia University, 2011. — 700 p. Study examines a category of data—the logistics of classical Greek warfare—that has not been used before for ancient Greek economic history. This examination provides much new evidence for Greek economies in...