Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Chronological Compendium of 667 Battles to 31BC, from the Historians of the Ancient World - Hardcover

Montagu, John Drogo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853673897 ISBN 13: 9781853673894

Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2000

Synopsis

15 maps 18 battle plans 8 x 10 * The best single-volume reference book for classical battles
* Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians

This comprehensive reference book on the battles of the ancient world covers events from the eighth century BC down to 31BC, when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium. The author presents, in an exciting and vivid style and complete with battle plans and maps, all of the land and sea battles of the Greek and Roman worlds, based on the accounts by historians of the time.

John Drogo Montagu's love of classical history was fostered in childhood by an inspiring teacher. After a career in medicine, Montagu returned to the classical world and wrote this book.

About this title

From Booklist

This work is a chronology of ancient battles from earliest recorded Greek history to the end of the Roman Republic. Only battles that have a recorded date and location and also took place in the open are mentioned. Thus, sieges are eliminated unless sallies resulted in an open confrontation, and some famous battles, such as the victories of Spartacus over the Roman legions, are omitted because of a lack of information about date or place or both. A useful table of contents and a list of 14 maps and 18 battle plans begin the volume, which is then divided into three parts. Part one provides background information on the Greek and Roman armies and navies and the reliability of data. This is accompanied by a listing of 32 primary sources and a glossary of 47 terms. Part two is composed of a chronological table of battles of the Greek world and a text section providing descriptive information. The chronology gives date and place of the battle, name of the war or conflict, and the names of the victors and losers. A helpful abbreviation key denotes geographic features and indecisive battles. Most entries in the text section are only a few paragraphs long, although some (e.g., Marathon , Thermopylae ) are a full page in length. A typical entry gives the name of the battle, date, location, name of the conflict, and a description of the event. Each entry has a citation at the end noting the original source. Part three is organized in the same manner as part two but covers the Roman world. Occasional battles taking place where the Greek and Roman worlds intersected are covered in the text of the Greek section and designated in the Roman chronology by an asterisk. Rounding out the volume are a short bibliography, an index of persons, and an index of places. This is a unique resource for which there are no comparable works. It will be useful to students, scholars, and enthusiasts of war gaming. Academic and large public libraries with an interest in ancient history should consider this monograph for inclusion in their reference collections. REVWR
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Edition details

• Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1853673897
• ISBN 13: 9781853673894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256