Mercenaries in the Classical World

Autor*innen

• Stephen English

Parameter

• 212 Seiten
• 8 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Militärwesen

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This book examines the role of the mercenaries and their influence on the wars of the Classical world down to the death of Alexander the Great. It also looks at the social and economic pressures that drove tens of thousands to make a living of fighting for the highest bidder, despite the intense dangers of the ancient battlefield.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Einband: Hardcover