Great battles of the ancient world

Edward Crisi, exploring the armed conflicts of antiquity, determines his choice of the most important battles of this period of history by the fact that they allow in all details to consider a large -scale picture of the development of mankind. The author analyzes the alignment of political forces by the time of the battle, talks about military leaders, commanders and naval breeders, the armament and tactics of opponents, covers in detail the course of the battle and, finally, concludes the importance of this war for the further course of history. In this book, you will get acquainted with the dramatic conflicts of the battles under the marathon and metaur, the defeat of Athens in Syracuse, the battle of the Arbels (Gavgamelh), learn about the victory of Arminia over the Roman legions of Var in the Teuttoburg Forest. The Chalonian battle (451) and the battle of the tour (732) are also considered, since in the era of the early Middle Ages, along with new elements, the principles of waging wars, weapons and tactics adopted in antiquity also dominate