Great Battles of the Hellenistic World 1848846886, 9781848846883

For almost two centuries the Macedonian phalanx, created by Philip II and refined by his son, Alexander the Great, domin

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Great Battles of the Hellenistic World
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The early battles of the First World War during the autumn and winter of 1914 were open, mobile affairs of the kind long

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From the author's introduction: " Ancient battles seize the modern imagination. Far from being forgotten, they

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The story of Thermopylae, the famous last stand of the Greco-Persian Wars: how it was fought, how it has been remembered

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Hellenistic World, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Insid

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In 1914, Ypres was a sleepy Belgian city admired for its magnificent Gothic architecture. The arrival of the rival armie

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The vast empire that Alexander the Great left at his death in 323 BC has few parallels. For the next three hundred years

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Alexandria was one of the main hubs of the Hellenistic world and a cultural and religious "kaleidoscope." Merc

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