Battles of the Ancient World 1285 BC - AD 451: From Kadesh to Catalaunian Field

Introduces 20 key battles from Europe and the Middle East in a 2000-year period defined by the great empires of the Ancient world.

Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War
By Robert Alan Gurval
From earliest tradition and practice , the deep and severe tones of the lyre in the Dorian mode of music were associated with war and battle ; the lighter and sweeter sounds of flutes and pipes in the Phrygian mode were more suited to ...
High Seas, High Stakes: Naval Battles That Changed History
By Timothy Baker Shutt
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