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Ancient Greek war and weapons /

by Middlebrook, Diane Wood.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: People in the past. Publisher: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003Edition: 1st ed.Description: 48 p., col.ill., col.maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1588106357.Subject(s): Middle Years Programme | MYP - Humanities/History | Military art and science -- Greece -- History -- Juvenile literature | Naval art and science -- Mediterranean Region -- Juvenile literature | Military history, Ancient -- Juvenile literature | Naval history, Ancient -- Juvenile literature | Military art and science -- Greece -- History | Naval art and science -- Greece -- History | History | Weapons, Ancient -- Greece | Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C
Contents:
World in the Ancient Greeks -- War in the Greek world -- Greatest war of all -- Who were the Greek warriors? -- Persian wars -- Peloponnesian wars -- Magnificent Macedonians -- Citizen-soldier -- Fighting in formation -- Spartan soldiers -- Mounted warriors -- Lightly-armed troops -- Preparing for battle -- Battle stations -- Tilting the balance in battle -- Fighting ships -- Naval warfare -- Cost of war -- Limiting the damage -- How do we know? Vergina -- Timeline.
Summary: Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

World in the Ancient Greeks --
War in the Greek world --
Greatest war of all --
Who were the Greek warriors? --
Persian wars --
Peloponnesian wars --
Magnificent Macedonians --
Citizen-soldier --
Fighting in formation --
Spartan soldiers --
Mounted warriors --
Lightly-armed troops --
Preparing for battle --
Battle stations --
Tilting the balance in battle --
Fighting ships --
Naval warfare --
Cost of war --
Limiting the damage --
How do we know? Vergina --
Timeline.

Horn Book, April 2003

Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.

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