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The Third Macedonian War and Battle of Pydna
Author | : Graham Wrightson |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2024-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781526793539 |
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The Third Roman-Macedonian War was a disaster for Macedon, a defeat leading to the end of that kingdom's independence. This is usually attributed to an innate superiority of the Roman legionary tactics over the Macedonian system. Graham Wrightson, on the other hand, argues that the blame lies entirely with Perseus, the last king of Macedon. He analyzes the whole war, following the primary source accounts and focusing on Perseus’ military decisions and his battlefield strategies. It confirms the prevailing view of the sources that Perseus was too hesitant and non-committal in his early conduct of the war. More significantly it argues that Perseus mishandled the Macedonian army when it comes to combined-arms tactics by adopting a defensive posture, particularly at the final battle of Pydna. The Macedonian military system based on a slow sarissa phalanx is suited entirely to an offensive battle plan coordinating a frontally irresistible phalanx in the centre and a rapid heavy cavalry attack on one wing. Most importantly, though, Perseus refused to spend money to hire 10,000 Gallic horsemen and the lack of cavalry cost him the initiative and the victory. This is a fascinating and thoroughly researched study of these dramatic events that adds fresh insight to the question of the legion's supposed supremacy over the phalanx.
Rome and the Third Macedonian War
Author | : Paul J. Burton |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017-10-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107104440 |
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Readable full-length narrative of the Third Macedonian War, which effectively made Rome an almost global power beyond compare.
Macedonian Armies after Alexander 323 168 BC
Author | : Nicholas Sekunda |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781849087155 |
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The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexander's conquests gave way to a period of bloody and prolonged warfare. For well over a century the largely mercenary armies of Alexander's successors imposed their influence over the whole of the Near East, while absorbing local military practices. After Rome's decisive defeat of Carthage in 202 BC, Macedonia came under increasing pressure from the Romans. Three wars between the two powers culminated in the Roman victory at Pydna in 168 BC, which laid Alexander's empire to rest and established Roman hegemony in the Near East. Drawing upon a wide array of archaeological and written sources and written by a noted authority on the Hellenistic period, this survey of the organization, battle history and appearance of the armies of Alexander's successors is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour artwork.
The Macedonian War Machine 359 281 BC
Author | : David Karunanithy |
Publsiher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 847 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781783469963 |
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“[A] splendid and scholarly work . . . an essential guide for all serious students of military history and warfare in the age of Alexander.”—Professor Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary The army that emerged from the reforms of Philip II of Macedon proved to be one of the most successful in the whole of the ancient period. Much has been written on aspects of Macedonian warfare, particularly the generalship of its most famous proponent, Alexander the Great, yet many studies retread the same paths and draw conclusion on the same narrow evidential base, while leaving important aspects and sources of information untouched. David Karunanithy concentrates on filling the gaps in existing studies, presenting and studying evidence frequently overlooked or ignored. The book is divided into four sections, each presenting a wealth of detail on various aspects: Preparation (including chapters on training techniques, various aspects of arms and armor production and supply and the provision and management of cavalry mounts); Support (eg noncombatant specialists, bridge building, field engineering, construction of field camps and little-known combat units in Asia); Dress and Battle Equipment (drawing on much neglected evidence and including such details as officers’ plumes, wreaths and finger rings); Alexander’s Veterans and Life on Campaign (the Silver Shields; baggage trains and personal kit, servants and families, camp life and recreation). “Karunanithy’s achievement is to draw together all the available evidence—artistic, numeristic, archaeological and literary—producing a thoroughly readable and coherent work . . . it should be a mandatory acquisition for anyone with an interest in the history of ancient Macedonia and its military.”—Ancient Warfare
The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic
Author | : Harriet I. Flower |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2014-06-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107032248 |
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This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.
The Hannibalian war part of the 21st and 22nd books of Livy adapted by G C Macaulay
Author | : Titus Livius |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1880 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OXFORD:600096024 |
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Killing for the Republic
Author | : Steele Brand |
Publsiher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2019-09-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781421429861 |
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A sweeping political and cultural history, Killing for the Republic closes with a compelling argument in favor of resurrecting the citizen-soldier ideal in modern America.