Fields of Battle: Retracing Ancient Battlefields

by Richard Evans

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. Details, especially those related to topographical and geographical issues which can have a fundamental importance to military actions, are left tantalizingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848847963
• ISBN13: 9781848847965
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.