Название: Roman Conquests Macedonia and GreeceАвтор: Philip Matyszak
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf, epub
Страниц: 234
Размер: 10,62 Мб
Язык: английский
While Rome was struggling for her very survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon attempted to take advantage of their apparent vulnerability by allying with Hannibal and declaring war. For the time being the Romans negated this threat by shrewd use of allies to keep Philip occupied in Greece and Illyria. Once Carthage was defeated, however, the Romans were free to turn their full attention to settling the score. The stage was set for the clash of two of the most successful military systems of the ancient world, the Roman legions versus the Macedonian phalanx...