Название: Fields of Battle: Retracing Ancient Battlefields
Автор: Richard Evans
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848847963
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 3,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
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 tantalisingly unclear to the modern reader. The evidence from archaeological excavation work can sometimes fill in a gap in our understanding, but such an approach remains uncommon in studying ancient battles.