Название: Great Battles of the Hellenistic WorldАвтор: Joseph Pietrykowski
Издательство: Pen & Sword Books
Год: 2012
Формат: pdf, epub
Страниц: 321
Размер: 17,03 Мб
Язык: английский
For almost two centuries the Macedonian phalanx, created by Philip II and refined by his son, Alexander the Great, dominated the battlefields of the ancient world from the sweltering riverbanks of India to the wooded hills of Italy. As the preferred weapon of some of antiquity's greatest commanders, this powerful military system took centre stage in many of the largest and most decisive conflicts of ancient times.