Ancient Warfare X.5

Ancient Warfare X.5

Theme:The Persian empires at war

• Cristian Violatti, 'The empires of Persia at war - Historical introduction'.
• Daan Nijssen, 'Cyrus' conquest of Babylon - How history became myth'.
• Sidney E. Dean, 'Cyrus and the conquest of Media - Beginning Greatness'.
• Murray Dahm, 'My men have turned to women - Artemisia of Halicarnassus'.
• Steve Christian-Noonan, 'A look at Aeschylus' - The Persians'.
• Robert Holmes, 'The Persian Scythed chariot - A reaping whirlwind'.
• Arnold Blumberg, 'The army of the Persian Empire, 490-330 BC - Mighty host'.
• Konstantin Nossov, 'Fortress Europos (Dura-Europos) - Pompeii of the desert'.
• Alexander Stover, 'Forebears of a formidable archery tradition - Sassanid - Archers'.

Features:

• Fausto Bica & Josho Brouwers, 'Alexander the Great on surprise attacks - Stealing victory'.
• Joseph Hall, 'Defining (and denying) injurious force - Roman violence'.
• Robbert Bleij, 'Roman heavy infantry on the battlefield - Lines and limits'.
• David L. Reinke, 'A lively and dignified epic - The 300 Spartans'.