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Victor Davis Hanson
Hoplites [EPUB ebook]
The Classical Greek Battle Experience

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Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece.
The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands, music in warfare, the use of ‘dog-tags’, and ritual on the battlefield.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9781134961900 ● Editor Victor Davis Hanson ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5297721 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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