When Empires Clash

$29.95

TWELVE GREAT BATTLES IN ANTIQUITY

From the Late Bronze Age to the Late Roman Empire and Early Medieval Era, this book examines in chronological order 12 battles, including battle maps, background, discussion of topography, major commanders, order of battle of adversaries, battle chronology, unusual decisions, tactics, outcomes and conclusion as to why each changed history.

Categories: , , , , , Tags: , , , , ,

The ancient historian Polybius urged caution regarding writing about places one has not been. Author Patrick Hunt agrees, and this volume on ancient battles is informed by having walked most of the battle sites and having studied archeological material associated with each of them. Combining expertise in archaeology, geography, military history, and Classical studies, he provides a fresh analysis of twelve conflicts of the ancient world that shaped subsequent history in the West.

About the Author

Patrick Hunt (Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology, UCL, University of London, 1991) is an archaeologist and historian, who has taught at Stanford University since 1993. National Geographic Society’s Expedition Council sponsored his Hannibal Expedition in 2007-08. He was Director of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project from 1994 to 2012 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London) in 1989. Hunt is also a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America.

Enjoy a sample of When Empires Clash:

Empires_sample

 

Format

Hard Cover

Related products