Ancient Greeks at War: Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

"A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" (Choice).

In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its assimilation into the ever-expanding world of Rome, it begins with the onset of Minoan cultu...