Army of Pyrrhus of Epirus

3rd Century BC

AvNicholas Sekunda

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Del 528 i serien Men-at-Arms

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Beskrivning

Pyrrhus was one of the most tireless and famous warriors of the Hellenistic Age that followed the dispersal of Alexander the Great's brief empire.After inheriting the throne as a boy, and a period of exile, he began a career of alliances and expansion, in particular against the region’s rising power: Rome. Gathering both Greek and Italian allies into a very large army (which included war-elephants), he crossed to Italy in 280 BC, but lost most of his force in a series of costly victories at Heraclea and Asculum, as well as a storm at sea. After a campaign in Sicily against the Carthaginians, he was defeated by the Romans at Beneventum and was forced to withdraw. Undeterred, he fought wars in Macedonia and Greece, the last of which cost him his life. Fully illustrated with detailed colour plates, this is the story of one of the most renowned warrior-kings of the post-Alexandrian age, whose costly encounters with Republican Rome have become a byword for victory won at unsustainable cost.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-19
Mått:178 x 241 x 5 mm
Vikt:159 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Men-at-Arms
Antal sidor:48
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Peter Dennis, Peter (Illustrator) Dennis
ISBN:9781472833488

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Nicholas Sekunda was born in 1953. After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to take his PhD in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran, and Greece, and participated in a research project on ancient Persian warfare for the British Institute of Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland.Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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This is a very interesting and absorbing look at the later 'Successor' wars of the Helienistic world.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: the peoples of Epirus, and their confederation before the accession of Pyrrhus as King of the Molossians Chronology of the reign of Pyrrhus, 307-272 BCThe appearance of PyrrhusPyrrhus as general: his books on the art of war; his councillorsThe Army of Pyrrhus: Guard Cavalry, Line Cavalry, Macedonian Phalanx, Epirote Phalanx, Mercenary Phalanx, Elephants, and SlingersPyrrhus's Allies: the Tarantines, Lucanians, Bruttians and SamnitesPlate Commentaries