The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles
3 Volume Set
1. Edition May 2017
1496 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book
ISBN:
978-1-4051-8645-2
John Wiley & Sons
Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference covers Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD.
* Three-volume reference on land and sea battles of the classical world from Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD
* Concentrates on narratives of specific battles, sieges, campaigns, and wars
* Contains the most complete and up-to-date scholarship on the subject
* Organized by individual wars, with chronological entries for each battle
* Brings together a distinguished, international group of experts on ancient military history
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Part I General Topics
1. Ancient Naval Warfare, 700 BC-AD 600
Boris Rankov
2. Ancient Siege Warfare, 700 BC-AD 645
Harry Sidebottom
3. War and Battle in the Greek World, 800-168 BC
Barry Strauss
4. War and Battle in the Roman World, 700 BC-AD 235
Paul Erdkamp
Part II Archaic Greece and the Near East
5. The Lelantine War, c.700 or c.540 BC
Hans van Wees
6. The Rise of Achaemenid Persia, 550-525 BC
Maria Brosius
7. Early Greek Wars, 750-450 BC
Hans van Wees
8. The Ionian Revolt, 498-494 BC
Maria Brosius
9. The Persian Wars, 492-450 BC
Christopher Hassan and Maria Brosius
Part III The Classical Greek World
10. The First Peloponnesian War, 460-446 BC
Fernando Echeverría
11. Latin, Etruscan, Aequian, Volsci, and Gallic Wars, 499-340 BC
Tim Cornell
12. The Second Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC
Fernando Echeverría
13. The Anabasis and the Ten Thousand, 401-399 BC
Matthew Trundle
14. The Corinthian War, 395-387 BC
Matthew Trundle
15. Fourth-Century BC Greek Wars
Matthew Trundle
16. Carthaginian Offensives in Sicily, 409-307 BC
Matthew Trundle
17. Campaigns of Thebes, 379-362 BC
S³awomir Sprawski
Part IV The Macedonian Age and the Rise of Rome
18. The "Samnite Wars," 343-290 BC
Tim Cornell
19. The Rise of Macedon, 359-336 BC
Edward Anson
20. Greeks in Italy, 342-303 BC
Michael Whitby
21. The Revolt of Agis, 333-331 BC
Michael Whitby
22. Campaigns of Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC
23. The Lamian War, 323-322 BC
S³awomir Sprawski
24. The Wars of the Successors, 323-281 BC
Edward Anson
25. The Campaigns of Pyrrhus, 282-272 BC
Jeremy Armstrong
26. The First Punic War and After, 264-237 BC
Arthur Eckstein
27. Dynastic Wars, 260-145 BC
Paul McKechnie
28. Inter-Greek Wars of the Third Century BC
Paul McKechnie
29. The Illyrian Wars, 229-219 BC
Paul Erdkamp
30. The Gallic Wars, Northern Italy, 225-222 BC
Louis Rawlings
31. The Second Punic War, 220-202 BC
Eddie Owens
32. The Roman Conquest of Cisalpine Gaul, 201-191 BC
Louis Rawlings
33. The First Macedonian War, 215-205 BC
Paul Erdkamp
34. Philopoemen in the Peloponnese, 221-192 BC
Paul McKechnie
35. The Second Macedonian War, 200-197 BC
Paul Erdkamp
36. The War against Antiochus III, 191-188 BC
Paul Erdkamp
37. The Third Macedonian War, 171-168 BC
Paul Erdkamp
38. The Maccabean War, 167-161 BC
Michael Whitby
39. The Third Punic War, 149-146 BC
Dexter Hoyos
40. The Andriscus Uprising and the Achaean War, 149-146 BC
Paul Erdkamp
Part V The Imperial Roman Republic 845
41. The Rise of Parthia, C. 250-C. 92 BC
Harry Sidebottom
42. The Numantine War, 154-133 BC
Dexter Hoyos
43. The Jugurthine War, 112-105 BC
Dexter Hoyos
44. The Roman Conquest of Southern Gaul, 125-121 BC
Louis Rawlings
45. Campaigns against Pirates, 103-67 BC
Philip Matyszak
46. The Social War, 91-87 BC
Philip Matyszak
47. The Mithridatic Wars, 89-66 BC
Philip Matyszak
48. Marius versus Sulla, 83-82 BC
Philip Matyszak
49. Campaigns against Sertorius, 81-72 BC
Philip Matyszak
50. Spartacus and the Slave Revolts, 133-71 BC
Philip Matyszak
51. The Battle of Pistoia, 62 BC
Richard Marshall
52. The Gallic Wars, 61-51 BC
Louis Rawlings
53. Invasions of Britain, 55 and 54 BC
Louis Rawlings
54. The Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC
Michael Whitby
55. Pompey versus Caesar, 49-45 BC
Stephen Matthews
Part VI Early Imperial Rome
56. The Second Triumvirate, 43-31 BC
Stephen Matthews
57. Campaigns in Pannonia, 35 BC-AD 9
Brian Campbell
58. German Campaigns, 55 BC-AD 16
Brian Campbell
59. The Conquest of Britain, 43-87
Brian Campbell
60. Campaigns in Armenia, 58-66
Brian Campbell
61. The Jewish Revolt, 66
Brian Campbell
62. The Year of the Four Emperors, 69
Brian Campbell
63. The Dacian Wars, 84-106
Harry Sidebottom
Part VII Roman Imperial Triumph and Challenges
64. Trajan's Parthian War, 113-117
Jonathan P. Roth
65. The Battle of Aelia, 133-135
Jonathan P. Roth
66. Lucius Verus and the East, 161-165
Jonathan P. Roth
67. Marcus Aurelius and Europe, c. 165-180
Jonathan P. Roth
68. The Civil Wars of 193-195
Jonathan P. Roth
69. The Severan Campaigns, 194-235
Jonathan P. Roth
70. The Rise of the Sasanids and the Battle of Hormizdagan, 224
Udo Hartmann
71. The Third-Century "Crisis"
Udo Hartmann
Part VIII The Late Roman Empire
72. The Tetrarchy, 284-305
Udo Hartmann
73. The Rise of Constantine, 306-324
Mark Humphries
74. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: Internal
Mark Humphries
75. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: West
Mark Humphries
76. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: Persia
Doug Lee
77. The Goths and the Romans, 376-378
Doug Lee
Part IX Challenges to Empire 1135
78. Alaric and Italy, 401-410
Mark Humphries
79. Italy in the Fifth Century
Mark Humphries
80. Gaul and Spain in the Fifth Century
Mark Humphries
81. The Vandals in Spain and Africa, 422-468
Mark Humphries
82. Attila and the Huns, 442-455
Michael Whitby
83. Theoderic and the Goths, 476-492
Michael Whitby
Part X The Eastern Roman Empire
84. The Eastern Roman Empire: Internal, 450-610
Doug Lee
85. Anastasius and Persia, 502-506
Michael Whitby
86. Justinian and Persia, 527-562
Michael Whitby
87. Justinian and Africa, 533-548
Alexander Sarantis
88. Justinian and Italy, 535-554
Michael Whitby
89. The Early Sixth-Century Balkan Wars
Alexander Sarantis
90. The Persian Wars, 572-591
Michael Whitby
Part XI From the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire
91. The Lombard Conquest of Italy, 569-572
Alexander Sarantis
92. The Avars and the Slavs, 570-626
Michael Whitby
93. The Persian Wars, 602-628
James D. Howard-Johnston
94. Islamic Conquests, 622-645
James D. Howard-Johnston
1. Ancient Naval Warfare, 700 BC-AD 600
Boris Rankov
2. Ancient Siege Warfare, 700 BC-AD 645
Harry Sidebottom
3. War and Battle in the Greek World, 800-168 BC
Barry Strauss
4. War and Battle in the Roman World, 700 BC-AD 235
Paul Erdkamp
Part II Archaic Greece and the Near East
5. The Lelantine War, c.700 or c.540 BC
Hans van Wees
6. The Rise of Achaemenid Persia, 550-525 BC
Maria Brosius
7. Early Greek Wars, 750-450 BC
Hans van Wees
8. The Ionian Revolt, 498-494 BC
Maria Brosius
9. The Persian Wars, 492-450 BC
Christopher Hassan and Maria Brosius
Part III The Classical Greek World
10. The First Peloponnesian War, 460-446 BC
Fernando Echeverría
11. Latin, Etruscan, Aequian, Volsci, and Gallic Wars, 499-340 BC
Tim Cornell
12. The Second Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC
Fernando Echeverría
13. The Anabasis and the Ten Thousand, 401-399 BC
Matthew Trundle
14. The Corinthian War, 395-387 BC
Matthew Trundle
15. Fourth-Century BC Greek Wars
Matthew Trundle
16. Carthaginian Offensives in Sicily, 409-307 BC
Matthew Trundle
17. Campaigns of Thebes, 379-362 BC
S³awomir Sprawski
Part IV The Macedonian Age and the Rise of Rome
18. The "Samnite Wars," 343-290 BC
Tim Cornell
19. The Rise of Macedon, 359-336 BC
Edward Anson
20. Greeks in Italy, 342-303 BC
Michael Whitby
21. The Revolt of Agis, 333-331 BC
Michael Whitby
22. Campaigns of Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC
23. The Lamian War, 323-322 BC
S³awomir Sprawski
24. The Wars of the Successors, 323-281 BC
Edward Anson
25. The Campaigns of Pyrrhus, 282-272 BC
Jeremy Armstrong
26. The First Punic War and After, 264-237 BC
Arthur Eckstein
27. Dynastic Wars, 260-145 BC
Paul McKechnie
28. Inter-Greek Wars of the Third Century BC
Paul McKechnie
29. The Illyrian Wars, 229-219 BC
Paul Erdkamp
30. The Gallic Wars, Northern Italy, 225-222 BC
Louis Rawlings
31. The Second Punic War, 220-202 BC
Eddie Owens
32. The Roman Conquest of Cisalpine Gaul, 201-191 BC
Louis Rawlings
33. The First Macedonian War, 215-205 BC
Paul Erdkamp
34. Philopoemen in the Peloponnese, 221-192 BC
Paul McKechnie
35. The Second Macedonian War, 200-197 BC
Paul Erdkamp
36. The War against Antiochus III, 191-188 BC
Paul Erdkamp
37. The Third Macedonian War, 171-168 BC
Paul Erdkamp
38. The Maccabean War, 167-161 BC
Michael Whitby
39. The Third Punic War, 149-146 BC
Dexter Hoyos
40. The Andriscus Uprising and the Achaean War, 149-146 BC
Paul Erdkamp
Part V The Imperial Roman Republic 845
41. The Rise of Parthia, C. 250-C. 92 BC
Harry Sidebottom
42. The Numantine War, 154-133 BC
Dexter Hoyos
43. The Jugurthine War, 112-105 BC
Dexter Hoyos
44. The Roman Conquest of Southern Gaul, 125-121 BC
Louis Rawlings
45. Campaigns against Pirates, 103-67 BC
Philip Matyszak
46. The Social War, 91-87 BC
Philip Matyszak
47. The Mithridatic Wars, 89-66 BC
Philip Matyszak
48. Marius versus Sulla, 83-82 BC
Philip Matyszak
49. Campaigns against Sertorius, 81-72 BC
Philip Matyszak
50. Spartacus and the Slave Revolts, 133-71 BC
Philip Matyszak
51. The Battle of Pistoia, 62 BC
Richard Marshall
52. The Gallic Wars, 61-51 BC
Louis Rawlings
53. Invasions of Britain, 55 and 54 BC
Louis Rawlings
54. The Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC
Michael Whitby
55. Pompey versus Caesar, 49-45 BC
Stephen Matthews
Part VI Early Imperial Rome
56. The Second Triumvirate, 43-31 BC
Stephen Matthews
57. Campaigns in Pannonia, 35 BC-AD 9
Brian Campbell
58. German Campaigns, 55 BC-AD 16
Brian Campbell
59. The Conquest of Britain, 43-87
Brian Campbell
60. Campaigns in Armenia, 58-66
Brian Campbell
61. The Jewish Revolt, 66
Brian Campbell
62. The Year of the Four Emperors, 69
Brian Campbell
63. The Dacian Wars, 84-106
Harry Sidebottom
Part VII Roman Imperial Triumph and Challenges
64. Trajan's Parthian War, 113-117
Jonathan P. Roth
65. The Battle of Aelia, 133-135
Jonathan P. Roth
66. Lucius Verus and the East, 161-165
Jonathan P. Roth
67. Marcus Aurelius and Europe, c. 165-180
Jonathan P. Roth
68. The Civil Wars of 193-195
Jonathan P. Roth
69. The Severan Campaigns, 194-235
Jonathan P. Roth
70. The Rise of the Sasanids and the Battle of Hormizdagan, 224
Udo Hartmann
71. The Third-Century "Crisis"
Udo Hartmann
Part VIII The Late Roman Empire
72. The Tetrarchy, 284-305
Udo Hartmann
73. The Rise of Constantine, 306-324
Mark Humphries
74. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: Internal
Mark Humphries
75. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: West
Mark Humphries
76. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire: Persia
Doug Lee
77. The Goths and the Romans, 376-378
Doug Lee
Part IX Challenges to Empire 1135
78. Alaric and Italy, 401-410
Mark Humphries
79. Italy in the Fifth Century
Mark Humphries
80. Gaul and Spain in the Fifth Century
Mark Humphries
81. The Vandals in Spain and Africa, 422-468
Mark Humphries
82. Attila and the Huns, 442-455
Michael Whitby
83. Theoderic and the Goths, 476-492
Michael Whitby
Part X The Eastern Roman Empire
84. The Eastern Roman Empire: Internal, 450-610
Doug Lee
85. Anastasius and Persia, 502-506
Michael Whitby
86. Justinian and Persia, 527-562
Michael Whitby
87. Justinian and Africa, 533-548
Alexander Sarantis
88. Justinian and Italy, 535-554
Michael Whitby
89. The Early Sixth-Century Balkan Wars
Alexander Sarantis
90. The Persian Wars, 572-591
Michael Whitby
Part XI From the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire
91. The Lombard Conquest of Italy, 569-572
Alexander Sarantis
92. The Avars and the Slavs, 570-626
Michael Whitby
93. The Persian Wars, 602-628
James D. Howard-Johnston
94. Islamic Conquests, 622-645
James D. Howard-Johnston
Michael Whitby is pro-vice-chancellor and head of the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has also taught at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Warwick. He has written extensively on the history and historiography of the East Roman empire in the fifth to seventh centuries AD. Most recently, he has co-authored How to Win on the Battlefield: The 25 Key Tactics of All Time (2010) and co-edited The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare (2007).
Harry Sidebottom is a lecturer in ancient history at Lincoln College, University of Oxford, UK, and previously held a fellowship at St. Benet's Hall, University of Oxford. Since 2003 he has been a regular reviewer of fiction, especially historical novels, in the Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction (2004) as well as Iron and Rust (2014), The Amber Road (2013), and five other novels in the Warrior of Rome series, which is set in the Roman empire during the so-called Great Crisis of the third century AD.
Harry Sidebottom is a lecturer in ancient history at Lincoln College, University of Oxford, UK, and previously held a fellowship at St. Benet's Hall, University of Oxford. Since 2003 he has been a regular reviewer of fiction, especially historical novels, in the Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction (2004) as well as Iron and Rust (2014), The Amber Road (2013), and five other novels in the Warrior of Rome series, which is set in the Roman empire during the so-called Great Crisis of the third century AD.
