Great Battles Of The Ancient World.Great Battles Of The Ancient World Garrett G. Gagan The Teaching Company 4151 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 100, Chantilly, VA 20151-1232 www.TEACH12.com 1598030507 $TBA TBA See: To be announced 1-800-832-2412 Great Battles Of The Ancient World is a brilliantly presented twenty-four lecture series by Garret G. Fagan (Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and History, Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. ) in a four disc, two set, DVD format See VOB and DVD. accompanied by a two volume paperback set providing the written text of Professor Fagan's superbly presented lectures. Incorporating illustrations, maps, bullet points bullet point n → punto; bullet points → elenco sg puntato , and more, the 30 minute lectures begin with addressing the basic definition of war and the value of studying battles that took place in antiquity. From Sumer, Akkad, and the early Mesopotamian city states, to the wars of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, the Greeks, and the Trojans, Professor Fagan also covers the battles that took place in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the Hoplite hoplite (hŏp`līt), heavy infantry soldier in the armies of classical Greece. Hoplites were usually protected by helmets, cuirasses, and leg armor. warfare of the Macedonians, Greek naval warfare naval warfare Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships. , the Athenian expedition to Sicily, Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire, the legions and battles of Rome, and more. This outstanding series then concludes with "Reflections on Warfare in the Ancient World". Informed and informative, thoughtful and thought provoking, Great Battles Of The Ancient World is a university level course that would be completely accessible to non-specialist general viewers with an interest in ancient history, as well as an invaluable addition to Honors Level highschool curriculums in Ancient History and Military History. Strongly recommended for highschool, college, university, and community library collections. |
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