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Fields of Death: Retracing Ancient Battlefields

Fields of Death: Retracing Ancient Battlefields

Evans, Richard

Hardcover

Ancient GreeceAncient RomeGeneral Military History

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ISBN10: 1848847971
ISBN13: 9781848847972
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: Dec 19 2013
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.31
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.55
Language: English
Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. Details, especially those related to topographical and geographical issues that can have a fundamental importance to military actions, are left tantalizingly unclear to the modern reader. The evidence from archaeological excavation work can sometimes fill in a gap in our understanding, but such an approach remains uncommon in studying ancient battles. By combining the ancient sources and latest archaeological findings with his personal observations on the ground, Richard Evans brings new perspectives to the dramatic events of the distant past. For example, why did armies miss one another in what we might today consider relatively benign terrain? Just how important was the terrain in determining victory or defeat in these clashes.

The author has carefully selected battles and sieges to explore, first to identify their locations and see how these fit with the ancient evidence. He then examines the historical episodes themselves, offering new observations from first-hand study of the field of battle along with up-to-date photographs, maps and diagrams. In the process, he discusses whether and how the terrain has since been changed by land use, erosion and other factors, and the extent to which what we see today represents a real connection with the dramatic events of the distant past. This first volume considers:

1. The Greek Victory over the Persians at Marathon (490 BC)

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