100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the PresentBloomsbury Academic, 2000 M01 1 - 474 pages Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991. |
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... Roman dominance there gave Rome total control over the Adriatic . Eumenes of Pergamum , whom the Romans had originally gone to war to assist , was also ac- cused of a number of crimes and , although not killed , became nothing more than ...
... Roman dominance there gave Rome total control over the Adriatic . Eumenes of Pergamum , whom the Romans had originally gone to war to assist , was also ac- cused of a number of crimes and , although not killed , became nothing more than ...
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... Roman Revolution . Oxford , UK : Clarendon Press , 1939 . TEUTOBURGER WALD ( TEUTOBURG FOREST ) A.D. 9 FORCES ENGAGED Roman : 17th , 18th , and 19th Legions , plus auxiliary cavalry , totaling 15,000 to 18,000 men . Commander ...
... Roman Revolution . Oxford , UK : Clarendon Press , 1939 . TEUTOBURGER WALD ( TEUTOBURG FOREST ) A.D. 9 FORCES ENGAGED Roman : 17th , 18th , and 19th Legions , plus auxiliary cavalry , totaling 15,000 to 18,000 men . Commander ...
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... Romans made a last dash for freedom . Only a handful of sol- diers escaped the carnage and reached the near- est Roman base at Aliso . By that time , the battle was over and the Germans were more inter- ested in loot than in continued ...
... Romans made a last dash for freedom . Only a handful of sol- diers escaped the carnage and reached the near- est Roman base at Aliso . By that time , the battle was over and the Germans were more inter- ested in loot than in continued ...
Contents
Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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