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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Page 47
... Spain , had challenged Roman power in 219 B.C. by laying siege to the city of Saguntum . According to the treaty con- cluded at the end of the First Punic War , the city lay within a region recognized as under Carthage's suzerainty ...
... Spain , had challenged Roman power in 219 B.C. by laying siege to the city of Saguntum . According to the treaty con- cluded at the end of the First Punic War , the city lay within a region recognized as under Carthage's suzerainty ...
Page 174
... Spain's new nationalism was perfectly timed and placed . Located between the Atlantic and Mediterranean , Spain was positioned to take advantage of trade possibilities in both . Its neighbor Portugal had recently been exploring possible ...
... Spain's new nationalism was perfectly timed and placed . Located between the Atlantic and Mediterranean , Spain was positioned to take advantage of trade possibilities in both . Its neighbor Portugal had recently been exploring possible ...
Page 305
... Spain missed Napoleon's rule in their country , the return of Ferdinand VII to the throne was also a matter of some concern . He was no benevolent despot , and his views on ex- ercising his authority upset many in Spain just as they did ...
... Spain missed Napoleon's rule in their country , the return of Ferdinand VII to the throne was also a matter of some concern . He was no benevolent despot , and his views on ex- ercising his authority upset many in Spain just as they did ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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