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 14
... attempt to expand the Persian Empire into Europe and made the Greeks the dominant population in the Mediterranean region and Europe . Historical Setting Although Darius's attempt to invade Greece in 490 B.C. failed , he was not about to ...
... attempt to expand the Persian Empire into Europe and made the Greeks the dominant population in the Mediterranean region and Europe . Historical Setting Although Darius's attempt to invade Greece in 490 B.C. failed , he was not about to ...
Page 130
... attempt to get involved in a succession dispute in Constantinople led to the sack of that city by the crusaders . This Crusade never fought any Moslems over the Holy Land . • Fifth Crusade ( 1218-1221 ) : Pope Innocent III called for a ...
... attempt to get involved in a succession dispute in Constantinople led to the sack of that city by the crusaders . This Crusade never fought any Moslems over the Holy Land . • Fifth Crusade ( 1218-1221 ) : Pope Innocent III called for a ...
Page 259
... attempted to conspire with disaffected American General Benedict Arnold to acquire the major American fort at West ... attempt to crush the uprising by capturing Philadelphia had proven likewise unproductive . Since British capture of ...
... attempted to conspire with disaffected American General Benedict Arnold to acquire the major American fort at West ... attempt to crush the uprising by capturing Philadelphia had proven likewise unproductive . Since British capture of ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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