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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... became an ongoing problem for the Persians from this time forward . Militarily , the Greek army had become the best in the world . The heavily armed hoplite , the Greek infantryman with spear , armor , and discipline , became the ...
... became an ongoing problem for the Persians from this time forward . Militarily , the Greek army had become the best in the world . The heavily armed hoplite , the Greek infantryman with spear , armor , and discipline , became the ...
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... became one of the best military minds of the medieval period . He also had a grand political sense . In 1171 , he overthrew the reigning Fatimid dynasty in Egypt and placed the country under the spiri- tual leadership of the caliph of ...
... became one of the best military minds of the medieval period . He also had a grand political sense . In 1171 , he overthrew the reigning Fatimid dynasty in Egypt and placed the country under the spiri- tual leadership of the caliph of ...
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... became standard in European armies after this time . Historical Setting In 1555 , the Peace of Augsburg became the law of the Holy Roman Empire , territory that included modern - day Germany , Holland , Bel- gium , Austria , Switzerland ...
... became standard in European armies after this time . Historical Setting In 1555 , the Peace of Augsburg became the law of the Holy Roman Empire , territory that included modern - day Germany , Holland , Bel- gium , Austria , Switzerland ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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