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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... established a reputation as a courageous and innovative general , defeat- ing armies sent against him by local Persian governors or by the Persian Emperor Darius III . His army established Greek control over Asia Minor , defeated Darius ...
... established a reputation as a courageous and innovative general , defeat- ing armies sent against him by local Persian governors or by the Persian Emperor Darius III . His army established Greek control over Asia Minor , defeated Darius ...
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... established the Seljuks as the premiere military and political force in the Middle East . Filled with religious zeal , the Seljuks con- quered Armenia , the Levant , and into Asia Minor ; Malik Shah , the most successful Seljuk military ...
... established the Seljuks as the premiere military and political force in the Middle East . Filled with religious zeal , the Seljuks con- quered Armenia , the Levant , and into Asia Minor ; Malik Shah , the most successful Seljuk military ...
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... established practice of building " floating gardens " of built - up silt . Here they established the city of Tenochtitlán in the middle of the fourteenth century . A second city , Tlatelolco , was built by a second Aztec faction . The ...
... established practice of building " floating gardens " of built - up silt . Here they established the city of Tenochtitlán in the middle of the fourteenth century . A second city , Tlatelolco , was built by a second Aztec faction . The ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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