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 55
... remained for some time to come , but the ability of either Greece or Macedon to spread that influence by force ended at Pydna . The empire that Alexander established , weakened considerably after his death , came to an end . Antiochus ...
... remained for some time to come , but the ability of either Greece or Macedon to spread that influence by force ended at Pydna . The empire that Alexander established , weakened considerably after his death , came to an end . Antiochus ...
Page 213
... remained loyal until 1582 , when two Manchu officials serving the Ming government , Giocangga and his son Taksi , died in a civil disturbance . Taksi's son was Nurhachi , and he was determined to avenge his father and grandfather's ...
... remained loyal until 1582 , when two Manchu officials serving the Ming government , Giocangga and his son Taksi , died in a civil disturbance . Taksi's son was Nurhachi , and he was determined to avenge his father and grandfather's ...
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... remained only par- tially settled . Philip of Anjou remained King Philip V of Spain , but Louis swore that France and Spain would not join even if the Bourbon family held both thrones ; no one king would hold both . Louis also gave up ...
... remained only par- tially settled . Philip of Anjou remained King Philip V of Spain , but Louis swore that France and Spain would not join even if the Bourbon family held both thrones ; no one king would hold both . Louis also gave up ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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