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# Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors, and Warfare in the Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome

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## Customer Reviews

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    A great resource
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023*

This is a great resource for anyone interested in that huge chunk of time from the Homeric era to about the end of the Western Roman Empire.  The illustrations are great, and a surprising amount of topics are covered, from now extinct elephant species to ships and machines.  The author has a good way of showing long trends: Greek light infantry becoming heavier while heavy infantry became lighter, for example, that you might not otherwise notice.  It is definitely worth the price.

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    Go elsewhere for descriptions of ancient battles
  

*by B***G on Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015*

Go elsewhere for descriptions of ancient battles, which are seriously lacking in this book, even with diagrams.Re: The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC) on pages 171-172, Warry neglects to inform us that Caesar's decisive move was placing the six cohorts (eight in Warry's book) at an oblique angle BEHIND the cavalry on Caesar's right wing so that Pompey and Labienus could not see that the six cohorts where there.  Then as Labienus' cavalry attacked, Caesar's cavalry gave way and backed up to allow the six cohorts to attack Labienus' cavalry on their left flank, which broke Labienus' cavalry.  Even the diagram in this book has it wrong, which places the six cohorts not behind the cavalry but to the right of the cavalry.Re: Alexander and The Battle of Gauagamela (331 BC), again Warry misses the decisive move, this time by Alexander and the Companions cavalry, which in a move of classic penetration, attacked AT Darius at an angle after a gap was created by Alexander's movement to the right in front of Darius' front line.I can recommend Richard A. Gaibrel's books "The Great Battles of Antiquity" (1994), which is a shorter version of the three volume "Empires of War," (2005), which both contain excellent descriptions of these two battles (and many others) with diagrams.  Re: Gauagamela, the 1961 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica, which has an excellent article which presents Alexander's decisive move that allowed him to attack Darius from the rear by wheeling the Companion cavalry through the gap he created.Warry's book does have a lot of great pictures, but it is really not much more than "An illustrated encyclopedia of weapons, warriors and warfare in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome," and unfortunately presents incomplete sketches of the battles covered in this book.  For the pictures, this book is OK, but that is about it.For general reference: "O2S4 MEC:"Objective (Simplicity);Offensive, Sprit of;Superiority at Point of Contact (Economy of Force);Surprise (Security);Security (Surprise);Simplicity (Objective);Movement (Mobility);Economy of Force (Superiority at Point of Contact);Cooperation (Unity of Command)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A wonderful reference on Classical Warfare
  

*by D***H on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2002*

This is a beautifully balanced book. It covers the classical period between 1600BC and 800AD in a very organised and readable way. Each period is prefaced with the heading "Ancient Authorities" and outlines where the following information is sourced. Then the period is discussed in flowing narrative which highlights the key personalities and events of the time along with an indepth look at the mechanics of warfare. The strategy and tactics presented is blended nicely with the historical discussion. The numerous battle maps and accompanying data are a treasure for the military, history and wargaming buffs. The artwork throughout is first class as are the maps. I particularly like the full page colour depictions of combatants from different armies with detailed explanatory notes, some of the best I've seen. I found the middle part of the book focussed a little more heavily on the historical aspect. It did not contain as many battle maps as the first and latter part did, and I found myself flicking ahead to see when I would reach one of the battle descriptions and maps. In summary, this is a terrific encyclopedia and ranks as one of the nicest books I have seen on the subject. Superb.

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