Great battles of the ancient world / The Teaching Company.
Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies, but what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side vi...
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| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Company,
[2005], ©2005.
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| Series: | Great courses (DVD). Ancient & medieval history.
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 169 pages ; 19 cm). |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies, but what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? These lectures examine some of the most notable battles fought in the Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the 4th century A.D., scrutinizing those few hours that determined the fates of empires. |
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| Note: | Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | U29 .G74 2005 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1598030507 9781598030501 |
| Credits: | Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; director, Jon Leven ; editor, Sal Rodriguez ; academic content supervisor, Pamela Greer ; camera operators, Alexis Doty, Jared Bourgeois. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
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Twenty-four lectures of thirty minutes each by Garrett G. Fagan, The Pennsylvania State University. |