Originally published in 1935, this book provides a detailed history of the employment of mercenaries in the Hellenistic period. Griffith discusses how and why mercenaries were used after the death of Alexander the Great by the Seleucids, Ptolemies, the Greek League and other powers active before the
The Mercenaries of the Hellenistic World
โ Scribed by Guy Thompson Griffith
- Publisher
- CUP Archive
- Year
- 1935
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 173
- Category
- Library
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