"Cosmo Rodewald, who died in 2002, was Senior Lecturer in the History Department at Manchester University. This collection of essays is offered by former colleagues, pupils and admirers of Cosmo, as a 'garland to his memory'. Their writings range across the Greek and Roman worlds: Xenophon the Rhetor (Anthony Keen), The Rein and the Spur, Theopomus and Ephorus (David Whitehead), The Episode of Sphodrias as a source for Spartan Social His ..."
"Sekunda argues that in the 160s BC, the Ptolemaic and Seleucid infantry were reorganised to make them more successful and more competitive against the might of the Romans. This Romanisation of the military took the form of new tactics and changes in the organisation and in the equipment given to the soldier, with evidence coming from archaeological, literary, epigraphic and iconographic sources. Sekunda looks at the pre-Romanised organi ..."
"The spectacular career of Alexander the Great represented a watershed in military history. After the assassination of his father, King Philip II, Alexander took command of a newly united kingdom that combined the military might of Macedonia and Greece. Perfecting new weapons and tactics pioneered by King Philip, the young Alexander led his forces into Asia, conquering the Persian Empire and campaigning across the face of the known world ..."
"The ancient Greek world, was made up of a series of independent city states, such as the powerful Athens and Sparta. In 5th century BC Greece faced the Persian Empire in a fight for survival. The names Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, have become synonyms for fortitude and courage."
Marathon 490 BC(Illustrated) The First Persian Invasion of Greece (Praeger Military History) द्वारा NickSekunda, Nicholas Sekunda Hardcover, 96 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2005 द्वारा Praeger Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98836-4, ISBN: 0-275-98836-8
"The story of the Marathon campaign is an epic of the Ancient World. When the Ionian Greeks revolted against their Persian overlords in 499BC, the cities of Athens and Eretria came to their aid. The Persian King Darius swore vengeance and in 490BC a fleet of 600 ships packed with troops was sent to take revenge on the Athenians. At Marathon the Greeks met the Persians in battle and drove them in rout back to their ships. The moral effect ..."
The Ptolemaic Army(1st Edition) Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 B.C., Vol. 2: The Ptolemaic Army Under Ptolemy VI Philometor द्वारा NickSekunda, Angus Mcbride, Philip Greenough, Ed Org Paperback, 84 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 1995 द्वारा Montvert Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-874101-03-1, ISBN: 1-874101-03-5
"The literary and archaeological evidence for the Romanization of the Ptolemaic army during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt (180-145 BC)."
"Ediciones del Prado. Madrid. 1994. 25 cm. 63 p. il. col. y n. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Tropas de élite', 18. Sekunda, Nick 1953-. Versión castellana, M.J. Ramírez. Traducción de: The ancient Greeks. Grecia. Ejércitos y batallas. 34. Tropas de élite. 18 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 84-7838-506-1"
"Upon the assassination of his father King Philip II in the summer of 336 BC - while making plans for an invasion of Persia - Alexander took over the reigns of power of a now united Greece. When he led his combined Macedonian and Greek army into Asia a year later he began the greatest career of military conquest in world history. In eleven short years he overcame the might of the Persian Empire and campaigned across the face of the known ..."
"When Philip II ascended the throne in 359 BC, Macedonia was in danger of being engulfed by wild barbarian tribes to the north and wily Greek cities to the south. Philip had to expand the power of the throne or be swallowed up: the creation of a powerful army was imperative. When his son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom at the age of 20, he also inherited an army which was truly unrivalled. The Macedonians were veterans of battle, well ..."
"The principal source of information on the Roman Republican Army is the sixth book of the Histories of the Greek historian Polybius, written a little before 150BC. This engaging text by Nicholas Sekunda draws heavily on this vital source to outline the equipment and organization of the Roman Republican Army from 200-104 BC - a time when Rome was growing from a regional to a world power. With plenty of photographs and illustrations, incl ..."
"This title follows the campaigns of Marathon, one of the epic stories of the ancient world. When the Ionian Revolt broke out in 499 BC, Athens angered the Persians by sending assistance to the Greeks of Asia. Having crushed the revolt, the Persian king, Darius, decided to punish Athens and landed his forces at Marathon some 26 miles from the city. Nine thousand Athenians and their allies marched to meet him, advancing onto the plain and ..."
"The Spartans were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were a truly elite force. The state was dedicated to creating superbly trained soldiers. It was these Spartan hoplites that would face the Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. If not for these superb warriors it is likely that the Persian king would have conquered Greece and altered the course of history."
"The early Romans were only one of a number of peoples that inhabited Iron Age central Italy. From the 8th to the 3rd century BC, the Romans undertook territorial expansion, and conflict with neighbouring tribes and cultures resulted in open war, most notably with the Samnites. Alliances sprang were created too but the rise of Rome was unstoppable. This title covers the equipment, weaponry and dress of the early Romans, from the traditio ..."
"The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexander's conquests gave way to a period of bloody and prolonged warfare (322-275 BC), and the break-up of this glittering but momentary empire. Macedonia, the heartland of Alexander's dominions, was ruled first by th ..."