The Army Of Alexander The Great Men At Arms Nicholas Sekunda Osprey A disciplined & organized army. when philip ii became king of macedonia in 359 bce, he inherited an army that was relatively ineffective. he immediately initiated a series of military reforms. together, alexander and his father would create an army unlike anything the ancient world had even seen. The army led by alexander the great into the persian empire included greek heavy infantry in the form of allied contingents provided by the league of corinth and hired mercenaries. these infantrymen would have been equipped as hoplites with the traditional hoplite panoply consisting of a thrusting spear ( doru ), bronze faced argive shield and.
Pen And Sword Books The Army Of Alexander The Great Hardback In 334 bc the macedonian king alexander the great set forth for asia to campaign against the persians. he had inherited a powerful army with an incredibly effective logistics system, thanks to the reforms of his father and predecessor philip ii. yet fighting in asia would prove very different from fighting in the balkans and greece. Alexander the great (born 356 bce, pella, macedonia [northwest of thessaloníki, greece]—died june 13, 323 bce, babylon [near al Ḥillah, iraq]) was the king of macedonia (336–323 bce), who overthrew the persian empire, carried macedonian arms to india, and laid the foundations for the hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. The military tactics of alexander the great (356 bc 323 bc) have been widely regarded as evidence that he was one of the greatest generals in history. during the battle of chaeronea (338 bc), won against the athenian and theban armies, and the battles of granicius (334 bc) and of issus (333 bc), won against the achaemenid persian army of darius iii, alexander employed the so called "hammer. The army of alexander the great. stephen english. casemate publishers, mar 19, 2009 history 192 pages. alexander the great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (julius caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements). most of his thirteen year reign as.
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