Ancient-Medieval
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
When King Edward I invaded Wales in 1277, he embarked on the first of three remarkable campaigns that would put his strategic concepts and those of his Welsh opponents to the test.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:12 pm
As a final, unnerving touch at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, a howling host swept over the rim of the hill and careened down the steep slope -- not soldiers, but rather camp followers.
John R. Mixter |
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:12 pm
The Persians hoped to win the Battle of the Granicus by killing King Alexander III. But in his first major action in Asia, the Macedonian commander employed tactics that would win him an empire.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
In the ancient world, a clever commander could use clouds of dust and dirt to gain a great victory and avoid a crushing defeat.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
The chance to unify the faithful -- and gain a strong ally -- led to the conquest of Christendoms's leading city.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
The Cahokian Indians used a sophisticated form of warfare to create the largest Indian empire of the Mississippian civilization.
Michael E. Haskew |
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:10 pm
The mere mention of the Persian Empire's might was enough to make all Greece tremble...or was it?
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:10 pm
The prosecution of one of the greatest sieges in ancient history offers a chance to assess the nature of Rome's military discipline and its importance to the success of the imperial army.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Eager to match the military achievements of his two illustrious rivals, Marcus Licinius Crassus led an army into Parthia. Instead of glory, all he found was death.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:09 pm
The birthplace of civilization is also the home of culture's nemesis.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
In 218 bc, Hannibal Barca left Iberia to take the Second Punic War to Rome -- leading a disparate 84,000-man army.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
As Hannibal met Rome's strongest army at Cannae, Rome's vaunted tenacity and soldiery were expected to prove decisive despite the Carthaginians' recent victories.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
During the Middle Ages, a besieging army needed manpower, siege engines, and, more often than not, patience in order to carry a fortress.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Sparta, the greatest military power in ancient Greece, was in the end its own worst enemy.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
At Thermopylae a king and three hundred of his soldiers set the standard for battle to the death against overwhelming odds.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Missiles fell on the capital city of Iraq. The invaders were speedy and destructive, compelling surrender, occupying much of the country. It sounds like today's headlines, but it comes instead from ancient Rome's 600-year struggle for world domination, one of the earliest tests of East versus West.
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