Alexander the GreatAllen Lane, 1973 - 568 pages Series follows well-known personalities back to the ancient times in which they lived. |
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... Foot Companions became the national emblem of Macedonians , and yet their unit may not have been wholly a Macedonian creation . Foot Companions had fought in files of ten before Philip's reign , and although it was he who introduced ...
... Foot Companions became the national emblem of Macedonians , and yet their unit may not have been wholly a Macedonian creation . Foot Companions had fought in files of ten before Philip's reign , and although it was he who introduced ...
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... Foot Companions wore on their hips were very much a last resort . Both Companions and Foot Companions were troops for open ground and weather . The Companions ' horses , like all ancient cavalry , had no nailed horseshoes , and the ...
... Foot Companions wore on their hips were very much a last resort . Both Companions and Foot Companions were troops for open ground and weather . The Companions ' horses , like all ancient cavalry , had no nailed horseshoes , and the ...
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... Foot Companions . But Darius did not expect that the engagement would be won on foot . Within this broad problem of encirclement , specific details were repor- ted by scouts and needed close attention . In the centre of the Persian line ...
... Foot Companions . But Darius did not expect that the engagement would be won on foot . Within this broad problem of encirclement , specific details were repor- ted by scouts and needed close attention . In the centre of the Persian line ...
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