MERCENARIES IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD

Author: Stephen English

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Year published: 2012

Pagination: 212pp, map

Condition: Good in plastic covered d/w

---

Good in plastic covered d/w with previous owner name on endpaper. Mercenaries were a significant factor in many of the wars of the Classical world, being employed in large numbers by several states. The most famous were Xenophon’s ‘Ten Thousand’, who had to cut their way out of the Persian Empire after the death of their employer. Greek infantry were for long the most dominant type, but some, such as Celts and Thracians were hired largely for their love of fighting. Others like Cretan archers or slingers from Rhodes and the Balearic Islands, were valued for their specialist skills.