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Battle of Cape Ecnomus & the First Punic War
By Marc G. De Santis“But so long as the Carthaginians held unchallenged control of the sea, the issue of the war still hung in the balance. Read more
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The Eagle at Asculum: General Pyrrhus of Epirus
By Jeffrey A. EastonBy the middle of the 4th century bc, the Roman Empire had steadily expanded its reach into the southern half of Italy. Read more
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Famous Military Generals: Chabrias the Athenian
By Charles HilbertOn a warm summer day in the year 378 BC, a large Spartan army stood baffled on the plain of Boeotia in central Greece. Read more
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Misplaced Aggression: The Athenian Defeat at Syracuse
By Barry PorterBy the spring of 415 bc, a peace treaty between the warring city-states of Athens and Sparta had held firm for six years. Read more
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The Athenian Soldier Versus the Spartan Hoplite
By Fred Eugene RayThe wars fought by Sparta and Athens in the fifth century bc pitted one city-state with ancient Greece’s greatest army against one boasting her most powerful fleet. Read more
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Operation Fustian: Airborne Assault on the Bridges to Catania
By Mark Simmons‘‘As I floated down, the whole dropping zone seemed to be on fire; tracer bullets had set the tinder-dry stubble alight. Read more
