"Focused on both land and sea battle narratives of the classical world, this two-volume reference covers Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD."--Provided by the publisher.

VOLUME 1 : Part I. General Topics. -- 1. Ancient Naval Warfare, 700 BCûAD 600 / Boris Rankov -- 2. Ancient Siege Warfare, 700 BCûAD 645 / Harry Sidebottom -- 3. War and Battle in the Greek World, 800û168 BC / Barry Strauss -- 4. War and Battle in the Roman World, 700 BCûAD 235 / Paul Erdkamp -- Part II. Archaic Greece and the Near East. -- 5. The Lelantine War, c.700 or c.540 BC / Hans van Wees -- 6. The Rise of Achaemenid Persia, 550û525 BC / Maria Brosius -- 7. Early Greek Wars, 750û450 BC / Hans van Wees -- 8. The Ionian Revolt, 498û494 BC / Maria Brosius -- 9. The Persian Wars, 492û450 BC / Christopher Hassan and Maria Brosius -- Part III. The Classical Greek World. -- 10. The First Peloponnesian War, 460û446 BC / Fernando Echeverría -- 11. Latin, Etruscan, Aequian, Volsci, and Gallic Wars, 499û340 BC / Tim Cornell -- 12. The Second Peloponnesian War, 431û404 BC / Fernando Echeverría -- 13. The Anabasis and the Ten Thousand, 401û399 BC / Matthew Trundle -- 14. The Corinthian War, 395û387 BC / Matthew Trundle -- 15. Fourth-Century BC Greek Wars / Matthew Trundle -- 16. Carthaginian Offensives in Sicily, 409û307 BC / Matthew Trundle -- 17. Campaigns of Thebes, 379û362 BC / S³awomir Sprawski -- VOLUME II : Part IV. The Macedonian Age and the Rise of Rome. 18. The “Samnite Wars,” 343û290 BC / Tim Cornell -- 19. The Rise of Macedon, 359û336 BC / Edward Anson -- 20. Greeks in Italy, 342û303 BC / Michael Whitby -- 21. The Revolt of Agis, 333û331 BC / Michael Whitby -- 22. Campaigns of Alexander the Great, 336û323 BC / Ian Worthington -- 23. The Lamian War, 323û322 BC / S³awomir Sprawski -- 24. The Wars of the Successors, 323û281 BC / Edward Anson -- 25. The Campaigns of Pyrrhus, 282û272 BC / Jeremy Armstrong -- 26. The First Punic War and After, 264û237 BC / Arthur Eckstein -- 27. Dynastic Wars, 260û145 BC / Paul McKechnie -- 28. Inter-Greek Wars of the Third Century BC / Paul McKechnie -- 29. The Illyrian Wars, 229û219 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- 30. The Gallic Wars, Northern Italy, 225û222 BC / Louis Rawlings -- 31. The Second Punic War, 220û202 BC / Eddie Owens -- 32. The Roman Conquest of Cisalpine Gaul, 201û191 BC / Louis Rawlings -- 33. The First Macedonian War, 215û205 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- 34. Philopoemen in the Peloponnese, 221û192 BC / Paul McKechnie -- 35. The Second Macedonian War, 200û197 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- 36. The War against Antiochus III, 191û188 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- 37. The Third Macedonian War, 171û168 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- 38. The Maccabean War, 167û161 BC / Michael Whitby -- 39. The Third Punic War, 149û146 BC / Dexter Hoyos -- 40. The Andriscus Uprising and the Achaean War, 149û146 BC / Paul Erdkamp -- Part V. The Imperial Roman Republic 845. 41. The Rise of Parthia, C. 250ûC. 92 BC / Harry Sidebottom -- 42. The Numantine War, 154û133 BC / Dexter Hoyos -- 43. The Jugurthine War, 112û105 BC / Dexter Hoyos -- 44. The Roman Conquest of Southern Gaul, 125û121 BC / Louis Rawlings -- 45. Campaigns against Pirates, 103û67 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 46. The Social War, 91û87 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 47. The Mithridatic Wars, 89û66 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 48. Marius versus Sulla, 83û82 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 49. Campaigns against Sertorius, 81û72 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 50. Spartacus and the Slave Revolts, 133û71 BC / Philip Matyszak -- 51. The Battle of Pistoia, 62 BC / Richard Marshall -- 52. The Gallic Wars, 61û51 BC / Louis Rawlings -- 53. Invasions of Britain, 55 and 54 BC / Louis Rawlings -- 54. The Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC / Michael Whitby -- 55. Pompey versus Caesar, 49û45 BC / Stephen Matthews -- VOLUME III : Part VI. Early Imperial Rome. 56. The Second Triumvirate, 43û31 BC / Stephen Matthews -- 57. Campaigns in Pannonia, 35 BCûAD 9 / Brian Campbell -- 58. German Campaigns, 55 BCûAD 16 / Brian Campbell -- 59. The Conquest of Britain, 43û87 / Brian Campbell -- 60. Campaigns in Armenia, 58û66 / Brian Campbell -- 61. The Jewish Revolt, 66 / Brian Campbell -- 62. The Year of the Four Emperors, 69 / Brian Campbell -- 63. The Dacian Wars, 84û106 / Harry Sidebottom -- Part VII. Roman Imperial Triumph and Challenges. 64. Trajan's Parthian War, 113û117 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 65. The Battle of Aelia, 133û135 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 66. Lucius Verus and the East, 161û165 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 67. Marcus Aurelius and Europe, c. 165û180 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 68. The Civil Wars of 193û195 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 69. The Severan Campaigns, 194û235 / Jonathan P. Roth -- 70. The Rise of the Sasanids and the Battle of Hormizdagan, 224 / Udo Hartmann -- 71. The Third-Century “Crisis” / Udo Hartmann -- Part VIII. The Late Roman Empire. -- 72. The Tetrarchy, 284û305 / Udo Hartmann -- 73. The Rise of Constantine, 306û324 / Mark Humphries -- 74. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire : Internal / Mark Humphries -- 75. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire : West / Mark Humphries -- 76. The Fourth-Century Roman Empire : Persia / Doug Lee -- 77. The Goths and the Romans, 376û378 / Doug Lee -- Part IX. Challenges to Empire 1135. 78. Alaric and Italy, 401û410 / Mark Humphries -- 79. Italy in the Fifth Century / Mark Humphries -- 80. Gaul and Spain in the Fifth Century / Mark Humphries -- 81. The Vandals in Spain and Africa, 422û468 / Mark Humphries -- 82. Attila and the Huns, 442û455 / Michael Whitby -- 83. Theoderic and the Goths, 476û492 / Michael Whitby -- Part X. The Eastern Roman Empire. 84. The Eastern Roman Empire: Internal, 450û610 / Doug Lee -- 85. Anastasius and Persia, 502û506 / Michael Whitby -- 86. Justinian and Persia, 527û562 / Michael Whitby -- 87. Justinian and Africa, 533û548 / Alexander Sarantis -- 88. Justinian and Italy, 535û554 / Michael Whitby -- 89. The Early Sixth-Century Balkan Wars / Alexander Sarantis -- 90. The Persian Wars, 572û591 / Michael Whitby -- Part XI. From the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire -- 91. The Lombard Conquest of Italy, 569û572 / Alexander Sarantis -- 92. The Avars and the Slavs, 570û626 / Michael Whitby -- 93. The Persian Wars, 602û628 / James D. Howard-Johnston -- 94. Islamic Conquests, 622û645 / James D. Howard-Johnston.