Mercenaries of the Ancient World
By (Author) Mr Serge Yalichev
Little, Brown Book Group
Little, Brown
26th January 1998
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Ancient history
Mercenaries
Social and cultural history
355.3509
Paperback
Width 156mm, Height 234mm, Spine 21mm
620g
With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens.