The Resource Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1, Garrett G. Fagan
Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1, Garrett G. Fagan
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The item Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1, Garrett G. Fagan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ipswich Public Library.
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- Summary
- What were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? And what were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? To answer these questions the course describes and discusses in some of the most notable battles fought in the Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the 4th century A.D
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 6 audio discs
- Note
-
- Compact discs
- Part 1 of 2. Contains lectures 1-12 of 24 lectures on the battles history of ancient world
- Course no. 3757
- 12 lectures
- Includes lecture notes, outlines, timeline, glossary and bibilographical references
- Contents
-
- Lecture 1. Why study battles? What is war?
- Lecture 2. The problem of warfare's origins
- Lecture 3. Sumer, Akkad, and early Mesopotamian warfare
- Lecture 4. Egyptian warfare from the old to new kingdoms
- Lecture 5. The battles of Megiddo and Kadesh
- Lecture 6. The Trojan war and Homeric warfare
- Lecture 7. The Assyrian war machine
- Lecture 8. The sieges of Lachish and Jerusalem
- Lecture 9. A peculiar institution? Hoplite warfare
- Lecture 10. The battle of Marathon
- Lecture 11. The battle of Thermopylae
- Lecture 12. Naval warfare and the battle of Salamis
- Isbn
- 9781598030495
- Label
- Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1
- Title
- Great battles of the ancient world
- Title number
- Part 1
- Statement of responsibility
- Garrett G. Fagan
- Title variation
-
- Battles of the ancient world
- Ancient world
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- What were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? And what were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? To answer these questions the course describes and discusses in some of the most notable battles fought in the Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the 4th century A.D
- Accompanying matter
- instructional materials
- Cataloging source
- HCO
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fagan, Garrett G.
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- lectures speeches
- PerformerNote
- Lectures presented by Garrett G. Fagan, Pennsylvania State University
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Teaching Company
- Series statement
- Great courses
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Battles
- Military history, Ancient
- Military art and science
- Label
- Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1, Garrett G. Fagan
- Note
-
- Compact discs
- Part 1 of 2. Contains lectures 1-12 of 24 lectures on the battles history of ancient world
- Course no. 3757
- 12 lectures
- Includes lecture notes, outlines, timeline, glossary and bibilographical references
- Accompanying material
- 1 guidebooks (74 pages ; 22 cm.)
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lecture 1. Why study battles? What is war? -- Lecture 2. The problem of warfare's origins -- Lecture 3. Sumer, Akkad, and early Mesopotamian warfare -- Lecture 4. Egyptian warfare from the old to new kingdoms -- Lecture 5. The battles of Megiddo and Kadesh -- Lecture 6. The Trojan war and Homeric warfare -- Lecture 7. The Assyrian war machine -- Lecture 8. The sieges of Lachish and Jerusalem -- Lecture 9. A peculiar institution? Hoplite warfare -- Lecture 10. The battle of Marathon -- Lecture 11. The battle of Thermopylae -- Lecture 12. Naval warfare and the battle of Salamis
- Control code
- 1183211
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 6 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781598030495
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital;
- Publisher number
-
- 3757
- 3757-01
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1183211
- (OCoLC)62557539
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- Great battles of the ancient world, Part 1, Garrett G. Fagan
- Note
-
- Compact discs
- Part 1 of 2. Contains lectures 1-12 of 24 lectures on the battles history of ancient world
- Course no. 3757
- 12 lectures
- Includes lecture notes, outlines, timeline, glossary and bibilographical references
- Accompanying material
- 1 guidebooks (74 pages ; 22 cm.)
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lecture 1. Why study battles? What is war? -- Lecture 2. The problem of warfare's origins -- Lecture 3. Sumer, Akkad, and early Mesopotamian warfare -- Lecture 4. Egyptian warfare from the old to new kingdoms -- Lecture 5. The battles of Megiddo and Kadesh -- Lecture 6. The Trojan war and Homeric warfare -- Lecture 7. The Assyrian war machine -- Lecture 8. The sieges of Lachish and Jerusalem -- Lecture 9. A peculiar institution? Hoplite warfare -- Lecture 10. The battle of Marathon -- Lecture 11. The battle of Thermopylae -- Lecture 12. Naval warfare and the battle of Salamis
- Control code
- 1183211
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 6 audio discs
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781598030495
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital;
- Publisher number
-
- 3757
- 3757-01
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1183211
- (OCoLC)62557539
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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