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First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem

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ANCIENT WARS AND BATTLES

Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae
At Thermopylae a king and three hundred of his soldiers set the standard for battle to the death against overwhelming odds.

	Ancient History: Spartacus and the Slave Rebellion
	Gothic War: Byzantine Count Belisarius Retakes Rome
	Battle of Chalons: Attila the Hun Versus Flavius Aetius

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MEDIEVAL WARS AND BATTLES

Battle of Montaperti: 13th Century Violence on the Italian "Hill of Death"
Rival Italian political factions and families collided in the 13th century at Montaperti, the "hill of death."

	Mongol Invasions: Battle of Liegnitz
	Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Bannockburn
	Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton

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WARS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Wars of Alexander the Great: Battle of the Granicus
The Persians hoped to win the Battle of the Granicus by killing King Alexander III. But in his first major action in Asia, the Macedonian commander employed tactics that would win him an empire.

	Wars of Alexander the Great: Battle of the Hydaspes River
	Wars of Alexander the Great: Battle of Issus

THE CRUSADES

First Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem
On July 8, 1099, 15,000 starving Christian soldiers marched barefoot around Jerusalem while its Muslim defenders mocked them from the battlements. One week later, the situation would be astonishingly altered.

	Third Crusade: Siege of Acre
	Fourth Crusade: Conquest of Constantinople

SECOND PUNIC WAR

Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae
As Hannibal met Rome's strongest army at Cannae, Rome's vaunted tenacity and soldiery were expected to prove decisive despite the Carthaginians' recent victories.

	Second Punic War: Battle of the Metaurus
	Second Punic War: Hannibal's War in Italy

MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

Medieval Warfare: How to Capture a Castle with Siegecraft
During the Middle Ages, a besieging army needed manpower, siege engines, and, more often than not, patience in order to carry a fortress.

	Military Technology: Using a Cloud of Dust in Ancient Warfare
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