Messenian Wars — ▪ ancient Greece (8th–7th century BC), contests between Sparta and Messenia in ancient Greece. Many modern historians believe that there were two early Messenian wars: the first (c. 735–c. 715) was the Spartan conquest of Messenia; the… … Universalium
Wars of Alexander the Great — Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic of Pompeii, Naples, Naples National Archaeol … Wikipedia
Second Messenian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Messenian War date=685 BC 668 BC [cite news | title = Early History of Peloponnesus and Sparta to the end of the Messenian Wars, B.C. 668 | url = http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek texts/ancient… … Wikipedia
First Messenian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = First Messenian War. partof = Messenian Wars caption = date = c. 743 BC c. 724 BC place = Messenia territory = result = status = combatant1 = Sparta combatant2 = Messenia combatant3 = commander1 = commander2 … Wikipedia
List of wars before 1000 — *Prehistoric warfare *Mythological wars **Battle of Zhuolu about 2500 BC **Kurukshetra War, based on warfare in the Kuru kingdom of ancient India, ca. 1200 900 BC **Trojan War, based on events of ca. 1200 BC *ca. 2530 BC Battle of Magh Ithe in… … Wikipedia
Greco–Persian Wars — For other Persian wars, see Roman Persian Wars, Arab Persian Wars, Persian Gulf Wars, and Military history of Iran. ] Some place the upper limit at 250,000 total land forces. Others place even these numbers as too high.The size of the Persian… … Wikipedia
Greek civil wars of 1824–1825 — Part of the Greek War of Independence Date March 1824 – February 1825 Location Peloponnese Result … Wikipedia
Spartan army — Military history of Sparta redirects here. For other uses, see Military history of Sparta (disambiguation). The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the… … Wikipedia
Spartan Army — The Spartan Army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens primary obligation was to be good soldiers.Connolly (2006), p. 38] Subject to… … Wikipedia
Ancient Greece — The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, located on the Acropolis in Athens, is one of the most representative symbols of the … Wikipedia
