Mercenaries in the Classical World- To the Death of Alexander

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  Index

  Abrocomas

  Abydos

  Acanthus

  Achaea

  Achoris

  Acragas

  Aegesta

  Aeneas Tacticus

  Aetna

  Aetolia

  Agesilaus

  Agesipolis

  Agias

  Agis

  Agrianian

  Agyris

  Alcibiades

  Alexander the Great

  Amasis

  Amorges

  Amphipolis

  Amphissa

  Amyntas

  Anaxibius

  Antalcidas

  Antipater

  Apollodurus

  Apollonia

  Apries

  Arachosia

  Arcadia

  Arcadian League

  Archidamus

  Argos

  Ariaeus,

  Ariobarzanes

  Aristippus

  Aristomedes

  Aristophanes’ Acharnians

  Aristophanes’ Wasps

  Aristotle

  Armenia

  Arrhabaeus

  Arsites

  Artabazus

  Artaxerxes

  Artemisium

  Asia Minor

  Assyria

  Astyochus

  Athens & Athenians

  Attica

  Babylon

  Bactria

  Bedouins

  Bianor

  Black Sea

  Boeotia

  Boeotian League

  Bosphoros

  Brasidas

  Cabala

  Callas

  Callicratidas

  Callimachus

  Callippus

  Calpes Limen

  Cambyses

  Campanian Mercenaries

  Cardaces

  Caria,

  Carthage & Carthaginians

  Casmene

  Cassander

  Catane

  Cayster Plain

  Celaenae

  Celtic Mercenaries

  Cephalenia

  Cephaloedium

  Chabrias

  Chaeronea

  Chalcidean League

  Chares

  Charmande

  Cheirisophus

  Cissidas

  Cleander,

  Clearchus

  Cleisthenes

  Clembrotus

  Coeratidas

  Colossae

  Conon

  Corcyra

  Corinth & Corinthians

  Coronea

  Cretan archers,

  Crete

  Crimisus River

  Crocus Field

  Croesus,

  Ctesicles

  Cunaxa

  Cyme

  Cypselus

  Cyrus

  Cyzicene

  Dana

  Dascon

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p; Decelea

  Deinarchus

  Delian League

  Delphi

  Demaretus

  Demosthenes

  Dercyllidas

  Dexippus

  Diodorus

  Dion

  Dionysiusof Syracuse

  Dionysiusof Syracuse

  Dorians

  Ecbatana

  Egypt & Egyptians,

  Elateia

  Entella

  Epaminondas

  Ephesus

  Ephialtes

  ephodia

  Ephorus

  epikouros

  Epyaxa

  Eretria

  Erigyius

  Eryx

  Etna

  Eucleides

  Eucles

  Eudamidas

  Eumenes

  Euphrates

  Evagoras

  Gabiene

  Galeria

  Gaugamela

  Gela

  Gelon

  Granicus

  Halicarnassus

  Halicyae

  Hamilcar

  Hannibal

  Hanno

  Harpalus

  Hellespont

  Heraclea

  Heracleides

  Heraea

  Herbita

  Herippidas

  Hermocrates

  Hicetas

  Hieron

  Himera

  Himilcon

  Hippias

  Hippocrates,

  hoplite

  Hybla

  Hydaspes

  Hypaspists

  Iasus

  Iberian Mercenaries

  Iconium

  Illyria

  Imbros

  Ionia & Ionians

  Iphicrates

  Isocrates

  Issus

  Jason of Pherae

  King’s Peace

  Lamian War

  League of Corinth

  Lechaeum

  Lecythus

  Lemnos

  Leontini,

  Leptines

  Letodorus

  Leuctra

  Lilybaeum

  Lipara

  Lycaonia

  Lycidas

  Lycon

  Lycophron

  Lydia & Lydians

  Lygdamis

  Lyncestis

  Lysander

  Lysicles

  Macedonia & Macedonians

  Magon

  Mantinea

  Mantinea & Mantineas

  Marathon

  Mardonius

  Megacles

  Megalopolis

  Megara

  Memnon

  Memphis

  Menidas

  Menon

  Messana

  Messenia