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Persian Army 560-330 BC, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - Ancient Period to 1600 A.D

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Persian Army 560-330 BC, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Nicholas Sekunda
Publish Year
1992
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398665
MFG. Part #
OSPELI042
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI42

Description

The Persian Empire grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam. Prince Teispes captured Anshan, once a stronghold of the Elamites. His father, Achaemenes is the person who is apparently responsible for training and organizing the early Persian army and it is his name that is the beginning of the royal line of Achaemenian Kings. It is a dynasty which includes Darius the Great – the finest ruler of the Achaemenid era. The army he commanded included the infamous 'Immortals', who formed the elite of the Persian army, their numbers always kept to exactly 10,000 men.