Nick Sekunda
Author of The Army of Alexander the Great
About the Author
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Works by Nick Sekunda
The Ptolemaic Army: Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 B.C., Vol. 2: The Ptolemaic Army Under Ptolemy VI… (1994) 16 copies
Ο Στρατός της Σπάρτης 1 copy
Colonial Geopolitics and Local Cultures in the Hellenistic and Roman East (3rd Century BC - 3rd Century AD) /… (2021) — Editor — 1 copy
Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 B.C. Volumes One and Two: The Seleucid Army and The Ptolemaic Army [Two… (1998) 1 copy
Guerreros espartanos 1 copy
Associated Works
The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare: Volume 1, Greece, The Hellenistic World and the Rise of Rome (2007) — Contributor — 67 copies
Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece (2001) — Contributor — 19 copies
Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction Within the Achaemenid Empire (2007) — Contributor — 8 copies
Onomatologos: Studies in Greek Personal Names Presented to Elaine Matthews (2010) — Contributor — 5 copies
War, warlords, and interstate relations in the ancient Mediterranean (2017) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Children of Herodotus: Greek and Roman Historiography and Related Genres (2008) — Contributor — 4 copies
Method and theory : proceedings of the London 1985 Achaemenid history workshop (1988) — Contributor — 2 copies
Alejandro Magno (I) : De Pella a Issos (Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval 27) — Contributor — 2 copies
Desperta Ferro. Los Diádocos:Guerra fraticida por el imperio de Alejandro. — Contributor — 2 copies
Alejandro Magno (II): De Tiro a Siwa — Contributor — 2 copies
Rome and the Seleukid East. Selected Papers From Seleukid Study Day V, Brussels, 21-23 August 2013 (2019) — Contributor — 2 copies
Asia Minor & Egypt: Old Cultures in a New Empire (Achaemenid History Workshop Vol 6) (1991) — Contributor — 2 copies
Alexander the Great and Egypt: History, Art, Tradition. Wroclaw/Breslau, 18./19. Nov. 2011 (Philippika) (2014) — Contributor — 1 copy
Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic Through to the Early Byzantine Period;… (2023) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Sekunda, Nick
- Legal name
- Sekunda, Nicholas
- Other names
- Sekunda, Nicholas
- Birthdate
- 1953
- Gender
- male
- Country (for map)
- United Kingdom
Members
Reviews
Macedonian Armies after Alexander, 323-168 BC… by Nicholas Sekunda
Upon reading the title I figured it would include Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires and their forces in some detail. However it does not, pretty disappointing for me.
This series is a bit pricey but the illustrations are well-done and they are excellent, brief introductions to their respective subjects.
Volumes I possess include:
Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265–146 BC
Men-at-Arms 121
Author: Terence Wise
The Roman Army of the Punic Wars 264–146 BC
Battle Orders 27
Author: Nic Fields
Republican Roman Army 200–104 BC
Men-at-Arms 291
Author: Nicholas Sekunda
The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
Men-at-Arms 46
Author: Michael Simkins
Rome's Enemies (1)
Germanics and Dacians
Men-at-Arms 129
Author: Peter Wilcox
The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine
Men-at-Arms 93
Author: Michael Simkins
Volumes to be added include:
Roman Military Clothing (3)
AD 400–640
Men-at-Arms 425
Author: Raffaele D’Amato
The Sarmatians 600 BC–AD 450
Men-at-Arms 373
Author: Richard Brzezinski
The Thracians 700 BC–AD 46
Men-at-Arms 360
Author: Christopher Webber
Cannae 216 BC
Hannibal smashes Rome's Army
Campaign 36
Author: Mark Healy
Ancient Siege Warfare
Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546–146 BC
Elite 121
Author: Duncan B Campbell
Siege Warfare in the Roman World
146 BC–AD 378
Elite 126
Author: Duncan B Campbell
Roman Battle Tactics 109 BC–AD313
Elite 155
Author: Ross Cowan
The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88–31 BC
Battle Orders 34
Author: Nic Fields
Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC
A gladiator rebels against Rome
Campaign 206
Author: Nic Fields
Philippi 42 BC
The death of the Roman Republic
Campaign 199
Author: Si Sheppard
Actium 31 BC
Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra
Campaign 211
Author: Si Sheppard
The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC–AD 117
Battle Orders 37
Author: Nic Fields
The Praetorian Guard
Elite 50
Author: Boris Rankov
Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642
Elite 110
Author: Kaveh Farrokh
Adrianople AD 378
The Goths crush Rome's legions
Campaign 84
Author: Simon MacDowall
Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th–9th Centuries
Men-at-Arms 247
Author: David Nicolle
Rome's Enemies (2)
Gallic & British Celts
Men-at-Arms 158
Author: Peter Wilcox
Rome's Enemies (3)
Parthians & Sassanid Persians
Men-at-Arms 175
Author: Peter Wilcox
Rome's Enemies (4)
Spanish Armies
Men-at-Arms 180
Author: Rafael Treviño Martinez
Rome's Enemies (5)
The Desert Frontier
Men-at-Arms 243
Author: David Nicolle… (more)
Volumes I possess include:
Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265–146 BC
Men-at-Arms 121
Author: Terence Wise
The Roman Army of the Punic Wars 264–146 BC
Battle Orders 27
Author: Nic Fields
Republican Roman Army 200–104 BC
Men-at-Arms 291
Author: Nicholas Sekunda
The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
Men-at-Arms 46
Author: Michael Simkins
Rome's Enemies (1)
Germanics and Dacians
Men-at-Arms 129
Author: Peter Wilcox
The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine
Men-at-Arms 93
Author: Michael Simkins
Volumes to be added include:
Roman Military Clothing (3)
AD 400–640
Men-at-Arms 425
Author: Raffaele D’Amato
The Sarmatians 600 BC–AD 450
Men-at-Arms 373
Author: Richard Brzezinski
The Thracians 700 BC–AD 46
Men-at-Arms 360
Author: Christopher Webber
Cannae 216 BC
Hannibal smashes Rome's Army
Campaign 36
Author: Mark Healy
Ancient Siege Warfare
Persians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans 546–146 BC
Elite 121
Author: Duncan B Campbell
Siege Warfare in the Roman World
146 BC–AD 378
Elite 126
Author: Duncan B Campbell
Roman Battle Tactics 109 BC–AD313
Elite 155
Author: Ross Cowan
The Roman Army: the Civil Wars 88–31 BC
Battle Orders 34
Author: Nic Fields
Spartacus and the Slave War 73–71 BC
A gladiator rebels against Rome
Campaign 206
Author: Nic Fields
Philippi 42 BC
The death of the Roman Republic
Campaign 199
Author: Si Sheppard
Actium 31 BC
Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra
Campaign 211
Author: Si Sheppard
The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC–AD 117
Battle Orders 37
Author: Nic Fields
The Praetorian Guard
Elite 50
Author: Boris Rankov
Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642
Elite 110
Author: Kaveh Farrokh
Adrianople AD 378
The Goths crush Rome's legions
Campaign 84
Author: Simon MacDowall
Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th–9th Centuries
Men-at-Arms 247
Author: David Nicolle
Rome's Enemies (2)
Gallic & British Celts
Men-at-Arms 158
Author: Peter Wilcox
Rome's Enemies (3)
Parthians & Sassanid Persians
Men-at-Arms 175
Author: Peter Wilcox
Rome's Enemies (4)
Spanish Armies
Men-at-Arms 180
Author: Rafael Treviño Martinez
Rome's Enemies (5)
The Desert Frontier
Men-at-Arms 243
Author: David Nicolle… (more)
This is not one of my favorite Osprey titles. There is lots of archaeological data and general history, but we really don't learn a lot about Persian soldiers, how they dressed and fought. That is why I buy Osprey books. I know, it's a big topic, and so much we assume to know is speculative. Nevertheless, I don't find this book helpful.
Even the subjects of the plates focus on elite troop types, not the poor subject shield bearing slimers that every gamer has in their Persian Army. Disappointing… (more)
Even the subjects of the plates focus on elite troop types, not the poor subject shield bearing slimers that every gamer has in their Persian Army. Disappointing… (more)
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