{"product_id":"the-armies-of-ptolemaic-egypt-stzsphane-thion-9781804518250","title":"The Armies of Ptolemaic Egypt: Cleruchs, Mercenaries and Machimoï 323-30 Bce","description":"Egypt serves as the ideal starting point for anyone aiming to study the institutions of Alexander the Great's successors. No other Hellenistic kingdom is as fortunate in possessing so many sources, particularly in the military field. The surviving documents provide profound insights into the army, extending even to the individual commanders and their soldiers. It is this army, heir to Macedonian traditions, that is described in detail in \u003ci\u003eThe Armies of Ptolemaic Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe organisation of the Ptolemaic army is described in detail over its centuries of existence, comparing theory with empirical data. The evolution of this organisation, reflecting the challenges of the time, becomes clear. One striking aspect of the Ptolemaic army is the modernity of its organisation. It was a far cry from the pyramidal structures described by contemporary tacticians, particularly Asclepiodotus in his 'Tactica'. The situation is surprisingly reminiscent of seventeenth-century Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Armies of Ptolemaic Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e is enriched by numerous illustrations, mainly based on statuettes, frescoes and painted stelae, revealing the Ptolemaic soldier as he appeared from the third to the first century BCE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stéphane Thion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804518255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804518250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Stéphane Thion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072175194367,"sku":"9781804518250","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00af3a53-34b8-400a-93fb-f1949cf0e5a7.jpg?v=1753416007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-armies-of-ptolemaic-egypt-stzsphane-thion-9781804518250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}