
Warriors of the Ancient Greek World
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This in-depth visual guide, Warriors of the Ancient Greek World, boasts over 140 lavishly detailed photographed and illustrated recreations of the warrior panoplies of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. It covers the heavy infantry and cavalry of Greece and Macedonia, the light infantry and horsemen of the Thracian territories and the fighting men and women of the vast Persian and Scythian realms. The book has been crafted to show these ancient combatants in as much physical, gritty detail and character as possible. The combatants are seen torn from moments in time and dropped onto the page. It illustrates the range of distinct weapons and equipment carried by them, why it was needed and how it was made. It shows how the warriors may have looked whilst on campaign, mud, blood and all. AUTHOR: Kevin Giles has been working in the British film industry as a costume prop specialist for over twenty-three years. He studied Costume Design at London's world-famous Wimbledon School of Art earning a BA Hons degree, graduating in 2000. He has been involved in producing costume props for well over forty major film and TV productions credited and uncredited. Specialising in costume armour and leatherwork, he has worked under some of film's finest award-winning costume designers. Kevin's credits include No Time to Die (2021), Ready Player One (2018), Wonder Woman (2017), Marvel's Avengers, Age of Ultron (2015) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to name a few. 68 colour, 59 b/w illustrations
Author: Kevin L Giles
Format: Hardback, 72 pages, 216mm x 282mm
Published: 2023, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Military History
Description
This in-depth visual guide, Warriors of the Ancient Greek World, boasts over 140 lavishly detailed photographed and illustrated recreations of the warrior panoplies of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. It covers the heavy infantry and cavalry of Greece and Macedonia, the light infantry and horsemen of the Thracian territories and the fighting men and women of the vast Persian and Scythian realms. The book has been crafted to show these ancient combatants in as much physical, gritty detail and character as possible. The combatants are seen torn from moments in time and dropped onto the page. It illustrates the range of distinct weapons and equipment carried by them, why it was needed and how it was made. It shows how the warriors may have looked whilst on campaign, mud, blood and all. AUTHOR: Kevin Giles has been working in the British film industry as a costume prop specialist for over twenty-three years. He studied Costume Design at London's world-famous Wimbledon School of Art earning a BA Hons degree, graduating in 2000. He has been involved in producing costume props for well over forty major film and TV productions credited and uncredited. Specialising in costume armour and leatherwork, he has worked under some of film's finest award-winning costume designers. Kevin's credits include No Time to Die (2021), Ready Player One (2018), Wonder Woman (2017), Marvel's Avengers, Age of Ultron (2015) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to name a few. 68 colour, 59 b/w illustrations

Warriors of the Ancient Greek World