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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs

Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

by Adrienne Mayor
Hardback
Publication Date: 25/08/2003
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Drawing on sources ancient and modern, Mayor describes ancient recipes for arrow poisons, booby traps rigged with plague, petroleum-based combustibles, choking gases, and the deployment of dangerous animals and venomous snakes and insects. She also explo
ISBN:
9781585673483
9781585673483
Category:
Military history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
25-08-2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Abrams, Inc.
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
203.2x127x25.4mm
Weight:
0.56kg
Adrienne Mayor

Adrienne Mayor's books include The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Fossil Legends of the First Americans (both Princeton).

She is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford University.

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Warfare & defence Classical history / classical civilisation Chemical & biological weapons Military history
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