# Mercenaries of the Ancient World

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- Authors: [Serge Yalichev](https://www.bookquiver.com/serge-yalichev)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1998-01-26

## Description

With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens.

## Editions

### Mercenaries of the Ancient World

- Publisher: constable
- ISBN: 978-00-9475-750-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 1998-01-26
- Language: en_GB