9781585673483-158567348X-Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

ISBN-13: 9781585673483
ISBN-10: 158567348X
Edition: 1
Author: Adrienne Mayor
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover 319 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781585673483
ISBN-10: 158567348X
Edition: 1
Author: Adrienne Mayor
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover 319 pages

Summary

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World (ISBN-13: 9781585673483 and ISBN-10: 158567348X), written by authors Adrienne Mayor, was published by Abrams Press in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Greece (Ancient Civilizations History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Greece books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.11.

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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

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