Understanding Greek Warfare

Matthew A. Sears (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

234 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-28861-4 (ISBN)

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Understanding Greek Warfare offers a wide-ranging survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms’ clashes with Rome. Each chapter provides an overview of a particular theme and historical period, and a detailed discussion of the relevant sources, both ancient and modern. This volume covers not only the development of equipment, tactics, strategy, and the major wars of Greek history – the "drums and trumpets" – it also examines the political, social, and cultural importance of warfare in each period. Each chapter outlines major scholarly debates, such as the true nature of hoplite battle and whether Alexander the Great had a strategic vision beyond conquest, and includes several short selections from the primary literary evidence.

Readable yet scholarly, this book is an ideal companion to courses on Greek warfare and society, and offers detailed suggestions for further reading and research. Understanding Greek Warfare will be a crucial resource for students of war in the ancient Greek world, and of the ancient Greeks in general.

Matthew A. Sears is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. He writes on ancient Greek history, society, and culture, and is the author of Athens, Thrace, and the Shaping of Athenian Leadership (2013) and co-author of Battles and Battlefields of Ancient Greece: A Guide to their History, Topography, and Archaeology (forthcoming).

List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Bronze Age and Homeric Warfare: Achilles vs. Hector?; Chapter 2: The Hoplite Phalanx: The Rise of the Polis; Chapter 3: Greek Naval Warfare: Ruling the Aegean; Chapter 4: Total War: Athens vs. Sparta; Chapter 5: The Fourth Century BCE: Mercenaries and Scoundrels; Chapter 6: Philip and Alexander of Macedon: Crushing the Polis, Conquering the World; Chapter 7: Warfare in the Hellenistic World: The Coming of Rome; Select Bibliography; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.03.2019
Reihe/Serie	Understanding the Ancient World
Zusatzinfo	37 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-138-28861-6 / 1138288616
ISBN-13	978-1-138-28861-4 / 9781138288614
Zustand	Neuware