Understanding Greek warfare:
"This book offers the most comprehensive survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms' clashes with Rome. Each chapter provides an overview of the particular theme and historical period in question, and also a detailed discussion of the relevant sources....
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| Summary: | "This book offers the most comprehensive survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms' clashes with Rome. Each chapter provides an overview of the particular theme and historical period in question, and also a detailed discussion of the relevant sources. It covers not only the development of equipment, tactics, strategy, and the major wars of Greek history; it also treats the political, social, and cultural importance of warfare in each period. The major scholarly debates are outlined, and each chapter includes several short selections from the primary literary evidence. It is a crucial resource for anyone studying war in the ancient Greek world."...Provided by publisher |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 220 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781138288614 9781138288607 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of figures ix
List of maps xi
Preface and acknowledgments xii
1 Bronze Age and Homeric warfare: Achilies vs. Hector? 1
Introduction l
The Mycenaeans and war 2
Homer and his “heroes ” 13
Homeric receptions 19
Homeric battle: the Duel of Paris and Menelaus, and its
aftermath 24
2 The hoplite phalanx: the rise of the polis 31
Introduction 31
The phalanx: its rise, equipment, and tactics 32
Hoplites: the world s first citizens 45
Hoplite battles: Thermopylae and the Nemea River 48
The iconography of the citizen-soldier 55
3 Greek naval warfare: ruling the Aegean 60
Introduction 60
Greek navies 61
Thalassocracy: the naval mob and empire 66
Naval battles: Sal am is and Naupactus 72
The navy in the Athenian visual landscape 79
viii Contents
4 Total war: Athens vs. Sparta 85
Introduction 85
Thucydides, author of the war 86
An overview of the Peloponnesian War 91
Strategy and tactics beyond the phalanx 96
A new breed of leader 105
War and the Greek mind 112
5 The fourth century bce: mercenaries and scoundrels 119
Introduction 119
The heyday for mercenaries? 120
Professional generals and the art of war 126
Federal states and strongmen 128
Does the phalanx still matter? Epameinondas and the rise
of Thebes 133
Case studies: Lechaeum and SecondMantinea 137
6 Philip and Alexander of Macedon: crushing the polis,
conquering the world 145
Introduction 145
Sources for Philip and Alexander 147
Philip’s military reforms 150
Alexander and his war machine 163
Case studies: the Siege of Tyre and the Battle of Gaugamela 167
Alexander s legend 175
7 Warfare in the Hellenistic world: the coming of Rome 181
Introduction 181
Hellenistic kingdoms and the polis 183
Hellenistic armies 190
Phalanx vs. legion 193
Case studies: Pyrrhus of Epirus and Hannibal of Carthage 198
Conclusion: the end of the Hellenistic world — and the Roman
Republic 206
Select bibliography
Index
210
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