Understanding ancient battle: combat in the classical world from the unit commander's perspective
"Traditional military history of battles focussed on the strategies of great leaders, though in modern times many scholars have discussed the ‘face of battle’, describing the personal experience of the ordinary soldier. But in between, there still lies a major gap in our understanding of ancien...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Traditional military history of battles focussed on the strategies of great leaders, though in modern times many scholars have discussed the ‘face of battle’, describing the personal experience of the ordinary soldier. But in between, there still lies a major gap in our understanding of ancient combat: the officer’s battle. This focuses on how units actually fought and manoeuvred in battle. Hugh Elton seeks to redress this through analysis of the interaction of equipment, morale, leadership, and terrain. After discussing source material and the general model of warfare the author follows, this book outlines by major periods what we know of equipment, organization and tactics, then shows how battle worked in a series of case studies including include Marathon, Issus, Cannae, Cynoscephalae, Mons Graupius, and Adrianople. A total of twenty-four battles are analyzed between the fifth-century BCE and the sixth century CE, covering the wars described by the great historians between Herodotus and Procopius, including accounts written by the soldiers Xenophon, Julius Caesar, and Ammianus Marcellinus." |
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Contents Notes on Units of Measurements, Names and Ancient Sources Note on Terminology List of Illustrations Preface Map of Location of Battles Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Literary Sources 1.2 Technical Military Writing 1.3 Material Evidence 1.4 Modern Historiography of Battle 1.5 This Book Chapter 2 Ancient Battle: An Overview 2.1 Leadership, Friction and Luck 2.2 Training and Discipline 2.3 Before the Battle 2.4 Infantry and Cavalry Spacing 2.5 Deployment for Battle 2.6 Manoeuvre During Battle 2.7 Light Infantry and Missile Weapons 2.8 Morale and the Will to Engage 2.9 Infantry Combat 2.10 Cavalry Combat 2.11 Pursuit 2.12 Conclusion Chapter 3 The Classical Greek Period 3.1 Sources 3.2 Greek Equipment and Organization 3.3 Persian Equipment and Organization 3.4 The Battle of Marathon, 490 все x xi xii xvi xvii 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 11 12 13 15 19 21 25 26 28 29 30 31 31 32 . 37 40
vi Understanding Ancient Battle 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 The Battle of Delium, 424 все The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 все The Battle of Leuctra, 371 все Battle in the Classical Period 3.8.1 Who was a regimental commander? 3.8.2 Training and discipline 3.8.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 3.8.4 Deployment for battle 3.8.5 Manoeuvre during battle 3.8.6 Morale and will to engage 3.8.7 Infantry combat 3.8.8 Cavalry combat 3.8.9 Pursuit Conclusion 42 43 45 47 47 48 49 50 52 54 55 56 57 57 Chapter 4 The Hellenistic Period 4.1 Sources 4.2 Equipment and Organization 4.3 The Battle of Issus, 333 все 4.4 Elephants 4.5 The Battle of Gabiene, 316 все 4.6 The Battle of Sellasia, 222 все 4.7 Battle in the Hellenistic Period 4.7.1 Who was a regimental commander? 4.7.2 Training and discipline 4.7.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 4.7.4 Deployment for battle 4.7.5 Manoeuvre during battle 4.7.6 Morale and the will to engage 4.7.7 Infantry combat 4.7.8 Cavalry combat 4.7.9 Pursuit 4.8 Conclusion 59 59 61 64 67 69 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 76 76 77 78 78 Chapter 5 The Second Romano-Punic War 5.1 Source Material 5.2 Roman Equipment and Organization 5.3 Carthaginian Equipment and Organization 5.4 The Battle of Cannae, 216 все 5.5 The Battle of Ilipa, 206bce 80 80 81 84 86 89 3.9
Contents vii 5.6 5.7 5.8 The Battle of Zama, 202 все Battle in the Second Romano-Punic War 5.7.1 Who was a regimental commander? 5.7.2 Training and discipline 5.7.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 5.7.4 Deployment for battle 5.7.5 Manoeuvre during battle 5.7.6 Morale and the will to engage 5.7.7 Infantry combat 5.7.8 Cavalry combat 5.7.9 Pursuit Conclusion 91 94 94 94 95 95 96 97 97 98 98 99 Chapter 6 The Romano-Macedonian Wars 6.1 Sources 6.2 The Battle of Cynoscephelae, 197 все 6.3 The Battle of Magnesia, 190 все 6.4 The Battle ofPydna, 168 все 6.5 Conclusion 100 100 100 104 107 110 Chapter 7 The Late Roman Republic 7.1 Sources 7.2 Roman Equipment and Organization 7.3 Organization and Equipment of Rome’s Enemies 7.4 The Battle of the River Sabis, 57 все 7.5 The Battle of Carrhae, 53 все 7.6 The Battle of Pharsalus, 48 все 7.7 The Battle of Zela, 47 все 7.8 Scythed Chariots 7.9 Battle in the Late Roman Republican Period 7.9.1 Who was a regimental commander? 7.9.2 Training and discipline 7.9.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 7.9.4 Deployment for battle 7.9.5 Manoeuvre during battle 7.9.6 Morale and the will to engage 7.9.7 Infantry combat 7.9.8 Cavalry combat 7.9.9 Pursuit 7.10 Conclusion 112 112 113 115 118 119 121 123 124 125 125 125 126 126 127 128 129 130 131 131
viii Understanding Ancient Battle Chapter 8 Chapter 9 The Early Roman Empire 8.1 Sources 8.2 Roman Equipment and Organization 8.3 British, Germanic and Sarmatian Equipment and Organization 8.4 The Battle of Idistaviso, 16 ce 8.5 The Battle of Mons Graupius, 84 ce 8.6 Arrian, Ektaxis kata Alanas, 135 ce 8.7 Battle in the Early Roman Empire 8.7.1 Who was a regimental commander? 8.7.2 Training and discipline 8.7.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 8.7.4 Deployment for battle 8.7.5 Manoeuvre during battle 8.7.6 Morale and the will to engage 8.7.7 Infantry combat 8.7.8 Cavalry combat 8.7.9 Pursuit 8.8 Conclusion 132 132 134 The Later Roman Empire 9.1 Sources 9.2 Late Roman Equipment and Organization 9.3 Germanic, Hun and Avar Organization 9.4 Sasanian Equipment and Organization 9.5 The Battle of Strasbourg, 357 ce 9.6 The Battle of Adrianople, 378 ce 9.7 The Battle of Callinicum, 531 ce 9.8 The Battle of Taginae, 552 ce 9.9 Battle in the Late Roman Empire 9.9.1 Who was a regimental commander? 9.9.2 Training and discipline 9.9.3 Infantry and cavalry spacing 9.9.4 Deployment for battle 9.9.5 Manoeuvre during battle 9.9.6 Morale and the will to engage 9.9.7 Infantry combat 9.9.8 Cavalry combat 9.9.9 Pursuit 9.10 Conclusion 150 150 152 155 157 158 160 162 164 165 165 166 167 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 138 139 140 141 143 143 144 145 145 146 147 147 148 149 149
Contents Chapter 10 Conclusion Further Reading Primary Sources Battle in General in All Periods Tactical Surveys in Other Periods Ancient Battle Surveys of Ancient Warfare Equipment Classical and Hellenistic Greek Middle Roman Republic Late Roman Republic and Early Roman Empire Late Roman Empire ix 174 177 177 177 177 178 178 178 178 179 179 179 |
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