The Ancient Greeks at War
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100719056578
- ISBN-139780719056574
- Goodreads501502
- Library of Congress Control Number2008299601
- OCLC Control Number148904619
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780719056574
- Open LibraryOL10531655M
Classifications
- LCCU33.R3 2007
- LCCU33 .R39 2007
- LCCU820.G8 R39 2007
Description
The ancient Greeks experienced war in many forms. By land and by sea, they conducted raids, ambushes, battles and sieges; they embarked on campaigns of intimidation, conquest and annihilation; they fought against fellow Greeks and non-Greeks. Drawing on a wealth of literary, epigraphic and archaeological material, this wide-ranging synthesis looks at the practicalities of Greek warfare and its wider social ramifications. Alongside discussions of the nature and role of battle, logistics, strategy, and equipment are examinations of other fundamentals of war: religious and economic factors, militarism and martial values, and the relationships between the individual and the community, before, during and after wars. The book takes account of the main developments of modern scholarship in the field and engages with the many theories and interpretations that have been advanced in recent years, in a way that is stimulating and accessible to both specialist readers and a wider audience.
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