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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Abbreviations 10 Introduction 12 1. War and peace in ancient Greece 15 2. Early Greek warfare 30 3. The makers of war 54 4. The patterns of war 74 5. Battlefield engagements in the age of the hoplite 92 6. Naval warfare 115 7. Siege warfare 139 8. War and economy 155 9. War and religion 188 10. War, the individual and the community 214 Conclusion: The ancient Greeks at war 234 Bibliography 239 Index 256 Publisher:Manchester University Press,Published:2013,ISBN:9781847791535,Language:English,OCLC:1132229524 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,

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Author

Rawlings, Louis

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780719056574

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Military