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## Considers the ideals and realities of generalship across the Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds * Addresses a neglected aspect in the study of ancient warfare * Analyses views generated in different ancient cultures about the theory and practice of generalship * Brings together the latest research on generalship from a wide spectrum of academic experts * Contains discussion of the theory and practice of generalship in other contemporary cultures including Persia, Arabia and China This volume is unique in addressing a key aspect of ancient warfare across a broad chronological and cultural span, focusing on generalship from Archaic Greece to the Byzantine Empire in the twelfth century AD. Across this broad span, it explores a range of ideas on how to be a successful general, showing how the art of generalship – a profession that has been occupied variously by the political elite, the mercenary soldier and the eunuch – evolved and adapted to shifting notions of how a good military leader should act. Highlighting developments and continuities in this age-old profession across the Graeco-Roman world, this volume brings together the latest research on generalship from both established

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Author

Shaun Tougher (editor)

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474459969

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, History, Military