War and violence in ancient Greece / edited by Hans van Wees ; contributors, Paul Beston ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wees, Hans van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Greece--History--To 500.

Military art and science.

War and society--Greece--History--To 1500.

War and society.

Violence--Greece--History--To 1500.

Violence.

History.

Greece.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 389 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth and the Classical Press of Wales, 2000.

Contents:

PART I. Causes of war

Homeric vengeance and the outbreak of Greek wars / J.E Lendon

Killing rage: 'physis or nomos' - or both? / Jonathan Shay

PART II. Forms of violence within the Polis

Sticks, stones, and Spartans: the sociology of Spartan violence / Simon Hornblower

Hybris, revenge and stasis in the Greek city-states / Nick Fisher

PART III. Beyond the classical phalanx

The development of the hoplite phalanx: iconography and reality in the seventh century / Hans van Wees

Deception in archaic and classical Greek warfare / Peter Krentz

Hoplite battle as ancient Greek warfare: when, where, and why? / Victor Davis Hanson

Alternative agonies: hoplite martial and combat experiences beyond the phalanx / Louis Rawlings

Perspectives on the death of fifth-century Athenian seamen / Barry S. Strauss

PART IV. War and religion

Athena and Ares: war, violence and warlike deities / Susan Deacy

Sacrifice and battle / Robert Parker

PART V. Continuities in hellenistic warfare

Hellenistic military leadership / Paul Beston

Fighting poleis of the hellenistic world / John Ma.

Notes:

"This volume includes most of the papers delivered in a seminar series on War and violence in Greek society, which took place from January to March 1998 in the Institute of Classical Studies in London, as well as a number of additional papers."--P. viii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0715630466

OCLC:

46516692