Land battles in 5th century B.C. Greece : a history and analysis of 173 engagements / Fred Eugene Ray, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Fred Eugene, Jr., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Military art and science.

Armies--Greece.

Armies.

History, Military.

History.

Greece--History, Military--Sources.

Greece.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

vii, 315 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Land battles in fifth century B.C. Greece

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]

Summary:

"Relying heavily on primary sources such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch, this volume provides the first-ever tactical level survey of all Greek land engagements which occurred during the 5th century BC, a seminal period in the history of western warfare"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I The Spearmen: Greek Hoplite Warfare (500-401 B.C.) 7

II Arguing with Socrates: Territorial Disputes, the Ionian Revolt, and the Rise of Sparta and Gela (500-481 B.C.) 21

III The Strength of Lions: Marathon, Himera, and the Invasion of Greece 59

IV Prelude to Collision: The Pentacontaetia (478-432 B.C.) 109

V Danger and Glory: The Archidamian War (431-422 B.C.) 150

VI Daring and Destruction: The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Invasion (421-413 B.C.) 199

VII A World at Spear's Length: The Decelean/Ionian War to the End of the 5th Century (413-401 B.C.) 237

Table 1 Combat Factors in Greek Pitched Battles (500-401 B.C.) 289

Table 2 Decisive Factors in Greek Pitched Battles (500-401 B.C.) 293

Table 3 Pitched Battle Record of Major Combatants (500-401 B.C.) 298

Table 4 Hoplite Losses and Point/Cause of Formation Failure for Greek Pitched Battles (500-401 B.C.) 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-311) and index.

ISBN:

9780786435340

0786435348

OCLC:

173241120