Brill's Companion to Insurgency and Terrorism in the Ancient Mediterranean / edited by Timothy Howe and Lee L. Brice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howe, Timothy, editor.

Brice, Lee L., editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Brill's companions in classical studies. Warfare in the ancient Mediterranean world ; 1.

Brill's companions in classical studies: warfare in the ancient Mediterranean world ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurgency.

Terrorism.

History.

History, Military.

Mediterranean Region--History, Military--To 1500.

Mediterranean Region.

Insurgency--History--To 1500.

Terrorism--History--To 1500.

Insurgency--Case studies.

Terrorism--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xvi, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

In Insurgency and Terrorism in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Timothy Howe and Lee L. Brice challenge the view that these forms of conflict are specifically modern phenomena by offering an historical perspective that exposes readers to the ways insurgency movements and terror tactics were common elements of conflict in antiquity. Assembling original research on insurgency and terrorism in ancient civilizations including, the Ancient Near East, Greece, Central Asia, Persia, Egypt, Judea, and the Roman Empire, they provide a deep historical context for understanding these terms, demonstrate the usefulness of insurgency and terrorism as concepts for analysing ancient Mediterranean behavior, and point the way toward future research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

1 Insurgency and Terrorism in the Ancient World, Grounding the Discussion / Lee L. Brice Brice, Lee L. 3

Part 2 The Ancient Near East

2 Insurgency and Terror in Mesopotamia / Seth Richardson Richardson, Seth 31

3 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Assyrian Empire during the Late Eighth Century BCE / Sarah C. Melville Melville, Sarah C. 62

4 Fourth Century Revolts against Persia: The Test Case of Sidon (348-345 BCE) / Josef Wiesehöfer Wiesehöfer, Josef 93

Part 3 Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World

5 Spartan State Terror: Violence, Humiliation, and the Reinforcement of Social Boundaries in Classical Sparta / Ellen G. Millender Millender, Ellen G. 117

6 Alexander and "Afghan Insurgency": A Reassessment / Timothy Howe Howe, Timothy 151

7 Insurgency in Ptolemaic Egypt / Paul Johstono Johstono, Paul 183

Part 4 The Roman World

8 Insurgency or State Terrorism? The Hispanic Wars in the Second Century BCE / Francisco Marco Simón Simón, Francisco Marco 221

9 Roman Counterinsurgency Policy and Practice in Judaea / Frank Russell Russell, Frank 248

10 From Batavian Revolt to Rhenish Insurgency / Brian Turner Turner, Brian 282

11 Gallic Insurgencies? Annihilating the Bagaudae / J. Grant Couper Couper, J. Grant 312

12 Epilogue: Looking Ahead / Jonathan P. Roth Roth, Jonathan P. 344.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9789004222359

9004222359

OCLC:

935452179

Publisher Number:

99966716412