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The ancient Greeks at war / Louis Rawlings.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rawlings, Louis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--Greece--History--To 500.
- Military art and science.
- Armies--Greece.
- Armies.
- Greece--History, Military.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 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, and the relationships between the individual and the community, before, during and after wars. The book takes account of the main developments of modern scholarship in the field, engaging with the many theories and interpretations that have been advanced in recent years.
- Contents:
- Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 War and peace in ancient Greece; Chapter 2 Early Greek warfare; Chapter 3 The makers of war; Chapter 4 The patterns of war; Chapter 5 Battlefield engagements in the age of the hoplite; Chapter 6 Naval warfare; Chapter 7 Siege warfare; Chapter 8 War and economy; Chapter 9 War and religion; Chapter 10 War, the individual and the community; Conclusion The ancient Greeks at war; Bibliography; Index.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Apr 2026).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847795298
- 1847795293
- 9781781700839
- 1781700834
- 9781847791535
- 1847791530
- OCLC:
- 818847143
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